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Ammonium nitrate used as fertilizer is classified, according to Orangebook, as a hazardous substance in Class 5 Division 1 (5.1), oxidizing substances. Although, under fire conditions, ammonium nitrate burns in certain situations, the transition from combustion to detonation can occur. Such accidents have occurred in several countries, with significant quantities, including in Romania. Such catastrophic scenarios can occur in the case of nitrogen-based chemical fertilizers, in which case the manufacturing recipe (...

This paper presents a theoretical and practical approach of the evaluation concept of professional risk specific to activities of gas wells extraction and initial processing. The scientific research highlighted in this article was obtained during INSEMEX Project from The National Program for Research and Development PNCDI-CEEx. The main purpose of evaluating industrial risk is to prevent this type of risk and when there is no possibility to eliminate it, it is mandatory to reduce it up to the amount of residual ri...