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Document ID (ISN)47385
CIS number 87-278
ISSN - Serial title 0265-4792 - Safety Practitioner
Year 1986
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Latham F.
Title Lighting for hazardous areas - Unbalancing the explosion equation
Bibliographic information Nov. 1986, Vol.4, No.11, p.21-24. Illus. 5 ref.
Abstract A discussion of lighting equipment appropriate for areas where there is an explosion risk. Such equipment must not have hot surfaces or develop sparks that can serve as ignition sources. Relevant standards in the United Kingdom, types of protection, approval and certification, selection of apparatus, lighting design, choice of light source, environmental considerations, maintenance.
Descriptors (primary) lighting; sources of ignition; explosion-proof electrical equipment; initiation of explosions; artificial lighting; explosive atmospheres
Descriptors (secondary) description of equipment; evaluation of equipment; United Kingdom; comment on standard; approval; inspection; maintenance
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Lighting, colour and vision
Broad subject area(s) Fires, explosions and major hazards
Browse category(ies) Lighting and colour
Explosions