Low to No Risk

10

Moderate Risk

1

High Risk

2

Extreme Risk

0

• 0.2Develop safety procedures to be employed by workers operating equipment or working in close proximity to ongoing chemical reactions.
• 1.5Determine most effective arrangement of operations such as mixing, crushing, heat transfer, distillation, and drying.
• 1.3Direct activities of workers who operate or are engaged in constructing and improving absorption, evaporation, or electromagnetic equipment.
• 1.8Perform laboratory studies of steps in manufacture of new products and test proposed processes in small-scale operation, such as a pilot plant.
• 0.6Develop processes to separate components of liquids or gases or generate electrical currents, using controlled chemical processes.
• 1.2Conduct research to develop new and improved chemical manufacturing processes.
• 1.5Design measurement and control systems for chemical plants based on data collected in laboratory experiments and in pilot plant operations.
• 1.2Design and plan layout of equipment.
• 1.4Troubleshoot problems with chemical manufacturing processes.
• 1.3Evaluate chemical equipment and processes to identify ways to optimize performance or to ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations.

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