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Record Nr.

UNINA9911006703103321

Autore

Thomson Norman

Titolo

Fire hazards in industry / / Norman Thomson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Butterworth-Heinemann, 2002

ISBN

1-281-05151-9

9786611051518

0-08-047775-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (172 p.)

Disciplina

658.477

Soggetti

Fire prevention

Fire risk assessment

Fire prevention - Management

Fire prevention - Law and legislation - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Fire Hazards in Industry; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1. Fire Safety Legislation; Chapter 2. Fire Risk Assessment; Chapter 3. Case Study; Chapter 4. Fire Safety Management; Chapter 5. Human Factors in Fire Safety; Chapter 6. Arson; Chapter 7. Common Causes of Workplace Fires; Chapter 8. Combustion and Flammability; Chapter 9. Explosions; Chapter 10. Flammable Liquids; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Significant loss to business occurs through fires in the workplace. Whether large or small, fire causes personal suffering, damage to plant, equipment and buildings, and loss of business.Fire legislation has changed over the past few years, especially with the introduction of European Directives. New regulations mean that employers have to carry out fire risk assessment and then, as a result of their findings, put in place control measures to prevent loss of life. Fire Hazards in Industry has been designed to cover, in general terms, exactly what is required of employers. It is