Sentences with phrase «for flammable»

The rule would also incorporate a test method for initial boiling point for flammable liquids into the hazardous materials regulations.
The previous code was developed for flammable gases in an industrial setting, which carries different risks compared to hydrogen fuel at a fueling station.
Fire researchers typically identify risk areas by looking for flammable vegetation and features like canyons that can funnel fires.

Not exact matches

Toxic use reduction and sourcing replacements for ozone depleting solvents, volatile organic compounds, flammable solvents, hazardous air pollutants and achieving waste minimization
Heating oil is a flammable liquid used as a fuel for heaters or boilers.
Oil, for the uninitiated, tends to be flammable (undiluted bitumen required a quick google to check, but I'm still not sure I'd want to be near it under those circumstances).
Pastor Wilson said he hoped the letter from residents would help ensure someone takes responsibility for the cladding that was on the Grenfell Tower and added «heads have got to roll in other words because it didn't need to happen had they chosen the one that was not flammable».
The RAPID 5000 metal detection systems are also certified for ATEX Zone 20 because flammable dust is created during the filling / bagging process.
One of these dangers is that this type of foam is flammable making it not ideal for a child's room.
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.
The initiative would not only increase the cap but also would upgrade geographically specific spill response plans for state and federal officials, establish a state liquid firefighting task force that would be in charge of deploying flammable liquid firefighting foam and other supplies along rail lines across the state and provide more training for local fire crews who would often be first responders to spills.
The Government faces an estimated bill of more than # 600m for replacing flammable cladding on housing blocks after the Grenfell Tower disaster.
«That is too flammable for industry», says Harutyunyan.
Yet it represents a leap forward for a material long regarded as too weak, variable, and flammable to support high - rise buildings.
«Additionally, most of the reported flexible batteries are based on flammable organic or corrosive electrolytes, which suffer from safety hazards and poor biocompatibility for wearable devices, let alone implantable ones.»
Instead, the researchers, led by Wang and macromolecular science professor Huisheng Peng, swapped out those toxic and flammable liquids for cheap and environmentally conscious sodium - ion solutions.
Currently the most important technology for these applications is the lithium - ion battery technology: but the technology is expensive and contains a flammable liquid, which may represent a safety hazard, when the battery is abused.
«Our study's publication on the 50th anniversary of the [sic] 1967 Tasmanian fire disaster is a fortuitous coincidence that helps highlight the global vulnerability of cities surrounding by flammable forests, regardless of climate change,» Bowman wrote in a «behind the paper» web post for Nature.
Fracking has already drawn considerable scrutiny from environmental groups, unhappy homeowners, and teams of lawyers who blame the drilling method for polluting pristine rivers, turning bucolic farmlands into noisy industrial zones, and leaking enough methane to make ordinary tap water as flammable as lighter fluid.
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.
Magnesium batteries offer promise for safely powering modern life — unlike traditional lithium ion batteries, they are not flammable or subject to exploding — but their ability to store energy has been limited.
Scientists have spent decades searching for a safe alternative to the flammable liquid electrolytes used in lithium - ion batteries.
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.
By allowing explicit calculations on wood - litter production, these results potentially enable more explicit modelling of woody tissues in ecosystems worldwide, with implications for the build - up of flammable fuel, nutrient cycling, and understanding of plant growth.
Still, the report states, «Bakken crude oil does not pose risks significantly different than other crude oils or other flammable liquids authorized for rail transport.»
The EWG advises opting for products that haven't been treated with brominated fire retardants and choosing less - flammable materials, such as wool.
At the beginning, I used my bow and arrow for everything, even when it was just slowly chipping away small bits of damage; by the end, I was smoothly and swiftly switching between shooting fire arrows at flammable fuel tanks, tossing shock traps on the ground to stun robots, and lobbing ice bombs that could freeze enemies in place and open them up to further damage.
Critics have offered up some highly flammable reviews for «Inferno,» giving the film a cumulative score of 20 percent on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.
When he showed that white flight to suburbia accelerated in the wake of central - city desegregation, the president of the American Sociological Association called for his censure or expulsion from the association for spreading «flammable propaganda.»
But with the tragedy at Grenfell, which subsequently highlighted flammable cladding on a number of schools, many are calling for improvements.
As the adult, look through the photos to get ideas for any resources needed, please take care if lighting a small fire with cotton wool (very flammable) Print the pages out, the next page with the activities on is the base, you may wish to stick onto card to make more durable.
Several arguments come into play, from a flammable one about whether all students have sufficient cognitive ability for higher education, to questions about whether most future jobs will demand a college education.
about PHMSA Proposes New Safety Oil Spill Response Plans and Information Sharing for High - Hazard Flammable Trains
The problem is, in order for the exhaust to be flammable you'd have to stop the combustion in the engine, which is never ideal.
PHMSA and FRA issued a supplementary safety advisory, Safety Advisory 2013 - 07, on November 20, 2013, to emphasize the importance of proper characterization, classification, and selection of a packing group for Class 3 materials (flammable liquids, including petroleum crude oil), and to reinforce the need to follow the Federal hazardous materials regulations for safety and security planning.
«Safety is our top priority and the ALERT grants will help first responders, especially volunteer firefighters in rural or remote parts of the country, prepare for and respond to incidents involving flammable liquids,» said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.
«These grants are important tools for communities to plan and stay prepared for transportation incidents involving hazardous materials, including those involving high - hazard flammable trains.»
For example, some insurance companies will not insure specific types of cargo or cargo requiring hazardous material signs, such as oxygen, gasoline, or flammable placards.
Bravecto Topical for Dogs is highly flammable.
Watch for fire hazards, such as storage of flammable liquids, worn, chewed, overloaded or frayed wiring; accumulations of trash or bedding material, lack of fire extinguishers, sprinklers or fire alarm systems; and lack of structural lightning rods.
Prevention is key: store vehicles, tractors, and flammable materials outside; regularly inspect electrical wires for damage; and make sure hay is dry before storing it in the barn.
For safety reasons, items that use flammable liquids or gases can not be replaced.
B.J. Blazkowicz is given a sub-machine gun by one of his fellow resistance fighters very early on, while further weaponry found along the way includes a high calibre automatic rifle which is effective even in medium to long range combat, alongside pistols which are the side - arm of choice for Nazi commanders when up against a lightly armoured enemy at close range; a variation of a shotgun albeit with three barrels rapidly firing shells; hand grenades are capable of destroying certain flammable surfaces which can create an escape route for B.J. under given circumstances; and more besides.
Immediately outside each studio room is a partitioned storage and disposal system for hazardous and flammable media and materials.
The museum commissioned new works specially for the show: landscapes etched in soot - coated bottles by Jim Dingilian, life - size figures made of dirt by James Croak, and flammable - paint works by artist duo Tim Simpson and Sarah van Gameren of Studio Glithero, among other installations.
Traditionally it has not been used for big commercial projects; conventional wood is flammable and spans were limited.
The Transportation Safety Board is expected to announce Wednesday details of its concerns about current practices for testing, regulating and shipping by rail large volumes of light and flammable oil from the Bakken region of North Dakota.
Portugal is to reduce the number of eucalyptus groves after the highly flammable plant was blamed for last month's deadly forest fires.
Training the workers in the refrigeration and air conditioning sector, customs officers and end users consistently features highly on the priority list for African countries, given that low - or zero - GWP refrigerants are often flammable, toxic or work under excess pressure.
Combined with diminished precipitation, high temperatures in California are causing soils and vegetation to lose moisture earlier in the spring and stay dry later in the fall, meaning the landscape is flammable for more of the year.
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