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BS 5908-2 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION PRECAUTIONS AT PREMISES HANDLING FLAMMABLE GASES, LIQUIDS AND DUSTS - PART 2: GUIDE TO APPLICABLE STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS

Available format(s)

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Superseded date

31-12-2012

Superseded by

BS 5908-2:2012

Language(s)

English

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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Terms and definitions
3 Legislative background and the relationship
  with standards
4 European directives and harmonized standards
5 UK legislation
6 Assessment of fire and explosion
  hazards
7 Equipment for fire safety
Bibliography

BS 5908-2.

Committee
EXL/23
DocumentType
Draft
Pages
48
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

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