| Document ID (ISN) | 57043 |
| CIS number |
91-2007 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-11-885654-5 |
| Year |
1991 |
| Convention or series no. |
HSG 64
|
| Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive |
| Title |
Assessment of fire hazards from solid materials and the precautions required for their safe storage and use |
| Bibliographic information |
HMSO Books, P.O. Box 276, London SW8 5DT, United Kingdom, 1991. 19p. 26 ref. Price: GBP 3.00. |
| Abstract |
Contents of this guidance note: assessing the fire hazard of flammable solid materials, taking into account their characteristics and the conditions in which they are stored or used; process fire risks and precautions (storage, use, control of ignition sources); general fire precautions; fire behaviour properties of flammable solids; an HSE method for assessing fire characteristics of solid materials. Annexes provide a summary of the relevant law, examples of serious fires involving flammable solids and a definition of fire resisting construction. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
United Kingdom; flammable substances; fire protection; bulk solids storage; fire hazards |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
fire fighting; fire behaviour; sources of ignition; flammability testing; fire drills; fire resisting structures; legislation; data sheet; hazard evaluation |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Fire and explosions
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Fires, explosions and major hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Fires
Storage and warehousing
|
