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Document ID (ISN)50188
CIS number 88-1320
ISSN - Serial title 0309-6866 - Fire Prevention
Year 1987
Convention or series no.
Title Acetylene cylinders - hazards and procedures
Bibliographic information Sep. 1987, No.202, p.31-32.
Abstract The construction and operation of acetylene cylinders are discussed with a view to fire prevention and fighting: properties of acetylene; safety devices on cylinders; leaks and their consequences; flashback; cylinders in a fire; procedures for fire fighting.
Descriptors (primary) acetylene; chemical hazards; fire prevention; gas cylinders
Descriptors (secondary) fire fighting; safety devices; safe working methods; flame arresters; leakage
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Fire and explosions
Broad subject area(s) Fires, explosions and major hazards
Browse category(ies) Fires
Aliphatic and alicyclic hydrocarbons
Compressed gases and pressure vessels