Past Event - Ammonium Nitrate Safety in Industrial Operations

TO BE HELD ONLINE VIA ZOOM WITH LIMITED IN PERSON SPACES TO ATTEND FOR FULL OPERA MEMBERS - Online invite link will be sent to all registered attendees nearer to the time of the presentation itself after bookings have closed. 

Speaker:

Kish Shah

Presentation Synopsis:

The presentation will give a historical perspective of the developments of uses for ammonium nitrate (AN) and will describe the main range of AN-based products produced, with a brief outline of the manufacturing processes. The main potential hazards of these products will be described with illustrations. Various methods and means employed in the industry for controlling these hazards will be presented. A selection of past accidents with interesting features will be reviewed. We will look into a review of the safety performance of the industry and the challenges facing the industry. Main recommendations concerning safety provision will be summarised.

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