X - Vienna (1990)

X Congress Vienna (1990)

Vienna , Austria

June 16th - 19th 1990

Group A : Safety Programmes, Regulations and Internal Control

  • 10/A1 Internal control in practice - experience at Raufoss AS - E Hauge, Raufoss AS, Norway
  • 10/A2 The safety, health and environmental (SHE) management process used by AECI - JE Coetzee, AECI, South Afric
  • 10/A3 Safety in manufacture - Sven Rosell, Nitro Nobel AB, Gyttorp
  • 10/A4 Safety philosophy - F Sanchez Gutierrez, UEE Paramo de Masa, Spain
  • 10/A5 Is there an explosion risk in single base propellant pressing? St Dhalberg, Nobelkrut, Sweden

Group B : Accidents and Incidents

  • 10/B1 Computerised bank of experiences of accidents in the explosives industry - Alf Rosberg, Nobel Koncernservice, Sweden
  • 10/B2 Accident in the Ablon dynamite cartridging plant in France:environmental consequences - B Hueber, Nobel Explosifs, France
  • 10/B3 Accident in the Ablon plant, research performed to determine the most probable causes - B Hueber, Nobel Explosifs,France
  • 10/B4 The hammer and screwdriver - DW Waugaman, Atlas Powder Co, USA
  • 10/B5 An incident at the burning grounds (EGDN - sludge and wood meal) - H Kraetschmer, Dynamit Nobel, Wien
  • 10/B6 Accident in the blasting cap department - H Kraetschmer, Dynamit Nobel, Wien

Group C : Problems in Nitration and Handling of Spent Acid

  • 10/C1 Safety problems connected to washwater treatment in a Biazzi continuous nitration plant - B Johansen, Dyno Industrier AS,Norway
  • 10/C2 Yet another step towards safer handling of NG spent acid - V Venkataramani, Tamil Nadu Industrial Explosives Ltd, India
  • 10/C3 Explosion in the spent acid pipeline of NAB NG plant - S Khullar, ICI Explosives, India
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  • 10/C4 Explosion in a NAB separator house - S Khullar, ICI Explosives, India
  • 10/C5 Explosion of a tank containing spent acid from NG/ EGDN  production - A Bilow, DNAG

Group D : Fuses and Initiation Devices

  • 10/D1 AECI's wet spun safety fuse process, safety enhancement through technology JE Coetzee, AECI Expl & Chem Ltd, Republic of  South Africa
  • 10/D2 Improved detonation traps intended to be compatible with 4 - 10 g /m detonating cords - VC Liddiard, AJ Rowe, AECI Expl & Chem Ltd, Rep of South Africa
  • 10/D3 Safety measures against electrostatic discharges in a fuse assembly line - R Flueckiger, Oerlikon-Buehrle AG, Switzerland
  • 10/D4 Increased safety in the manufacture of initiating explosives - TH Barr, NEC Stevenston
  • 10/5 Safety of electric detonators against electric and electromagnetic influence - P Rekas, Schaffler & Co, Vienna

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