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Document ID (ISN)104420
CIS number 05-687
ISBN(s) 0-7176-2816-7
Year 2005
Convention or series no. HSE Guidance on Regulations L139
Author(s)
Health and Safety Executive
Title Manufacture and storage of explosives - Manufacture and Storage of Explosives Regulations 2005 - Approved code of practice and guidance
Bibliographic information HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, May 2005. vi, 218p. Illus. 50 ref. Price: GBP 20.95.
Abstract This approved code of practice gives guidance on how to comply to the Manufacture and Storage of Explosives Regulations 2005. Topics covered: introduction to the Regulations; safety requirements; licensing and registration requirements; prohibitions concerning certain explosives and miscellaneous provisions.
Descriptors (primary) explosives; United Kingdom; explosives industry; explosion protection; fire protection; storage
Descriptors (secondary) hazard evaluation; emergency organization; escape and exit; licensing of undertakings; safety guides; fire detection; prohibition of use; information of personnel; comment on directive
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceUnited Kingdom
Subject(s) Fire and explosions
Broad subject area(s) Fires, explosions and major hazards
Browse category(ies) Chemical industry
Explosions
Fires
Storage and warehousing