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BS 5908-1 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION PRECAUTIONS AT PREMISES HANDLING FLAMMABLE GASES, LIQUIDS AND DUSTS - PART 1: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FIRE AND EXPLOSION IN CHEMICAL PLANTS, CHEMICAL STORAGE AND SIMILAR PREMISES
Hardcopy , PDF
31-12-2012
English
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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
4 Fire hazard assessment and fire precautions
5 Selection of site and layout
6 Access for firefighting
7 Water supplies
8 Drainage and pollution control
9 Prevention of escalation
10 Buildings and structures
11 Open air and unenclosed plant
12 Materials of construction
13 Ventilation
14 Means of escape
15 Lighting
16 Space heating
17 Explosion protection
18 Storage and movement of chemicals
19 Storage of chemicals
20 Delivery by road and rail
21 Design of process plant
22 Process vessels
23 Pumps and heat transfer systems
24 Compressors
25 Fired heaters
26 Ovens and driers
27 Dust-handling process plant
28 Instrumentation
29 Operation: human factors
30 Emergency procedures
31 Maintenance
32 Hot work
33 General fire prevention
34 Hazardous area classification study
35 Static electricity
36 Works fire brigades
37 Fixed fire protection
Annexes
Annex A (informative) - Classification of chemicals
Annex B (informative) - Ignition sources
Annex C (informative) - Hazards from smoke
Annex D (informative) - Approaches to hazardous area classification
Bibliography
BS 5908-1.
| Committee |
EXL/23
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| DocumentType |
Draft
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| Pages |
59
|
| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy |
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