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When Fire and Rescue Services are called to restore order at an industrial site, such as a warehousing complex, production/manufacturing plant or a public highway, as part of the dynamic risk assessment the incident commander must consider the hazards that…
The hazards of oxygen, oxidising agents and organic peroxides
For the firefighter and emergency services, understanding oxygen, its properties and those of its compounds is vital. In order for a fire to ‘take hold’ there must be oxygen to feed the flame (reaction). In a fire incident, smoke may…
Flammable liquids held in a depot, warehouse, production plant or within the supply chain
When a team from the Fire and Rescue Service are called to an incident at an Industrial Premises (such as a warehouse, a production plant, or on a highway or railway), one must consider the presence of materials that could…