Electrostatic hazards

Lüttgens, Günter. (Author). Wilson, Norman, Dr. (Added Author).

Summary: In the US, UK and Europe there is in excess of one notifiable dust or electrostatic explosion every day of the year. This clearly makes the hazards associated with the handling of materials subject to either cause or react to electrostatic discharge of vital importance to anyone associated with their handling or industrial bulk use. This book provides a comprehensive guide to the dangers of static electricity and how to avoid them. It will prove invaluable to safety managers and professionals, as well as all personnel involved in the activities concerned, in the chemical, agricultural, pharmac.

Record details

ISBN: 9781591242246
ISBN: 159124224X
ISBN: 0080505406
ISBN: 9780080505404
Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 166 pages) : illustrations
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Publisher: Oxford ; Boston : Butterworth Heinemann, 1997.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Front Cover; Electrostatic Hazards; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. Danger of fire and explosion; Chapter 2. Origin of static electricity; Chapter 3. Electrostatic discharges as sources of ignition; Chapter 4. Principles of safety; Chapter 5. Case histories related to brush discharges; Chapter 6. Case histories related to cone or bulking discharges; Chapter 7. Case histories related to propagating brush discharges; Chapter 8. Case histories related to spark discharges; Chapter 9. Case histories not related to static electricity.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.