| Document ID (ISN) | 59789 |
| CIS number |
93-639 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-11-886375-4 |
| Year |
1992 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
The Scottish Office |
| Title |
Fire safety in the printing industry |
| Bibliographic information |
HMSO Books, P.O. Box 276, London SW8 5DT, United Kingdom, 1992. vi, 50p. Illus. 77 ref. Price: GBP 6.00. |
| Abstract |
Contents of this guidance note: legal requirements; causes of fires; fire risk management; general fire precautions (training, means of escape, fire alarms, sprinklers and smoke control systems, extinguishers, maintenance and testing); housekeeping; hazards and precautions in various operations. Appendices include: examples of fires in the printing industry; selecting the appropriate extinguisher; permit-to-work; fire-resisting structures; solvent recovery; safety precautions for blanket wash systems in heat-set web offset printing. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
printing industry; United Kingdom; fire prevention; fire protection; fire hazards |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
flammable liquids; sources of ignition; storage; hazard evaluation; fire alarms; fire resisting structures; permits-to-work; escape means; legislation; data sheet; role of management; fire drills; portable fire extinguishers |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Paper-making and printing
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Fires, explosions and major hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Fires
Printing, photography and photocopying industry
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