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IN a paper read in London on December 9 before the Institution of Electrical Engineers, Messrs. W. Fordham Cooper and F. H. Mann describe first the classification of buildings and structural materials in relation to fire resistance, and then deal with the hazard from various industrial materials and processes and the special precautions which should be adopted in providing and operating electrical installations in view of these risks. Flame-proof and intrinsically safe constructions are briefly described. The second part of the paper illustrates the application of the matter discussed in the first part; but, as it is impossible to deal with every risk, attention has been particularly paid to the heavy chemical (gas, coke and by-product) and textile industries by way of examples, although some other matters, notably switch and transformer oil-fire risks, are also mentioned.
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Industrial Fire Risks. Nature 153, 248 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1038/153248c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/153248c0