Sentences with word «flammables»

In addition, improper storage or handling of highly flammable materials at oil processing plants and refineries also increases the risk of deadly explosions.

To help keep rates affordable for all Farmers customers, we must occasionally cancel a policy if a policyholder becomes a high risk - for example, by filing multiple claims within a brief time period, causing an accident while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or taking unnecessary risks (careless use of flammable liquids, reckless driving, etc.).

The current «volcanic products» are not of a benign character as this volcano is filled with debt and speculation, highly flammable material with rising interest rates and inflation.

This makes me think of airport security screening that confiscates your nail clippers because you may hijack a plane with them but has no issue with you taking a large glass bottle of highly flammable liquid (alcohol) from the duty free on board.

The previous code was developed for flammable gases in an industrial setting, which carries different risks compared to hydrogen fuel at a fueling station.

The unlikely pairing of an equine veterinarian and a burn surgeon is providing a second chance at a normal life for a horse that was doused in flammable liquid and set on fire late last summer.

It's simply not flammable because of the natural properties of the materials that it is made out of.

Also, hide the other flammable substances from the children that are used in the home.

This can double as a source of heat in winter, but be sure to always use propane powered devices in a well ventilated area away from flammable items and out of reach of children.

Always make sure to keep your heater away from towels, curtains and other flammable items.

New York's architecture isn't as flammable as San Francisco's clapboard Victorians, but within 200 years, says Steven Clemants, vice president of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, tons of leaf litter would overflow gutters as pioneer weeds gave way to colonizing native oaks and maples in city parks.

When compared to a flat - top griddle, a deep fat fryer requires more fire - suppressing chemical because it contains more flammable fuel.

Are researchers dealing with highly flammable substances?

Admittedly, the project is a little dangerous — not because of a few little fusion reactions but because of the the very flammable gas and voltages high enough to instantly kill you.

To reduce the chance that you or a loved one will experience a serious burn at home, in your car, or on the job, it is crucial to be vigilant when using flammable materials, electrical appliances, and strong chemicals - particularly where young children are around.

The extremely flammable ammonia was used as refrigerant, leading to a reluctance in adoption of the mechanical contraption, especially when the natural ice industry was flourishing — after all, one enterprising New Englander had kickstarted a global trade in ice (see The Frozen Water Trade), figuring how to make a commodity out of an item that nature supplied in abundance all winter long.

Berkeley, California - based Cuberg is developing a battery whose components are lighter and less flammable compared with current battery technology, Wang said.

The rule would also incorporate a test method for initial boiling point for flammable liquids into the hazardous materials regulations.

In a time of year where candles are more likely to be lit, and more flammable objects are likely to be around, it's important to keep candles away from where your pet could knock them over.

«Our practice focused on unsafe products such as flammable fabric, cars with dangerous design flaws, mechanical devices that were harming people.

in recent years, partly because of intensive forest management practices that have led to a large amount of flammable fuel in the country

Not only is the group's supercapacitor solvent - free — which means it does not contain flammable liquid — but the compact design is also more durable and its energy storage capacity and charge - discharge lifespan are better than comparable devices currently being used.

Housing Secretary James Brokenshire is making a statement on the news that a review of building regulations set up after the Grenfell tragedy has stopped short of proposing a ban on flammable cladding.

When cooking, make sure you are keeping flammable materials away from any hot surface.

Being on the seventh floor of the Conventus building proved to be an obstacle when AMRI decided to use part of the space for chemical research, working with highly flammable solvents.

But savor the irony: the pollution on the once - flammable waters of Lake Erie helped prompt the birth of Earth Day and the modern environmental movement.

The rules would include new operational requirements to lower operating speeds and enhance braking capabilities for high - hazard flammable trains.

For example, a manufacturer may have placed toxic warning labels on a cleaning agent, but failed to warn that it is flammable when placed near an open flame.

Fire researchers typically identify risk areas by looking for flammable vegetation and features like canyons that can funnel fires.

Use common sense, though, and avoid placing it near anything flammable.

Propylene Oxide (PPO) treatment (PPO is a highly toxic flammable chemical compound, once used as a racing fuel before it was prohibited for safety reasons)

Lime Rock Park reserves the right to determine what a safe distance from flammable sources is and what is an acceptable grill or hibachi.

Repair may be quicker and easier than welding in panels, he says, because flammable materials near the damaged area, such as door trim or seats, won't have to be removed.

Part of what made these dresses so flammable was the same thing that made them so beautiful.

In deforested areas, layers of peat — sometimes dozens of meters deep — become flammable as they dry out, which is sometimes exacerbated by deliberate draining in order to make them more suitable for palm oil and timber plantations.

Richard Becker, the managing director at Becker Film Group said: «We are absolutely delighted to be bringing Flammable Children to audiences nationally and are thrilled that iconic Australian, Kylie Minogue, is now attached alongside Guy Pearce and Radha Mitchell to this colourful satire.

«Of the top 478 events, we identified 144 economically and socially disastrous extreme fire events that were concentrated in regions where humans have built into flammable forested landscapes, such as areas surrounding cities in southern Australia and western North America.»

Tablets get hot, and when you put them in places without airflow, or against flammable surface, you're taking a significant risk of fire.

Many homes with adequate (or excessive) defensible space have still burned to the ground because embers have entered through attic vents, ignited flammable materials around the home (litter in the gutter, wood stacks, wood fencing), or found their way under roofing materials.

What we actually get is the dampest of damp squibs thrown into a not especially flammable nest of 70s hairstyles and furniture.

The next Labour Government will ensure that all new school buildings are fitted with sprinklers and provide funding from central government to remove flammable cladding from school buildings.

There are items that are prohibited both in carry - on or checked luggage, and these include flammable items, explosive materials, gases and pressure containers, poisons, oxidizers, corrosives, infectious materials, highly magnetic materials, radioactive materials, and others.

In the western U.S. in particular, we live in flammable places, and must learn to coexist with fire.»

Proficient at observing safety precautions and highly reliable in handling of flammable products; remembering principles involved in chemical reactions; and understanding laboratory procedures.

Schumer says he is asking the Department of Transportation and the Department of Energy to finalize a review of the transportation of highly flammable oil shipments.

Researchers from Duke University say they have found a clear link between gas drilling in Pennsylvania and Upstate New York and high levels of flammable methane in drinking water — a situation that became a prominent talking point in the drilling debate after flaming faucets were featured in the documentary «Gasland.»

When the smoke layer descends to almost floor level, a mass of air violently rushes in, igniting the entire flammable mixture.