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Document ID (ISN)49751
CIS number 88-973
ISSN - Serial title 0212-1050 - Mapfre seguridad
Year 1987
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Lacosta Berna J.M.
Title Electrical cables and fire
Original title Los cables eléctricos y el fuego/Los cables eléctricos y el fuego [in Spanish]
Bibliographic information 2nd Quarter 1987, Vol.7, No.26, p.3-11. Illus. 10 ref.
Abstract General study of the importance of maintenance and inspection of electrical cables in order to prevent fires. Contents: different types of cables and insulating materials (flame retardants and materials that reduce the propagation of fires), Spanish legislation, recommendations on fire fighting where electrical equipment is involved (protection against toxic gases, use of extinguishants).
Descriptors (primary) cables; electricity; fire prevention; preventive maintenance; electrical equipment
Descriptors (secondary) fire fighting; electrical insulation; Spain; legislation; toxic gases; electrical safety; flame retardants; fire resistance
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Fire and explosions
Broad subject area(s) Fires, explosions and major hazards
Browse category(ies) Fires
Electricity