NFPA 480 : 1998

Chapter 1 - General
1-1 Scope
1-2 Purpose
1-3 Equivalent protection
1-4 Definitions
Chapter 2 - Location and construction of magnesium
            powder production plants
2-1 Location
2-2 Security
2-3 Building construction
2-4 Doors and windows
2-5 Grounding of equipment
2-6 Electrical power
Chapter 3 - Magnesium mill and foundry operations
3-1 Melting and casting operations
3-2 Heat treating
Chapter 4 - Machining and fabrication of magnesium
4-1 Machining
4-2 Dust collection
4-3 Cleaning
4-4 Electrical equipment
4-5 Grounding of equipment
4-6 Safety precautions
4-7 Drawing, spinning, and stamping
Chapter 5 - Magnesium powder - machinery and operations
5-1 General precautions
5-2 Requirements for machinery
5-3 Start-up operations
5-4 Charging and discharging
5-5 Packaging and storage
Chapter 6 - In-plant conveying of magnesium powder
6-1 Containers
6-2 Pneumatic conveying
6-3 Ductwork for conveying systems
6-4 Fan construction and arrangement
6-5 Dust collectors
Chapter 7 - Prevention of dust accumulations
7-1 General
7-2 Cleaning frequency
Chapter 8 - Storage of magnesium solids
8-1 Storage of pigs, ingots and billets
8-2 Storage of heavy castings
8-3 Storage of light castings
8-4 Storage in mills, warehouses, and processing plants
8-5 Storage in racks or bins
8-6 Storage of scrap magnesium
8-7 Storage of solid magnesium scrap
8-8 Storage of magnesium powder
8-9 Storage of finished products
Chapter 9 - Fire fighting procedures
9-1 General precautions
9-2 Reignition conditions
9-3 Automatic sprinkler protection
9-4 Emergency procedures
9-5 Fire fighting organization
9-6 Employee instruction
9-7 Periodic inspection
Chapter 10 - Referenced publications
Appendix A - Explanatory material
Appendix B - Supplementary information on magnesium
Appendix C - Explosibility of magnesium dust
Appendix D - Referenced publications
Index

Deals with fire and explosion hazards in magnesium foundries and processing plants, as well as the commercial storage of magnesium. Covers machining and fabrication, scrap handling, and storage.