Author: Prabhu TL.
Combustible and flammable liquids
In the presence of ignition sources, combustible and flammable liquids are potential sources of risk. First, the closed or open…
Fire Hazards of Materials and Products
The presence of combustible material in combustible systems represents an obvious condition of burning. Burning phenomena and the phases of…
Ignition Sources
The phenomena supplying heat energy may be grouped into four fundamental categories as to their origin (Sax 1979): 1. heat energy…
SOURCES OF FIRE HAZARDS
Tamás Bánky Fire and combustion have been defined in various ways. For our purposes, the most important statements in connection…
Information Analysis for Fire Protection
In general terms, fire science has only recently been developed to a stage at which it is capable of providing…
Explosions
An explosion is characterized by the sudden release of energy, producing a shock wave, or blast wave, that may be…
Theory of Fire Extinguishment
Fire extinction and suppression can be examined in terms of the above outline of the theory of fire. The gas…
The Chemistry and Physics of Fire
Fire is a manifestation of uncontrolled combustion. It involves combustible materials which are found around us in the buildings in…
ELECTRICAL SAFETY
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) about 76,000 office workers nationwide have disabling injuries every year. Although the most frequent types…
Risk Assessment
Risk assessment is a term used to describe the overall process or method where you: Identify hazards and risk factors…
Hazard Identification Methods
it could be any situation, substance, activity, event, or environment that could cause injury, ill health or death to a…