Industrial fire protection

Industrial fire protection and safety engineers attempt to eliminate hazards at their source or to reduce their intensity with protective systems. Hazard elimination may typically require the use of alternative and less toxic materials, changes in the process, spacing or guarding, improved ventilation or, spill control or inventory reduction measures, fire and explosion protective measures - both active and passive mechanisms, protective clothing, etc. The level or protection is dependent on the risk prevalent at the facility versus the cost to implement safety measures. 

Suggested design criteria for general fire protection applications. For industrial fire protection, the hazards are generally very specific and the guidance provided here should be reviewed to determine if it is appropriate for the hazard being protected. 

NFPA. Industrial Fire Protection Ffandbook. National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA. 

Furthermore, although total removal of any one of the necessary conditions for a fire will absolutely prevent its occurrence, such stringent restrictions on industrial operations are seldom economically feasible. Industrial materials are, however, studied with a view to ascertaining just how much leeway there is, so that a compromise between absolute fire prevention and economy of operation may be reached. It is for this reason that, while we know how to prevent fires, they still do start, and why loss limitation is such an important part of industrial fire protection... 

See the Refs for additional info Refs l)Kirk Othmer 6(1951), 903 2)A.S. Radford, Paint Technol 20, 317-23(1956) CA 50, 17455(1956)(Spontaneouscombustion of linseed oit soaked materials its early detection) 3)Sax(1957), Sect 6, 129 45 (Industrial fire protection) Sect 7, 147 70 (Storage handling of hazardous materials)... 

Each year, statistics on causes and occupancies of fires and deaths resulting from fire are compiled and published. NFPA sponsors seminars on the Life Safety Codes, National Electrical Code, industrial fire protection, hazardous materials, transportation emergencies, and other related topics. NFPA also conducts research programs on delivery systems for public fire protection, arson, residential fire sprinkler systems, and other subjects. NFPA publications include National Fire Codes Annual, Fire Protection Handbook, Fire Journal and Fire Technology. 

Bete Fog Nozzle Inc. (2005) Spray Nozzles for Industry, Fire Protection and Pollution Control. www.bete.com... 

The American Occupational Medical Association being formed in 1916 Industrial fire protection being considered on a national basis... 

Standards are sometimes referred to as being either horizontal or vertical in their application. Most standards are horizontal or general. This means they apply to any employer in any industry. Fire protection, working surfaces, and first aid... 

Air can be compressed at the point of use for most practical applications. To meet needs for air of special purity or specified composition (as in certain medical, scientific, industrial, fire protection, undersea, and aerospace uses), it is purified or compounded synthetically and shipped in cylinders or tube trailers as a nonliq-uefied gas at high pressures. 

Financial consequences to industry (Fire Protection Association figures)... 

Scholl, Craig R. Industrial fire protection handbook, Technomic, 1992. 

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