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Document ID (ISN)28564
CIS number 78-16
ISSN - Serial title 0309-6866 - Fire Prevention
Year 1977
Convention or series no.
Author(s)
H57, Information sheets on hazardous materials, Fire Protection Association, London.
Title Carbon monoxide (cylinders).
Bibliographic information June 1977, No.119, p.45-46.
Abstract Details are given of uses of CO, hazards (flammability, toxicity), fire fighting, precautions (storage, ambient heat, handling, enclosed systems, British standards for flameproof enclosures of electrical apparatus and light fittings, electrical apparatus for explosive atmospheres, etc.), source of further information, relevant British regulations, physical and chemical properties.
Descriptors (primary) United Kingdom; carbon monoxide; fire prevention; gas cylinders; flammable gases
Descriptors (secondary) toxic effects; fire fighting; chemical reactions; data sheet; legislation; uses; storage
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Subject(s) Fire and explosions
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Fires
Carbon monoxide
Inorganic substances
Compressed gases and pressure vessels