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Document ID (ISN)18950
CIS number 73-1022
Year 1972
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Ėstrin R.Ja.
Title Safety in natural gas extraction
Original title Tehnika bezopasnosti v gazovom hozjajstve [in Russian]
Bibliographic information Izdatel'stvo "Nedra", Tret'jakovskij proezd 1/19, Moskva K-12, USSR, 1972. 231p. Illus. 53 ref.
Abstract Individual sections are devoted to: safety features in natural gas extraction (toxicity of natural gaseous hydrocarbons and detection instruments); occupational safety and health in the following operations: natural-gas extraction and processing; repair of gas-well casing; pipeline construction (pipe transport, trenching, pipe welding, weld-quality control, application of insulating wrapping, repairs, etc.; operation of pumping and distribution stations; use of mercury pressure gauges and flowmeters; use of gas containing hydrogen sulphide; use of blow-off gas from oil-wells for heating; and automation and remote control. (New and revised edition of the publication abstracted on CIS 64-1036.)
Descriptors (primary) occupational safety and health; mining and quarrying; petroleum and natural gas industry
Descriptors (secondary) natural gas; remote handling; safety engineering; pumps and compressors; automation; hydrocarbons; safety checks; ducts; piping; gas heating; transport; health engineering; health hazards; toxic substances
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Subject(s) Chemicals, plastics and rubber
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Petroleum and natural gas industry
Mining and quarrying