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PRESENT
AT ANY ONE INCIDENT.
THE RESULT OF THE
PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL
PROPERTIES
OF THE MATERIAL
OR ITS CHEMICAL REACTIVITY
WITH
OTHER MATERIALS OR
ENVIRONMENT TO WHICH IT IS
EXPOSED.
WARM
HOT
WI ND
DI RECTI ON
DECON
THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE REQUIRED
TO IGNITE GAS / VAPOR
WITHOUT A SPARK /
FLAME BEING PRESENT.
FLAMMABLE / EXPLOSIVE
RANGE/LIMITS
THE CONCENTRATION OF GAS /VAPOR IN AIR
THAT WILL BURN IF IGNITED. IT IS
EXPRESSED AS A PERSENTAGE THAT
DEFINES THE RANGE BETWEEN A LOWER
EXPLOSIVES LIMIT (LEL)
& AN UPPER EXPLOSIVE LIMIT (UEL). A
MIXTURE BELOW THE LEL IS TOO LEAN TO
BURN, A MIXTURE ABOVE THE UEL IS TOO
RICH TO BURN
100 %
TO RICH
13 %
EXPLOSION LIMIT
7%
TO LEAN
0%
FLAMMABLE LIMITS
THE TEMPERATURE AT
WHICH A SOLID CHANGES
PHASE TO A LIQUID IS
THE MELTING POINT.THIS
TEMPERATURE IS ALSO
THE FREEZING POINT,
SINCE A LIQUID CAN
CHANGE PHASE TO A
SOLID.
ABILITY OF SUBSTANCE TO
CHANGE FROM SOLID TO
THE VAPOR WITHOUT
PASSING THROUGH LIQUID
PHASE
RELIEF LIQUID / SOLID
CAN PASS INTO THE
VAPOR
(EVAPORATION)
16
%
0.6
UEL
25%
HAZ. HT FLA
1
I DEN 3
REA
0
-33
c
FACTOR INFLUENCE
- NATURE OF HAZMAT INVOLVED
- QUANTITY INVOLVED
- CONTAIMENT SYSTEM AND TYPE
STRESS ( PRESSURIZED / NON )
- PROXIMITY OF EXPOSURE : RATE
AND DISTANCE DISPERSION
- LEVEL OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES
WILL INFLUENCE THE LEVEL OF
RISK