Industrial risks

Chemical process risk management

SME Environment offers a methodical approach to risk assessment, in particular:

    • Runaway chemical reactions.
    • Heat buildup (cook-off) during drying, atomization, packaging, storage
      and transportation.

Materials are characterized by tests using various methods: differential scanning calorimeter (DSC), microcalorimeters, reaction and adiabatic calorimeters, critical storage temperature forecast computation code and tests.

Emballement chimique - SME Environment

Our expertise in chemical process risk management is built on SNPE’s long-standing experience, enabling us to determine safety margins and demonstrate process reliability.


SME Environment offers the SECHIM training program to increase operators’ awareness of this type of risk.

Pilote - SME Environment        Procédés - SME Environment

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