Appendix I—Fire and explosion risks Table 13 Fire and explosion risks Industry Process Hazards Agriculture Handling grain at silos or with Combustible particles in the form auger loaders of husks and fine dusts, dust explosions Chaff and hay processing and Combustible particles and dusts storage and spontaneous combustion of haystacks Milling grains, sugars, cellulose Flammable and combustible or fibres—cotton, linen, materials, dusts and fibres, polyesters, possible peroxide possible static build-up, oxidising powders agents Processing oil and oil Combustible oils with possible linseed, other combustible wastes vegetable oils, canola, olives Viticulture and alcoholic spirit Flammable and combustible manufacture materials and vats or tanks containing flammable vapours Drying and processing grains Cellulose fibres, dusts, and other and vegetables for example, combustible material; rotting tobacco drying, vegetable vegetable matter produces preparation methane gas Using flammable or combustible Some pesticides contain pesticides flammable or combustible carrier liquids Using liquid and gaseous Flammable gas, toxic gas, ammonia for nitrogen fixing in corrosive soils Automotive industry Manufacture Fuels, oils, spray-painting, electrical Motor mechanics Fuels, oils, solvents, Auto electrical Battery charging, oils, sparks
Appendix I—Fire and explosion risks Table 13 Fire and explosion risks Industry Process Hazards Agriculture Handling grain at silos or with auger loaders Combustible particles in the form of husks and fine dusts, dust explosions Chaff and hay processing and storage Combustible particles and dusts and spontaneous combustion of haystacks Milling grains, sugars, cellulose or fibres—cotton, linen, polyesters, possible peroxide powders Flammable and combustible materials, dusts and fibres, possible static build-up, oxidising agents Processing oil and oil linseed, other vegetable oils, canola, olives Combustible oils with possible combustible wastes Viticulture and alcoholic spirit manufacture Flammable and combustible materials and vats or tanks containing flammable vapours Drying and processing grains and vegetables for example, tobacco drying, vegetable preparation Cellulose fibres, dusts, and other combustible material; rotting vegetable matter produces methane gas Using flammable or combustible pesticides Some pesticides contain flammable or combustible carrier liquids Using liquid and gaseous ammonia for nitrogen fixing in soils Flammable gas, toxic gas, corrosive Automotive industry Manufacture Fuels, oils, spray-painting, electrical Motor mechanics Fuels, oils, solvents, Auto electrical Battery charging, oils, sparks
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