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H&S Incidents & Related Safety Publications

Incident TitleIncident Description (Click Picture for More Details)Chemicals / CAS Numbers
Hydrogenation - Ignition of Filter Cake

Keywords: Hydrogenation, Fire Hazard
Palladium on carbon (7440-05-3)

Hydrogen (1333-74-0)
Hydrogenation - Order of Addition

Keywords: Hydrogenation, Fire Hazard
Palladium on carbon (7440-05-3)

Hydrogen (1333-74-0)
Hydrogenation - General Safety

Keywords: Hydrogenation, Fire Hazard
Palladium on carbon (7440-05-3)

Hydrogen (1333-74-0)
Accidental Mixture of Nitric Acid & Ethanol

Keywords: Waste Disposal; Incompatible Materials
Nitric Acid (7697-37-2)
Ethanol (64-17-5)
Rupture of Aluminium Container

Keywords: Waste Disposal; Incompatible Materials
Sodium Hydroxide (1310-73-2)
Rupture of Glass Winchester

Keywords: Waste Disposal
Dichloromethane (75-09-2)
Legacy Chemicals

Keywords: Waste Disposal
Mercury (7439-97-6)