Fibreglass work Catalysts and resins used contain Flammable liquids, oxidising styrenes and organic peroxides, substances and exothermic heat also use of solvents such as generation capable of causing acetone and Methyl ethyl ketones combustion in other flammable or (MEK) combustible materials Film industry Acetate and nitrocellulose films as Highly flammable and may be well as solvents liable to spontaneous combustion when exposed to air Food industry Grains, flours, sugars, Combustible particles in the form fermentation gases, alcohols of husks and fine dusts, flammable or combustible gases, and liquids Gas industry Manufacturing, storage, LPG, methane, hydrogen, transmission, pumping and acetylene, gas accumulation in transport tanks, pipes and tankers Laboratories Mixing, blending, storage, Flammable and combustible heating, reactions, acids, alkalis, gases, liquids, solids, dusts, oxides and peroxides, use of exothermic heat, flames, oxidising Bunsen burners agents Metal production and Melting, casting, milling, grinding, Molten metals and heat, manufacturing, iron, steel welding, electroplating mechanical attrition milling, metal and foundry work, product dusts, shavings, filings, welding manufacture gases and sparks Flammable solvents and electrolysis can produce hydrogen gas bubbles Mining Coal mining Coal dust, methane gas, hydrogen gas, sulphur powder Metaliferous mines Iron, aluminium, magnesium, zinc Metal powders and dusts Paint industry Oil and solvent-based paints, Flammable and combustible spray-painting aerosolised particles, mists vapours, fumes Paper and cardboard Paper and cardboard processes Combustible particles in the form manufacturing bleaching fibres and paper—use of fibres and dusts, flammable or of peroxides, fibreboard box combustible materials and manufacture articles, oxidising agents
Fibreglass work Catalysts and resins used contain styrenes and organic peroxides, also use of solvents such as acetone and Methyl ethyl ketones (MEK) Flammable liquids, oxidising substances and exothermic heat generation capable of causing combustion in other flammable or combustible materials Film industry Acetate and nitrocellulose films as well as solvents Highly flammable and may be liable to spontaneous combustion when exposed to air Food industry Grains, flours, sugars, fermentation gases, alcohols Combustible particles in the form of husks and fine dusts, flammable or combustible gases, and liquids Gas industry Manufacturing, storage, transmission, pumping and transport LPG, methane, hydrogen, acetylene, gas accumulation in tanks, pipes and tankers Laboratories Mixing, blending, storage, heating, reactions, acids, alkalis, oxides and peroxides, use of Bunsen burners Flammable and combustible gases, liquids, solids, dusts, exothermic heat, flames, oxidising agents Metal production and manufacturing, iron, steel and foundry work, product manufacture Melting, casting, milling, grinding, welding, electroplating Molten metals and heat, mechanical attrition milling, metal dusts, shavings, filings, welding gases and sparks Flammable solvents and electrolysis can produce hydrogen gas bubbles Mining Coal mining Coal dust, methane gas, hydrogen gas, sulphur powder Metaliferous mines Iron, aluminium, magnesium, zinc Metal powders and dusts Paint industry Oil and solvent-based paints, spray-painting Flammable and combustible aerosolised particles, mists vapours, fumes Paper and cardboard manufacturing Paper and cardboard processes bleaching fibres and paper—use of peroxides, fibreboard box manufacture Combustible particles in the form of fibres and dusts, flammable or combustible materials and articles, oxidising agents