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Question: Unit III Case Study Read the Chemical Safety Board's case study, The Explosion at Concept Sciences: Hazards of Hydroxylamine, regarding the February, 1999 hydroxylamine explosion at the Concept Sciences facility in Pennsylvania. Click here to access that case study. Then write a report that includes the following:

· summary of the incident,

· discussion of causal factors,

· discussion of how inadequate process safety information contributed to the incident, and

· recommendations for improvements to the process safety management program at the facility.

Question 1: Identify a chemical that exhibits at least three of the health hazards discussed in the course textbook. Explain how you made the determination.

Question 2: Identify a chemical that exhibits at least three of the physical hazards discussed in the course textbook. Explain how you made the determination.

Question 3: Explain the concept of Time-Weighted Average (TWA) and how it is used to control workplace exposures to toxic chemicals.

Question 4: In petrochemical processing plants, what would be the most effective method of reducing fire hazards? Support your discussion with examples.

Question 5: The textbook lists six conditions on page 57 that can affect the severity of the injury caused by a toxin. Discuss which of these conditions you feel is the most significant. Explain your choice.

Question 6: Provide an example of a chemical that can enter the body through all four routes of exposure. Describe one or more workplace scenarios that demonstrate how each of the exposures could happen.

Your essay response must be a minimum of 200 words in length.

Your response should be a minimum of two pages in length, double-spaced. All sources used, including the textbook, must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations, and cited per APA guidelines.