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1 online resource (x, 166 pages) : illustrations |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Print version record. |
| Contents |
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. |
| 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. |
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Industrial buildings -- Fires and fire prevention.
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Electrostatics.
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Industrial accidents -- Case studies.
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Static electricity and fires.
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Constructions industrielles -- Incendies et prévention des incendies.
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Électricité statique et incendies.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Fire Science.
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Electrostatics
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Industrial accidents
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Industrial buildings -- Fires and fire prevention
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Static electricity and fires
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Case studies
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Case studies.
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Études de cas.
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| Added Author |
Wilson, Norman, Dr.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Lüttgens, Günter. Electrostatic hazards. Oxford ; Boston : Butterworth Heinemann, 1997 0750627824 9780750627825 (DLC) 97015502 (OCoLC)36877349 |
| ISBN |
9780080505404 (electronic bk.) |
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0080505406 (electronic bk.) |
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159124224X |
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9781591242246 |
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0750627824 |
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9780750627825 |
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AU@ 000025337230 |
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AU@ 000051561704 |
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AU@ 000051860235 |
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AU@ 000054163200 |
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CHNEW 001007217 |
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DEBBG BV039830863 |
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DEBBG BV042315374 |
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DEBBG BV043118261 |
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DEBSZ 367751275 |
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DEBSZ 422176885 |
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GBVCP 802365035 |
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NZ1 10240406 |
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NZ1 10534229 |
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NZ1 14676157 |
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