Document ID (ISN) | 103436 |
CIS number |
04-433 |
Year |
2004 |
Convention or series no. |
Nota técnica nº03DSST/SIT/MTE
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Title |
Industrial refrigeration using ammonia: Hazards, safety and financial auditing |
Original title |
Refrigeração industrial por amônia: Riscos, segurança e auditoria fiscal [in Portuguese] |
Bibliographic information |
Fundacentro, Rua Capote Valente, 710, Pinheiros, São Paulo, SP, CEP 05409-002, Brazil, 2004. 18p. Illus. |
Internet access |
http://www.fundacentro.gov.br/CTN/nota_tec_AMONIA.pdf [in Portuguese]
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Abstract |
Safety data sheet on industrial refrigeration systems that use ammonia. Contents: general description of such systems; data sheet on ammonia itself; hazards of refrigeration systems; safe management of refrigeration systems (installation, equipment and materials, protection methods, training of workers, relevant standards); financial auditing of safety measures; case study of an accident involving ammonia in a refrigeration plant in the city of Natal (state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil) and ensuing safety recommendations. |
Descriptors (primary) |
refrigerating equipment; ammonia; Brazil |
Descriptors (secondary) |
case study; accident descriptions; safety guides; replaced; data sheet; economic aspects |
Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
Country / State or Province | Brazil |
Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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Broad subject area(s) |
Fires, explosions and major hazards
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Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
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