Prevention of fire

The type of operations or activities that an employer or occupier undertakes can also be a target for an arsonist. 

Those companies who undertake work that makes use of animals as part of research, or who hold personal, secure data that may be used against a person or organisation, are potentially at risk. It may be that specialist tools and equipment are in use or a particular piece of plant or machinery is stored which could be stolen and sold on for profit, any of which may be attempted to be hidden by the use of fire. 

Gathering information about pressure groups that may pose a threat and liaising with local police and fire services may assist in managing the threat of arson. Information is often kept by insurance companies, who may also provide guidance with regard to prevention, some of which may be required for insurance to be offered. 

Taking simple steps such as ensuring that stock and valuable Items are secured out of the away and outside general view, particularly those on transient sites such as in the construction sector, also assist in managing arson as arson attacks often follow acts of petty theft and vandalism. 

Minimising the availability of combustible materials to the arsonist, managing items such as skips and other refuse containers and securing flammable chemicals that could be used as accelerants are all part of the arson risk reduction measures that a company could adopt to prevent this risk of arson and subsequent losses that would be likely to occur following an attack. 

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Fire and Explosion Prevention. Prevention of fire and explosion takes place in the design of chemical plants. Such prevention involves the study of material characteristics, such as those in Table 1, and processing conditions to determine appropriate ha2ard avoidance methods. Engineering techniques are available for preventing fires and explosions. Containment of flammable and combustible materials and control of processes which could develop high pressures are also important aspects of fire and explosion prevention. 

NFPA 654 Standard for the Prevention of Fire and Dust Explosions from the Manufacturing, Processing, and Handling of Combustible Particulate Solids, 1997 edition. 

Process safety A discipline that focuses on the prevention of fires, explosions, and accidental chemical releases at chemical process facilities. 

Institution of Chemical Engineers (1990) Prevention of fires and Explosions in Dryers A User Guide, 2nd edn, London. 

Safe collection of woodwaste prevention of fire and explosion Health surveillance and wood dust... 

D. K. McKibben, Safe Design of Atmospheric Pressure Vessels, Paper presented at Seminar on Prevention of Fires and Explosions in the Hydrocarbon Industries, Institute of Gas Technology, Chicago, June 21-26, 1982. 

L 65 Approved Code of Practice and gnidance - Prevention of Fire and Explosion, and Emergency Response... 

Other references include CCPS Guidelines for Engineering Design for Process Safety (Ref. 78) NFPA 68 Venting of Deflagrations (Ref. 79) NFPA 69 Explosion Prevention Systems (Ref. 80) NFPA 654 Prevention of Fire and Dust Explosions in the Chemical Dye, Pharmaceutical, and Plastics Industries (Ref. 81) and VDI 3673 Pressure Release of Dust Explosions (Ref. 82). 

National Fire Protection Association. Prevention of Fire and Dust Explosions in the Chemical, Dye, Pharmaceutical, and Plastics Industries. NFPA 654. 

Yokoi, S., Study on the prevention of fire spread caused by hot upward current, Building Research Report 34, Japanese Ministry of Construction, 1960. 

Fire protection systems achieve prevention of fire by operating until flammable vapor, gases, or hazardous materials dissolve, dilute, disperse, or cool. 

Process Safety— A discipline that focuses on the prevention of fires, explosions, and accidental chemical releases at chemical process facilities. Excludes classic worker health and safety issues involving working surfaces, ladders, protective equipment, and other things )... 

J. Siebel, ... Vermiculite for Prevention of Fire-Damp and Coal-Dust Explosions in Hard or Brown-Coal Mining , GerP 1241393 (1967) CA 67,83762 (1967) 3) I.I. Strizhevskii et... 

Investigations concerning the production and prevention of fire damage to military material must be conducted concurrently. The physical nature of the detonation process within expls involves studies of detonations by various types... 

The UK therefore deemed it necessary to balance the risks to health from the brominated flame-retardants with the prevention of fires, even though alternative technologies or flame-retardants were available. Today, penta- and octa-BDE are banned in the EU, although the flame-retardant deca-BDE is still subject to ongoing investigation [311]. 

During the periods of ancient civilization, there was also some concern for prevention of fire and for flameproofing. It is known that the Egyptians soaked wood in a solution of alum, and that later, the Romans attempted to flameproof their houses and war vessels by dipping the wood in a bath of vinegar and clay. ... 

NFPA 654 (2006) Standard for the prevention of fire and dust explosions from the manufacturing, processing and handling of combustible particulate solids. (National Fire Protection Association). 

A written procedure for fire control measures should be in place, including prevention of fire, fire detection measures and fire drills. Fire detection and fire-fighting equipment should be serviced regularly. Smoking should not be permitted in the storage areas. 

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