Hazards of using torch to cut open drum (Video)
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Aboveground Flammable and Combustible Liquid Tank Emergency Venting – Part 5: Calculating Wetted Area
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/coffee-break/cb_fp_2013_5.pdf
Things you may not know about flammable storage cabinets
To change things up a bit, let’s take a test to see just how well we understand the inner workings and limitations of flammable storage cabinets. TRUE or FALSE- Glass containers should NOT be used to store flammable liquids inside flammable storage cabinets. How many latch points must be on each door on a
Spark proof tools- OSHA or NFPA required?
How many of you work at a facility that requires “spark proof” tools in hazardous locations? Is this done as a “Best Practice” within the company or is this thought to be an OSHA and/or NFPA requirement? Well, the answer may surprise you…
Aboveground Flammable and Combustible Liquid Tank Emergency Venting – Part 4: Wetted Area
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/coffee-break/cb_fp_2013_4.pdf
Aboveground Flammable and Combustible Liquid Tank Emergency Venting – Part 3: Venting Requirements
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/coffee-break/cb_fp_2013_3.pdf
Aboveground Flammable and Combustible Liquid Tank Emergency Venting — Part 2: Tank Shapes
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/coffee-break/cb_fp_2013_2.pdf
Inspection Techniques: Pressure-Vacuum Vent Maintenance
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/coffee-break/cb_fp_2012_52.pdf
Aboveground Flammable and Combustible Liquid Tank Emergency Venting – Part 1: Tank Types
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/coffee-break/cb_fp_2013_1.pdf
Flammable Liquid (and COM DUST) piping “flange jumpers”
In processes handling flammable liquids, “flange jumpers” (also known as “bonding jumpers”) are critical safety components designed to maintain electrical continuity across piping joints. Since piping systems are often coated, gasketed, or subject to corrosion, a standard flanged connection may not provide a sufficiently low-resistance path to ground.
Security video of Methanol Railcar Unloading explosion
Fire marshals consider the fire an accident so far, and say the explosion rocked the plant, as crews unloaded methanol from a rail car into a tank.
The importance of PROPER SECONDARY CONTAINMENT for Flammable Liquids (Videos)
NFPA Data UPDATE on 11/13/12: The NFPA has updated their Loss calculations from the Magnablend fire, as well as some causes of the damage.