5 Major Causes of Industrial Fires and Explosions
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· Here are five of the most common causes of industrial fires and explosions. 1. Combustible dust. Often overlooked and highly deadly combustible dust is a major cause of fire in food manufacturing woodworking chemical manufacturing metalworking pharmaceuticals and just about every other industry you can name.
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· Here are five of the most common causes of industrial fires and explosions. 1. Combustible dust. Often overlooked and highly deadly combustible dust is a major cause of fire in food manufacturing woodworking chemical manufacturing metalworking pharmaceuticals and just about every other industry you can name.
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Hence all types of flammable materials (vapour dust and gas) necessary for an explosion are present in beer and spirits manufacturing facilities. The UK brewing and distilling industry contributes significantly to the Food and Drink sector which is estimated to be worth some £80 billion annually and representing around 7 of UK GDP.(1)
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· 1. INTRODUCTION There are three types of hazards viz. fire explosion and toxic release occur in industry in particular chemical process industries. In many instances more than one of these hazards occurs in tandem of each other. Fires occur in industry more frequently than explosions and toxic releases although the consequences in terms
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· About dangerous substances. Explosive atmospheres can be caused by flammable gases mists or vapours or by combustible dusts. If there is enough of a substance mixed with air then all it needs is a source of ignition to cause an explosion. Each year people are injured at work by flammable substances accidentally catching fire or exploding.
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· a fire or explosion eg Keep the number of people present in the workplace to a minimum. Avoid the spread of fires. Carry out work activities in separate rooms which are fire separated from the storage areas. Fire then cannot spread easily from the manufacturing area to the storage area.
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