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FROM S---Dea Corp 9256869415 CWED?JAN 77 2012 9:44}ST. 9:0B1No.7535S5S737 P 7 <br /> FIRE AND EXPLOSION <br /> Although fires and explosions are a risk in almost every workplace,they are even more of a risk in the <br /> automotive repair shop. Why? Because there are many hazardous materials in the shop that burn easily and <br /> could explode.This module deals with the causes of fires and explosions; how to prevent them; and what you <br /> should know if either occurs. <br /> For a fire or an explosion to happen,the ingredients are basically the same: <br /> SOURCE OF IGNITION + AIR + FLAMMABLE MATERIAL = FIREIEXPLOSION <br /> The difference between a fire and an <br /> explosion happening depends on: / <br /> *The FLAMMABLE material. <br /> •The amount of material that <br /> comes in contact with an ignition <br /> source, <br /> r;:j r <br /> The first step in preventing a <br /> fire or explosion is to determine if i <br /> the material you are using is <br /> FLAMMABLE. <br /> FLAMMABLE MEANS:A material <br /> that can catch fire easily. To find out if a material is FLAMMABLE, read: <br /> •the container label (general information). Or read <br /> •the "Fire and Explosion"data area on the product MSDS(detailed <br /> All PU=T,1 information). <br /> AANI7 AElAIFO MAttAuI, <br /> oAxaeAn •Mn• EI 1 �ZL.IGr,,'r-^i?. nND"c' G".v JAZ nu:A A <br /> The"Fire and Explosion"data area of the MSDS talks about the Flash <br /> Point of a material. The FLASH POINT is:The lowest temperature at <br /> which a flammable liquid gives off enough vapors to ignite(catch fire). <br /> The LOWER the FLASH POINT, the more DANGEROUS the material. <br /> You should know that there are different levels of <br /> flammability. The level of flammability depends on the l <br /> flashpoint of a material. 4 <br /> The Material Is: Flash Point o <br /> "COMBUSTIBLE . . . . . . . . . . . .100°F and Abov;?' <br /> FLAMMABLE" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20°— 100°F <br /> "EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE". and Below w <br /> So, if a product is labeled "EXTREMELY FLAM- <br /> MABLE;' that material will ignite more easily than a <br /> "FLAMMABLE" or"COMBUSTIBLE"material, and at l� <br /> a much lower temperature. Fuels, <br /> solvents/removers and compressed gases are C.OMBUSTISLE FLAMMABLE EXTREMELY <br /> considered EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE. FLAMMABLE <br /> �,51 <br /> V ®Copyright 1987 KLM Automotive Puhilahing Ina <br />