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Basics 2 min read
Plastics and rubber
Plastics are macromolecular organic compounds produced synthetically or by modification of natural materials. The structure and shape of these macromolecular…
Financial Accounting 6 min read
Remeasuring Foreign Currency Balances
Question: In today’s global economy, many U.S. companies make a sizable amount of their sales internationally. The Coca-Cola Company, for example,…
Basics 2 min read
Explosives and blasting agents
Explosive materials are used for many military and industrial purposes. These are chemicals and mixtures which, when affected by strong…
Basics 2 min read
Combustible and flammable liquids
In the presence of ignition sources, combustible and flammable liquids are potential sources of risk. First, the closed or open…
Basics 5 min read
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…
Basics 11 min read
Ignition Sources
The phenomena supplying heat energy may be grouped into four fundamental categories as to their origin (Sax 1979): 1. heat energy…