EVALUATION OF THE HAZARD OF BULK WATER TRANSPORTATION OF INDUSTRY CHEMICALS--A TENTATIVE GUIDE

The ratings put forth in this report represent the considered opinion of the Committee regarding the over-all potential hazard connected with the bulk water shipment of specified industrial chemicals. The ratings were prepared specifically to reflect to the Coast Guard the hazards or absence of hazards in shipping chemicals in their present industrial grades in bulk by water. They are not intended to be used for any other purpose and they are not considered valid to estimate the degree of hazard of handling these chemicals in any other manner.

• Corporate Authors:

  National Research Council

  Committee on Hazardous Materials
  Washington, DC  United States 
• Publication Date: 1973-8

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: 55 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Hazardous materials; Safety
• Subject Areas: Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00050438
• Record Type: Publication
• Contract Numbers: DOT-OS-00035/13, DOT-CG-11,775-A
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 24 1976 12:00AM