fire hazard News

According to F2.2.1 of Form and Style for ASTM Standards, “Every fire standard shall state its purpose, specify the known limitations of the standard and specify the significance of the data that are gathered (including relevance to human life and property, where appropriate).” This column covers caveats used in fire standards. The three primary types of ASTM International fire ...

May 6, 2012

By ASTM International

Barcelona was the venue for a project meeting of members of I-REACT project in November 2016 I-REACT project partners (from 10 different European countries), have met on 24 and 25 November at the premises of the new prevention park of Barcelona's City Council Firefighters, and under the coordination of METEOSIM. This meeting is part of the project follow-up meetings. This particular one had ...

Jan. 12, 2017

By Meteosim S.L.

Barcelona was the venue for a project meeting of members of I-REACT project in November 2016 I-REACT project partners (from 10 different European countries), have met on 24 and 25 November at the premises of the new prevention park of Barcelona's City Council Firefighters, and under the coordination of METEOSIM. This meeting is part of the project follow-up meetings. This particular one had ...

Jan. 12, 2017

By Meteosim S.L.

“Fire Hazards in Oxygen Systems,” a unique two-day technical and professional training course sponsored by ASTM International, will be held three times during 2010: March 23-24 in San Diego, Calif.; May 18-19 in West Conshohocken, Pa. (ASTM headquarters); and Nov. 2-3 in Orlando, Fla. The course will address topics such as identifying and evaluating hazards in oxygen systems; understanding the ...

Nov. 17, 2009

By ASTM International

Tests made under conditions herein prescribed can be of considerable value in comparing the relative ignition characteristics of different materials. Values obtained represent the lowest ambient air temperature that will cause ignition of the material under the conditions of this test. Test values are expected to rank materials according to ignition susceptibility under actual use conditions. ...

Sep. 25, 2011

By ASTM International

1. Scope 1.1 This test method is used to determine the heat attenuation factor (HAF), the effective heat attenuation factor (EHAF), and the shields mechanical strength (SMS) of a shield attached on live line tools or racking rods intended for protection of workers exposed to electric arcs. 1.2 The materials used in this test method of worker protection are in the form of a ...

Sep. 28, 2011

By ASTM International

Our company recently joined the NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) so we can better understand how we can help our customers protect themselves from the ravages of fire. In the polyethylene industry, Fire Retardant products have been around for a few decades, but have really only come into their own over the past 15 years or so in the USA. Fire Retardant products were much more popular, ...

Oct. 27, 2009

By Global Plastic Sheeting

The UAE Civil Defense, in a joint effort with Gulf co-operation, is analyzing possible fire hazards and through commercial & residential national level campaigns are training people and monitoring them with great success to achieve the goals of a fire safe environment. Barely entering the second quarter of 2013, several unfortunate fire accidents have already made the news. Fire continues to ...

May 14, 2013

By Fleming Gulf FZE

Knowledge of flammable limits at elevated temperatures and pressures is needed for safe and economical operation of some chemical processes. This information may be needed in order to start up a reactor without passing through a flammable range, to operate the reactor safely and economically, or to store or ship the product safely. Limits of flammability data obtained in relatively ...

Oct. 19, 2011

By ASTM International

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued citations to three contractors with proposed penalties totaling US$313,500 for alleged violations of safety standards after investigating the catastrophic March 15 collapse of a tower crane in New York City that killed seven people. The accident took place at 303 E. 51st St. in midtown Manhattan. Cited were Rapetti Rigging ...

Sep. 15, 2008

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

For the second time in two years, a U.S. and international home decor manufacturer and distributor has shown that it lags in employee safety. A U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspection of New York-based Idea Nuova's 302 Fifth Ave. showroom found aisles clogged with merchandise, including beanbag chairs, and an emergency exit ...

Aug. 30, 2015

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Tangled extension cords, overloaded power outlets in wet locations, blocked exits, faulty forklifts, machines without safety guards and damaged floors-all in a hazardous day at work for employees at Xpedited Services LLC's warehouse in Jersey City, an inspection by U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration investigators found. After the August 14, 2014, inspection, ...

Jan. 27, 2015

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Fire and explosion accidents are of major concern to the owners and operators of refineries and petrochemical, gas processing, terminal, and offshore facilities. Statistics have shown that the majority of monetary loss in these types of complexes is due to fire and explosion. According to statistics, 77 percent of the monetary loss in refinery and petrochemical complexes is due to fire and ...

Nov. 30, 2010

By The Compliance Center (ICC)

Through our commitment in promoting the safety of our clients and the industry at large, Connexion has received and posted 3 new product safety alerts from the  U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Underwriters Labortories: ...

Apr. 18, 2011

By Connexion

ELECMETAL (Chile), a leading metal parts manufacturer, has just installed 60 SharpEye model 40/40L UV/IR opticalflame detectorsto protect its 2 new production facilities where high end alloy metals are produced for the aerospace and mining industries.  Thechemical processes and power requirements to manufacturesuch high grade steel components create a variety of special ...

Sep. 29, 2014

By Spectrex - Emerson Process Management

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recalled more than 500,000 hoverboards from 10 different manufacturers this week. The recalls come as a result of poorly designed hoverboards that combust when the lithium batteries overheat. ...

Jan. 10, 2020

By Thermotron Industries

1. Scope 1.1 This specification is intended to prescribe minimum safety requirements for candles to provide a reasonable degree of safety for normal use with candles, thereby improving personal safety and reducing fires, deaths, and injuries. ...

Nov. 17, 2011

By ASTM International

Enviro-Equipment, Inc., (EEI) a manufacturer of new and refurbished/used control panels, recently announced that its control panel shop received UL 508A and UL 698A certification from Met Labs. The two certifications allow the company to build custom panels to whatever specification customers want - and certify to UL standards that they're safe from electrical shock and fire hazard. Getting these ...

Jun. 3, 2009

By Enviro-Equipment, Inc.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Solve Composites LLC, a maker of Fiberglas-reinforced plastic panels, for recurring and new violations of workplace safety and health standards at its Plattsburgh manufacturing plant. Proposed penalties total $69,244 after OSHA's Albany Area Office opened the inspection on Feb. 11 to verify correction of ...

Aug. 19, 2013

By U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

— The Department of Environmental Protection announced today the completion of a priority cleanup of the former Jake Ours Family Junkyard abandoned tire pile in Rochester Township, Beaver County, which was estimated to have held more than 50,000 truck and bus tires. "The remediation of this junkyard has eliminated potential health and ...

Oct. 6, 2011

By Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection