| Document ID (ISN) | 19129 |
| CIS number |
73-470 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
Cahiers de notes documentaires - Sécurité et hygiène du travail |
| Year |
1972 |
| Convention or series no. |
Note n°812-69-72
|
| Author(s) |
Cleuet A. |
| Title |
Nitrocellulose fire and explosion hazards |
| Original title |
Risques d'incendie et d'explosion présentés par la nitrocellulose [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
4th quarter 1972, No.69, p.375-379. 7 ref. |
| Abstract |
Nitrocellulose is highly flammable in all forms, and fires involving this substance are always extremely dangerous. It is widely used in a variety of applications especially in the plastics industry. The various types of cellulose are classified on the basis of French safety regulations, and individual sections are devoted to the following aspects: nitrocellulose flammability and combusion; fire-fighting principles; packaging, storage and handling recommendations; fire prevention. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
fire hazards; explosion hazards; nitrocellulose |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
comment on law; France |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Fire and explosions
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Explosions
Fires
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