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IGUS : 2008 EOS meeting

 

 

Agenda

1
1.1
1.2

2

3
3.1
3.2

4
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4

5
5.1
5.1.1
5.1.2
5.1.3
5.1.4
5.1.5
5.2
5.2.1
5.2.2
5.2.3
5.2.4
5.3
5.3.1
5.4
5.4.1

6
6.1
6.1.1
6.1.2
6.2
6.2.1
6.2.2
6.2.3
6.2.4
6.2.5
6.3
6.4
6.4.1

7
7.1
7.2

8
8.1
8.1.1
8.2
8.2.1

9
9.1
9.2
9.3
9.4

10
10.1
10.2
10.3

11
11.1

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OPENING
Welcome
Apologies

AGENDA

PREVIOUS MEETING
Minutes
Actions, Work Plan, Ad-hoc Working Groups

ORGANIC PEROXIDES
Upcoming regulations on organic peroxides in Sweden
Transport of organic peroxides in reefers
Discussion on IBCs for solid organic peroxides
Open questions regarding the classification of organic peroxides

TEST METHODS
Small-scale tests
Replament of DBP in the Koenen test
Runaway reactions of non-tempered systems
Friction sensitivity, influence of the plate and peg material
Screening test for substances which may have explosive properties
Development of predictive methods for screening explosive properties of chemical substances
SADT
Determination of SADT and TMR by advanced kinetic elaboration of DSC data
Applying kinetics-based simulation for evaluatind hazard characteristics of chemicals
UN test series H
Sea transort of organic peroxides
Burning
Sprinkler control of pallet size fire
Fire engulfment and vent sizing
Vent sizing for un-tempered systems

CLASSIFICATION
Self-reactive substances
Flammable solids vs. slef-reactives
Classification of polyvinylalcohol
Other class 3 and 4 issues
Classification of a non-energetic material producing gases
Biofuels for transportation
Swedish findings on the flammable properties of E85 biofuels
Solid biomass fuels
ETBE gasoline
Oxidizers
Class 1
HOBt - new test data

UN SUB-COMMITTEES (TDG AND GHS)
Classification of ultracapacitors
Managing lithium battery risks

OXIDIZERS
Solid oxidizers
Status report of working group
Liquid oxidizers
Aqueous solutions of sodium permanganate

AMMONIUM NITRATE
Time/pressure test results of ammonium nitrate
Full-scale burning tests of ANE
Storage of AN on aspkalt
AN blasting intermediates

INCIDENTS
Explosion during production of methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl
Scrap metal fire
Transport of scrap metal waste

ANY OTHER BUSINESS
Canadian precursor regulations and improvised explosives assessment

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List of participants

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

AKTS AG
Akzo Nobel Polymer Chemicals
AQura GmbH (Degussa)
Arkema
Arkema
BAM
CISP
Canadian Explosives Research Laboratory
Currenta
GmbH & Co. OHG
Degussa
Initiators GmbH & Co. KG
Directorate for Explosion Prevention and Protection
DOT
Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines
Evonik Degussa
Fire and Materials Research Laboratory
Hong Kong Government Laboratory
HSE
HSL
INERIS
Kemira Chemicals
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
NFPA
Norac
Sicherheitsinstitut
Siemens AG
Solvay Chemicals GmbH
Swedish Fire Protection Association
Swedish Rescue Services Agency
Syngenta
TNO Defence, Security and Safety
University of Tokyo
Yara
Switzerland
The Netherlands
Germany
France
Germany
Germany
Russia
Canada
Germany
Germany
Norway
USA
France
United Kingdom
USA
Hong Kong SAR
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
France
Sweden
Japan
USA
USA
Switzerland
Germany
Germany
Sweden
Sweden
United Kingdom
The Netherlands
Japan
Norway