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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

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    Superseded date:  31-12-2012

    Language(s):  English

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    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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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

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    Committee EXL/23
    Document Type Draft
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
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    BS EN 15188:2007 Determination of the spontaneous ignition behaviour of dust accumulations
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    DD CEN/TS 14816:2008 Fixed firefighting systems. Water spray systems. Design and installation
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    NFPA 11 : 2016 LOW-, MEDIUM-, AND HIGH-EXPANSION FOAM
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    BS EN 12921-3 : 2005 MACHINES FOR SURFACE CLEANING AND PRE-TREATMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ITEMS USING LIQUIDS OR VAPOURS - PART 3: SAFETY OF MACHINES USING FLAMMABLE CLEANING LIQUIDS
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    API 650 : 2013 WELDED TANKS FOR OIL STORAGE
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    BS EN 1598:2011 Health and safety in welding and allied processes. Transparent welding curtains, strips and screens for arc welding processes
    BS EN 14994:2007 Gas explosion venting protective systems
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