Document ID (ISN) | 38509 |
CIS number |
82-1524 |
Year |
1981 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Committee for the Prevention of Disasters caused by Dangerous Substances (Commissie Preventie van Rampen door Gevaarlijke Stoffen) |
Title |
Nitrate-containing fertilisers - Transport and storage |
Original title |
Nitraathoudende meststoffen - vervoer en opslag [in Dutch] |
Bibliographic information |
Directoraat-Generaal van de Arbeid, Postbus 69, 2270 MA Voorburg, Netherlands, 1981. 86p. Illus. |
Abstract |
Second revised edition of the report (CIS 68-1694) with updated directives: Classification of nitrate fertilisers; regulations to be observed for the storage of these fertilisers (hazard categories, maximum quantities that may be stored in premises); safety rules for the storage and handling of the various categories (warehouse construction, electrical installations, explosion prevention, instruction of personnel, fire fighting); determination of the explosibility of a fertiliser; general information on explosion and fire hazards. Appended are: Directives of the Council of the European Communities dated 15 July 1980 concerning fertilisers on the basis of ammonium nitrate and with a high nitrogen content; extract from a manual on dangerous substances (data on various nitrates); Netherlands regulations on the transport of nitrate fertilisers. |
Descriptors (primary) |
Netherlands; fertilizers; explosive substances; nitrates |
Descriptors (secondary) |
sodium nitrate; report; European Communities; calcium nitrate; potassium nitrate; warehouses; ammonium nitrate; explosibility testing; explosion prevention; fire protection; directive; water transport; storage |
Document type |
A - Laws, regulations, directives |
Country / State or Province | Netherlands |
Subject(s) |
Standards and directives with the force of law
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Broad subject area(s) |
Fires, explosions and major hazards
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Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances Agricultural chemicals
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