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IGUS : 2003 EOS meeting

 

 

Agenda

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1.1
1.2

2

3
3.1
3.2

4

5
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6

6
6.1
6.2

6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6
6.7
6.7.1
6.7.2
6.8
6.8.1
6.8.2
6.8.3
6.8.4
6.9

7
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
7.6
7.7
7.8
7.9
7.10

8
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4

9
9.1
9.2

10
10.1

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12
12.1
12.2

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OPENING
Welcome
Apologies

AGENDA

PREVIOUS MEETING
Minutes
Actions

SHORT INFORMATION

AMMONIUM NITRATE
Definition of AN entries with respect to definition of organic contents
Test results of an NPK fertiliser mixed with a resin
New UK ammonium nitrate regulations
Rationalisation of ammonium nitrate entries in ADR
Update of Seveso II directive relating to ammonium nitrate
SAFRAN

TEST METHODS
Use of DSC in screening for explosive properties
Hazards evaluation of organic peroxide and related chemicals by the combination of pressure
and heat flux measurements in Setaram C80 heat flux calorimeter
Draft proposal on 10-liter venting test
Pallet burning test
Improvement of the solid oxidiser test
UN test N.5
MCPVT
Results of MCPVT round robin tests and proposal for further tests
MCPVT discussion
SADT
SADT of solids in large containers and of substances with very long induction times
Temperature distribution measurements for solid hazardous materials in a Dewar vessel
SADT and Dewar test
UN H.4 test
Time/pressure test

CLASSIFICATION AND LABELLING
Classification of organic peroxides with self-reactives
Classification of liquid desensitised explosives with oxidising properties
Use of subsidiary flammable label with selected organic peroxides
Proposed classification of phosphine
Classification of cyanamid 50% in water
Flowchart for organic peroxides
A uniform SADT criterion for temperature control requirements
Related self-reactive substances
Testing of exempted self-reactives for class 4.2
Criteria for the application of R44

REACTIVE CHEMICALS
1-Hydroxybenzotriazole
The TBHP European risk assessment
Test on a plastic IBC containing a thermally unstable organic peroxide
Hydroxylamine 50% in water

INCIDENTS
Fire at Peroxid Chemie
Fire caused with meat bone meal

ORGANISATION
Expert group on physical-chemical hazards

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List of participants

Experts from the following organisations and companies participated in the meeting:

AIST
Akzo Nobel Polymer Chemicals
Atofina
Atofina
Avecia Ltd
BAM
BASF
Bayer AG
Degussa
Degussa Fine Organics
Degussa Peroxid Chemie
Eastman Kodak
Geo Specialty Chemicals
HSL
INERIS
Kemira Kemi
Norac
Norsk Hydro
NRIFD
Sicherheitsinstitut
Siemens-Axiva
Swedish Rescue Services Agency
TNO Prins Maurits Laboratory
University of Tokyo
Japan
The Netherlands
France
Germany
United Kingdom
Germany
Germany
Germany
Germany
United Kingdom
Germany
USA
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
France
Sweden
USA
Norway
Japan
Switzerland
Germany
Sweden
The Netherlands|
Japan