Table of Contents
1. Purpose
A hazardous materials properties list is produced at the earliest time in a project because of the effect that such properties have on plant layout and design philosophy.
2. General
Feedstock, intermediates or product material exhibiting hazardous properties should be considered in all aspects of the development of the plant process design. For instance, a highly toxic intermediate product would require more safety features than normally used, such as eliminating pipe flanges, use of closed draining, venting, flushing facilities, provision for neutralizations facilities, etc.
3. Responsibilities
The Lead Process Engineer, in conjunction with Client and Licensor(s) where applicable, will be responsible for the production of the hazardous materials properties list in the conceptual phase of a project.
During succeeding phases, he is responsible for updating the existing list when additional information becomes available and for adding supplementary materials to the list if any are identified.
The Project Manager will be responsible for distribution as required.
4. Procedure
The Lead Process Engineer will produce a hazardous properties list for all materials handled in the plant and will up-date this during the life of the project when further data is required (see Attachment 1).
The source, date and reliability of all data shall be identified, verified from other independent sources where possible and shall be augmented by laboratory test data if no other information is available or where otherwise deemed necessary.
5. References
| Document Number | Title | Level | |
| 5.1 | BN-G-U002 | Engineering Safety, Health, Welfare and Environmental (SHWE) Program | 5 |
| 5.2 | BN-S-UK011 | Project Home Office Safety, Health, Welfare and Environmental Plan | 5 |
| 5.3 | CM-PE-317 | Project Hazard Reviews (later) | 2 |
5.4 General References
a. Safety in Process Plant Design by G.L. Wells.
b. Plant Layout by J.C. Mecklenburgh.
c. Loss Prevention in the Process Industries (Vol.I and II) by F.P. Lees.
d. Loss Prevention and Safety Promotion in the Process Industries by C.L. Buschmann.
e. Fire and Explosion Index Hazard Classification Guide by the Dow Chemical Company.
f. Company, Corporate Standard CS-0307:
- This standard is limited applicable outside the USA, however it is useful to be used as a general guide in addition to this BN-EG-UE106.
5.5 Specific References
N.B. Use "Loss Prevention in the Process Industries", Volume II, by F.P. Lees for detailed source of the references (see Attachment 2).
6. Attachments
1. Hazardous Materials Properties List
2. Selected References on Particular Chemicals and their Hazards
Hazardous Materials Properties List
At an early stage in the project, all materials involved in the process shall be identified including feedstocks, intermediate products, final products, solvents, refrigerants, heat transfer liquids, chemicals, catalysts, effluents and emissions. Of these, the materials which are flammable, toxic, potentially reactive or explosive, corrosive or radioactive shall be considered of a hazardous nature. For each of these materials a comprehensive list of such hazardous properties shall be produced which may include, but not necessarily be limited to:
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2. Toxic Properties |
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and identified exposure effects caused by: |
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3. Reactive/Explosive Properties |
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4. Corrosive Properties |
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5. Radiation Properties |
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Selected References on Particular Chemicals and their Hazards
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General Information |
Cloyd and Murphy (1965); DOT (1974a.b) |
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Air sensitive compounds |
Shriver (1969) |
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Acetaldehyde |
MCA (1952 SD-43); Gemmill (1961a); Jira. Blau and Grimm (1976) |
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Acetic acid |
Claydon (1967); Ellwood (1969a); Schwerdtel (1970); MCA (1973 SD-41); Lowrey and Aguilo (1974) |
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Acetylene |
CGA (G-1.3 1972 G-1; FPA (H6); Reppe (1952); Penny (1956); Watts (1956); MCA (1957 SD-7); Sargent (1957); Chem Engng Staff (1960); Miller and Penny (1960); Miller (1964); Hardie (1965); Mayes and Yallop (1965); Kamptner, Krause and Schilken (1966a); Stobaugh (1966a); Zieger (1969); Schmidt (1971); Carver, Smith and Webster (1972); Sutherland and Wegert (1973); Stork, Hanisian and Bac (1976). |
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Acetylenic alcohol |
Lorentz (1967) |
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Acrylonitrile |
DoEm (Det. Bklt 16); Guccione (1965a); Clark and Camirand (1971); Caporali (1972); MCA (1974 SD-31); Pujado, Vora and Krueding (1977). |
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Aluminium alkyls |
Heck and Johnson (1962); Governale, Ruhlin and Silvus (1965); Albright (1967). |
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Ammonia |
Am. Oil Co. (Item 9); FPA (h43); NIOSH (Items 9, 50); MCA (1960 SD-8); CGA (1962 G-2, 1972 G-2.1); CIA (1975 Items 8, 10, 11); HSE (1978a). |
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Ammonium nitrate |
Am. Oil. Co. (Item 9); FPA (h43); Sykes et al. (1963); van Dolah et al. (BM 1966 RI 6773); Watchorn (1966); NFPA (1975 NFC 490); HSE (1978a). |
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Aniline |
HSE (TDN 10, EH 4); MCA (1963 SE-17); DoEm (1968 Det. Bklt 11); Gans (1976b). |
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Arsine |
DoEm (Det. Bklt 9); HSE (1975 TDN 6, EH 11). |
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Benzene |
FPA (h48); MCA (1960 SD-2); Stobaugh (1965a); Remirez (1968b); DoEm (1972 Det. Bklt 4); Ockerbloom (1972); Hancock (1975). |
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Butadiene |
Scott (1940); Stobaugh (1967a). |
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Calcium hypochlorite |
Clancey (1975b,c). |
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Caprolactam |
Steward (1974). |
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Carbon disulphide |
DoEm (Det. Bklt 6); FPA (h44); MCA (1967 SD-12); Thacker (1970). |
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Carbon monoxide |
DoEm (Det. Bklt 7); NIOSH (Item 54); HSE (HSW Bklt 29); Ribovitch, Murphy and Watson (1977). |
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Chlorine |
Chlorine Inst. (see Appendix 5, 1969 Pub. 1); DoEm (Det. Bklt 10); HSE (HSW Bklt 37, 1978a); NIOSH (Item 8); Johnson and Yahnke (1962, 1973); Payne (1964); MCA (1970 SD-80); Statesir (1973); BCISC (1975 Item 1); H.E. Schwarz (1976). |
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Cyclohexane |
FPA (h45); MCA (1957 SD-68); Haines (1962); Dufau et al. (1964); Stobaugh (1965b); Berezin, Denisov and Emmanuel (1966); Alagy et al. (1968); Craig (1970); Taverna and Chiti (1970); Dragoset (1976). |
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Diethyl ether |
MCA (1965 SD-29); Redeker and Schebsdat (1977). |
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Ethylene |
Lawrence and Cook (1967); Miller (1969); Strelzoff (1970); MITI (1976); Fiumara (1976); Ribovitch, Murphy and Watson (1977). |
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Ethylene dichloride |
NIOSH (Item 63); MCA (1971 SD-18); CISHC (1975 Item 1). |
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Ethylene oxide |
FPA (h42); Burgoyne and Burden (1948, 1949); Burden and Burgoyne (1949); Burgoyne, Bett and Muir (1960); Burgoyne, Bett and Lee (1967); Troyan and Levine (1968); Ray, Spinek and Stobaugh (1970); MCA (1971 SD-38); CISHC (1975 Item 2); de Maglie (1976); Gans and Ozero (1976); Johnson (1976); Kiguchi, Kumazawa and Nakai (1976). |
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Fluorine |
McGuffy, Paluzelle and Muldrew (1962) |
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Formaldehyde |
MCA (1960 SD-1); NIOSH (Item 7). |
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Hydrocarbons |
Wade (1963); A. Brown (1964); Burgoyne (1965b); ICI/RoSPA (1970 IS/74); Binns (1978). |
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Hydrogen |
Am. Oil Co. (Item 9); FPA (h40); Cronan (1960a); James (1960); Labine (1960); Vander Arend (1961); Zabetakis and Burgess (BM 1961 RI 5707); Zabetakis, Furno and Perlee (BM 1963 RI 6309); Scott, Denton and Nicholls (1964); Reiff (1965); Scharle (1965); Stoll (1965); Voogd and Tielrooy (1967); Chopey (1972); NFPA (1973 NFC 50A, 50B); CGA (1974 G-5). |
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Hydrogen chloride, hydrochloric acid |
MCA (1970 SD-39); BCISC (1975 Item 2). |
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Hydrogen cyanide |
DoEm (Det. Bklt 2); MCA (1961 SD-67). |
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Hydrogen fluoride |
DoEm (Det. Bklt 19); Hill and Knott (1960); MCA (1970 SD-25); HSE (1978a). |
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Hydrogen peroxide |
FPA (h4); Schumb, Satterfield and Wentworth (1955); MCA (1969 SD-53); Campbell and Rutledge (1972). |
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Hydrogen sulphide |
MCA (1968 SD-36); DoEm (1970 Det. Bklt 1). |
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Isocyanates |
DoEm (Det. Bklt 20); FPA (H5); NIOSH (Item 80); Corbett (1963); MCA (1971 SD-73); HSE (1975 TDN 41, EH 16); Br. Rubber Manuf. Ass. (1977). |
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Lead |
DoEm (Det. Bklt 14); HSE (TDN 16); NIOSH (Item 5, 69); MCA (1956 SD-64). |
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Lead additives |
Assoc. Octel Co. (Item 1); HSE (1978a). |
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LPG |
IGasE (Item 5); LPGITA (see Appendix 4; n.d. 1974 LPG Code 1); FPA (1964 Item 1); van Fossan (1965); IP (1967 Model Code Pt 9); Home Office (1971 Item 2, 1973 Item 4); HSE (1973 HSW Bklt 30); NFPA (1974 NFC 58, 59); Williams and Lom (1974); Skillern (1976); Jensen (1978). |
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Mercury |
DoEm (Det. Bklt 13); NIOSH (Item 13, 70); HSE (1975 TDN 21, 1977 ED 17); McAuliffe (1977). |
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Methanol |
MCA (1970 SD-22); Ferris (1974) |
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Naphthalene |
Stobaugh (1966d) |
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Nitric acid |
FPA (h43); NIOSH (Item 73); MCA (1961 SD-5); Bingham (1966); van Dolah (1969a); Mandelik and Turner (1977). |
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Nitrogen oxides |
Ribovitch, Murphy and Watson (1977). |
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Organic peroxides |
ASTM (STP 394); Scott (1940); Nat. Board of Fire Underwriters (1956); MCA (1960 SD-81); Davies (1961); Castantras, Banerjee and Noller (1965); Hupkens van der Elst (1969); Swern (1970-); Donaldson (1973); Home Office (1974 Item 5); Interox Chemicals Ltd (1975). |
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Organic phosphorus compounds |
MacDonald (1960) |
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Oxygen |
FPA (h42); CGA (1972 G-4); NASA (1972-); HSE (1977a). |
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Perchlorates |
Schumacher (1960). |
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Perchloric acid |
MCA (1965 SD-11); Graf (1966) |
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Phenol |
Richman (1964); Stobaugh (1966e); Fleming, Lambrix and Nixon (1976). |
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Phosgene |
DoEm (Det. Bklt 8); NIOSH (Item 75); MCA (1967 SD-95); CISHC (1975 Item 3). |
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Phosphorus |
FPA (h49); Lemay and Metcalfe (1964); MCA (1976 SD-16). |
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Phthalic anhydride |
MCA (1956 SD-61); Ellwood (1969b); Graham (1970); Schwab and Doyle (1970). |
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Propargyl bromide |
Coffee and Wheeler (1967). |
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Propylene |
Haines (1963); Stobaugh (1967b); Strelzoff (1970); Hancock (1973). |
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Propylene oxide |
Stobaugh et al. (1973). |
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Sodium |
FPA (H4); Bulmer (1972); Zinsstag (1973); MCA (1974 SD-47). |
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Sodium hydroxide |
NIOSH (Item 76); MCA (1974 SD-9). |
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Styrene |
Stobaugh (1965c); DoEm (1972 Det. Bklt 4). |
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Sulphur |
FPA (h44); MCA (1959 SD-74); Donovan (1962); Palm (1972). |
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Sulphur dioxide |
DoEm (Det. Bklt 3); NIOSH (Item 77); MCA (1953 SD-52); CGA (1964 G-3). |
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Sulphuric acid |
FPA (h41); NIOSH (Item 78); MCA (1963 SD-20). |
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Terephthalic acid |
Derbyshire (1960) |
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Toluene |
Stobaugh (1966f); DoEm (1972 Det. Bklt 4). |
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Trichlorethylene |
DoEm (Det. Bklt 15); NIOSH (Item 81); MCA (1956 SD-14); Institut National de Sécurité (1967); Tsuda (1970); HSE (1973 TDN 17, EH 5). |
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Vinyl acetate |
Reis (1966); Remirez (1968a); Stobaugh, Allen and van Sternbergh (1972). |
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Vinyl chloride |
Gomi (1964); Buckley (1966); Albright (1967d,g); Arne (1967); Keane, Stobaugh and Townsend (1973); Reich (1976); Terwiesch (1976); Vervalin (1976a); Wimer (1976). |
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Xylene |
Stobaugh (1966g); Atkins (1970); DoEm (1972 Det. Bklt 4). |