National Fire Protection Association hazards

NFPA. 1994. National Fire Protection Association. Hazardous chemicals data. 

National Fire Protection Association Hazardous Materials Data. Boston, Massachusetts, NFPA Pub. No. 49 (470 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02110)... 

Tills subsection provides a listing of selected chemicals, their common synonyms and the listed NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) Hazard Classification for each chemical. Not all chemicals are identified in this table primarily those that an NFPA Hazard Classification could be obtained for, usually from a material safety data sheet (MSDS). The NFPA s "Recommended System for the Identification of Hazards of Materials TNFPA 704) provides basic warning information to fire fighters in industrial plants and storage facilities, as well as traiisponers of hazardous materials. The system Is described in detail in Section 3 of Chapter 1, and also In... 

Eire Hazard Properties ofElammahle Eiquids, Gases, and Volatile Solids, Keport 325M-1984, National Fire Codes, Vol. 8, National Fire Protection Association, Batterymarch Park, Quincy, Mass. 

Fire Protection Guide on Hazardous Materials, 6th ed.. National Fire Protection Association, Boston, Mass., 1975, p. 325M-31. 

Methanol does not pose an undue toxicity hazard if handled in weU-ventilated areas, and is rated as a slight health hazard by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). The TLV is 200 ppm with a STEL of 250 ppm, and the limit which is immediately dangerous to Hfe and health is 25,000 ppm. Accidental ingestion is immediately treated by inducing vomiting, followed by adrninistration of sodium bicarbonate. Rinsing with water is effective in treating external exposure. 

An annual publication. National Fire Codes for the Prevention of Lkist Explosions, is available from the National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, Massachusetts, and should be of interest to those handling hazardous powders. 

NFPA Standard System for Identification of Health, Flammability, Reactivity, and Related Hazards (NFPA 704, Chaps. 2-5, 1990. This printed material is not the complete and official position of the National Fire Protection Association on the referenced subject, which is represented only by the standard in its entirety.)... 

Flash Point and Flammable Limits Flash points and flammable hmits in percent by volume have been tabulated by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) (National Fire Protection Association, Fire Hazard Properties of Flammable Liquids, Gases, and... 

NFPA 497 Classification of Flammable Liquids, Gases, or Vapors and of Hazardous (Classified) Locations for Electrical Installations in Chemical Process Areas, 1997 edition. National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA. 

Standard for gauging flammability. The most common systems for designating flammability are the Department of Transportation (DOT) definitions, the National Fire Protection Association s (NFPA) system, and the Environmental Protection Agency s (EPA) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act s (RCRA) definition of ignitable wastes, all of which use flashpoint in their schemes. The NFPA diamond, which comprises the backbone of the NFPA Hazard Signal System, uses a four-quadrant diamond to display the... 

McKinnon, G. P, Tasner, P. S. and Hill, M. L., Editors, Industrial Fire Hazards Handbook, 1st Ed. National Fire Protection /Association, 1979. 

FPN No. 1) It is important that the authority having Jurisdiction be familiar with recorded industrial experience as well as with standards of the National Fire Protection Association, the American Petroleum Institute, and the Instrument Society of America that may be of use in the classification of various locations, the determination of adequate ventilation, and the protection against static electricity and lightning hazards. 

NFPA-325 Guide to Fire Hazard Properties of Flammable Liquids, Gases and Volatile Solids, (1994 ed.), NFPA-321 Basic Classification of Flammable and Combustible Liquids (1991 ed.), NFPA-497A, Classification of Class 1 Hazardous (Classified) Locations for Electrical Installations in Chemical Process Areas (1992 ed.), and NFPA-497B, Classification of Class II Hazardous (Classified) Locations for Electrical Installations in Chemical Process Areas (1991 ed.), National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA. 

Refs 1) M. Gerstein, E.R. Carlson F.V. Hill, 1EC 46, 2558-62 (1954) CA 49, 2736 (1955) 2) Anon, Fire Protection Guide on Hazardous Materials , 5th Ed, 325M-85, National Fire Protection Association, Boston, Mass (1973)... 

NFPA. 1986. Fire protection guide on hazardous materials. 9th ed. Boston, MA National Fire Protection Association, 49-64. 

Purser, D.A. "Toxicity Assessment of Combustion Products and Modeling of Toxic and Thermal Hazards in Fire," SFPE Handbook of Fire Protection Engineering, National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA, Section 1, 1988, pp. 200-245. 

The fact that the main direct cause of death in fires has always been the toxicity of combustion products was already discussed in the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Quarterly in 1933 [34]. Smoke contains mainly two types of toxic gases asphyxiants and irritants, but the individual toxic gas associated with the largest fire hazard is carbon monoxide (CO). 

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