Reactives need tighter regulation, says U.S. chemical safety board
The U.S. Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board has concluded, after studying 167 serious incidents involving uncontrolled chemical reactivity from January 1980 to June 2001, that reactive incidents are a significant chemical safety problem.
OSHA's process safety management standard (PSM) has significant gaps in coverage of reactive hazards because it is based on a limited list of individual chemicals with inherently reactive properties, according to the board.