Essays on Flammable

Healthcare centers and facilities play a significant role in disaster and emergency preparedness efforts for all types of events such as natural, man-made events, terrorist attacks and pandemic outbreaks. Healthcare facilities are required to have emergency and disaster operations plan which apparently gives an outline of how the hospital is prepared to respond and recover from all types of hazards. The preparation process requires the healthcare facility to include a number of six critical components including communications, resources and assets, safety and security, staff responsibilities, utilities and clinical and support activities (Wee 241). The approach of being prepared to ...

Surgical fires happen rarely, but should be taken into consideration, for they can have serious consequences for the hospital’s patients, employees, and the institution as well. It’s necessary to learn the ways to prevent such fires and the ways to deal with inflaming if it happens. (“Surgical Fire Prevention”, 2012). The research on the matter shows that up to 650 surgical fires occur in the US operation rooms each year, with up to 5% causing death or serious harm (Rocos & Donaldson, 2012). According to Feldman, L., Fuchshuber, P. & Jones, D. B. (2012) nearly 44% of fires during ...

Fire systems are designed for different services such as to warn people of fires, to stop fires, to create a safe environment for people in a fire among other reasons. The installation of these system depends on the buildings and occupants or the kind of materials in the buildings such as flammable liquids or electronic devices. The selection of these systems should meet the set standards by the different fire-related organisations. The following is a look at some of the fire and prevention systems.

Standpipe System

Standpipe systems are a number of pipes that connect a water supply to hose connections. ...

The second Battle of Falluja involved also known as Operation Al-Farr and the Operation Phantom Fury, included joint forces of Iraq, United States, and Britain offensive in the year 2004, during the months of November and December (American Veteran Center). It is considered the greatest war that ever took place in the Iraqi’s Falluja soil. The United States Marine Corps approved by the Iraqi interim government to launch the attack and lead the war against the Iraqi insurgency in Falluja. It was considered one of the greatest conquest the United States have combated using the submarine in an ...

Uses of Hydrogen in the Industry

Hydrogen is a colorless, odorless, flammable, non-toxic and flammable gas at atmospheric temperature. Due to its properties, hydrogen is one of the main starting factors used substance in chemical industries. It is the basic building block in manufacturing of ammonia (Ramachandran, & Raghu, 5). Hydrogen is used mainly in the manufacturing of two chemical components, which are ammonia and methanol. These chemical components are made industrially. The manufactured ammonia is used in fertilizer manufacturing industries while methanol is used in the manufacturing of polymers. Hydrogen is also used in oil refining industries for reforming oils to obtain a high-quality grade ...

After gaining permission from the property owner, a fire investigation was launched concerning the context of this situation. The objectives of the probe included an establishment of the origin of the fire and a determination of the most probable ignition sources. An understanding of the circumstances involved in this case was important as an initial step towards the prevention of future fire incidents. The significance of identifying the ignition sources was to enable the property owner to sensitize the occupants on the same.

Description of the Incident

Regarding this case, a fire occurred near a disposed container of flammable liquid. Next to this ...

Report

A successful application by homeowner to have the cause of fire investigated and determined has led to this inquiry to unravel the cause of the fire with a future anticipation how homeowners can avoid fire accidents. This report will also identify some of the potential common causes of fire accidents at home to enable the owner inform relevant people who can help seal loopholes that are likely to contribute to devastating effects of fire accidents.

Description of the Incident

The main door leading to the kitchen reveals how the fire stated. In the cooking area, there are two relatively heavy wooded cupboard position ...

Description of the best fire detection equipment to be installed in the Electrical Switchgear Room, Flammable Liquids Room and the Office. The best fire detection system to be installed in the Electrical Switchgear Room is the photoelectric smoke detector (FM Global, 2). This is because cables which are necessary in the Electrical Switchgear Room are mostly insulated with combustible materials which would invariably generate smoke as they burn in the event of a fire (FM Global 1). This type of smoke from such smoldering fires (characteristic of burning plastic/insulating) according to the NFPA can most effectively be detected by ...

There are many injuries that occur as a result of accidents or violence. Workplace accident is an example of an injury cause. Workplace accident refers to any accident that occurs in the cause of a person’s work. An example of a workplace accident is a third degree burns obtained when a conveyor belt explodes during startup causing a fire in the asphalt plant part of a company. Statistics have indicated that more than 27 million working days are lost almost each year due to third degree burns at work.

This proves that these incidents have serious repercussions.Health and safety executive (HSE) aims at reducing the ...

I. Introduction a. The Site: The site that is accessed is BP at this URL: http://www.bp.com/ . It provides access to various information about BP including company information and historical background; as well as portals to products and services, sustainability, investors, press, careers, and the Gulf of Mexico restoration . b. The Goal of the Company:

world in a safe and responsible way” . As such, it was also indicated that through the products and services produced by BP, the organization is enabled to “provide customers with fuel for transportation, energy for heat and light, lubricants to keep engines moving ...

translatable. This author particularly examined the readership in arts. How do we study and interpret visual art? Readership of Visual Art is the primary goal of the art research. Through the art practice, he realized that he has always used two distinctive elements in one set; non-duality. “Form is emptiness and the very emptiness is form” (p. 18). “Emptiness does not differ from form, form does not differ from emptiness; whatever is form, that is emptiness, whatever is emptiness, that is form, the same is true of feelings, perceptions, impulses and consciousness (p. 18).” It would be much ...

Abstract

The project deals with the relationship between Homeland Security, transportation, and logistics management. The nature of the interconnection between the Department of Homeland Security, public transportation, and logistics is the focal point of the research. Measures elaborated by the state department for the protection of transport, passengers and hazardous goods delivery are scrutinized based on the data retrieved from governmental reports, programs and articles. Keywords: homeland security, transportation, logistics management, terrorist, attack The USA is a reputed peacemaker that stands up for peace and equality throughout the world. Valiant though these efforts are, they come up against a serious ...

Arson is the crime that involves setting fires to buildings, vehicles, forest or wild land areas, or peoples’ other properties either intentionally or with deep-seated malice (Swanson et al, 2012, p. 510). A person who engages in such a malicious act is called an arsonist, and their intention is normally to damage property. It is distinguishable from other causes of fire such accidental electric fires on buildings or natural wildfires that erupt in forested areas due natural causes. The main differentiating aspect of arson is that, a person deliberately sets fires on property owned by others to destroy it, or owner ...

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Employees’ Names: Cody Scarborough (18); Nicholas Pound (23); George Ben Jefferson (53) EMP #: Phone: Gender: All male What Happened? According to the report of the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB), in the morning of June 5, 2006, an explosion occurred at the Partridge-Raleigh oilfield where three contractors (names mentioned above) from Stringer's Oilfield Services died and one was seriously injured. The contract workers were in the process of connecting a pipe from a production tank to a storage tank which previously (and one currently) held flammable materials. Unsafe practices which did not adhere to the standards ...

Introduction

In recent years, the lithium-ion battery safety issues have been the subject of interest in the field of battery technology. This is because the development of projects in the industry of automobile focuses mostly on the vehicles that utilize an alternative power such as hybrid vehicles; and lithium battery technology is employed in hybrid cars. Hybrid and battery electric automobiles are currently accessible. Corporations are doing the final measurements for every vehicle types (Hollmotz and Hackmann, 1). Moreover, the technology of lithium battery has been searching fresh markets associated with the development of cordless communication equipment such as portable ...

Interactions with hazardous materials

Chemical reactions or interactions are key to the production of various useful chemical products including polymers, fuels, paints, adhesives etc. When the reactants, catalysts, mechanism of reaction, reactor operation, temperature, pressure and other parameters are known, as well as kept under control, the products or outcome are as expected. On the other hand when chemical interactions are unexpected and lead to unknown products, consequences could be disastrous leading to severe loss. Such hazardous material interactions are more common in chemical manufacture, processing, refining and storage facilities. Reactive hazards are a serious concern since the magnitude of loss could be ...

English

Aimee Bender’s fictions are symbolic of human emotions and struggles largely analogized and formed through fairy-tale representations. The Girl in the Flammable Skirt is by and large in the same vein and is a collection of short stories that seems to suggest a narration by a teenage girl. On reading The Girl in the Flammable Skirt, in each of the short stories, the one common moral and that is one of trauma interlocked with pittance. The story about a young girl who comes home to find her dad carrying a backpack which seems to resemble a bag made of stones is intriguing. In the ...

Introduction

Wal-Mart is one of the biggest chains of retail stores in the world today. Wal-Mart was selected for the purpose of this project and to complete the assignment the Milwaukee Wal-Mart Store #3496 situated in the Hope Avenue area was surveyed. The store manager on duty at that time was requested to give us a tour of the facility. Wal-Mart was chosen as the subject for this assignment because they have one of the most comprehensive and well laid out stores in the world. The operations of Wal-Mart are spread across every country and they have set up stores ...

- Using OSHA Definitions: 1-Flammable Liquids: flammable liquid is described as any liquid that has a flash point below 37.8oC (1000F). However, this does not include any mixture that has elements with flashpoints of below 37.8oC (1000F), whose total form about 99% of the entire volume of the mixture. 2-Combustible Liquids: a liquid is any liquid which has a flash point of or above 37.8oC (1000F) (OSHA, 2013).

Differences between Flammable and Combustible:

The main difference between flammable liquids’ vapor can be kindled at relatively lower temperatures as compared to combustible liquids. Therefore, it is easy for a flammable liquid to catch fire as compared to ...

Summary

Bayer CropScience is a pesticide producing company in West Virginia. It is independently operated company within Bayer Group, which is its pharmaceutical parent company with its headquarters in Leverkusen, Germany. The company operates in three markets, Bayer CropScience, Bayer HealthCare and Bayer Material Science. Bayer CropScience is a global provider of crop protection agents such as herbicides, insecticides and fungicides for both commercial and private use (Monheim, 12). On 28th august 2008, two workers were fatally injured when a waste tank having the pesticide methomyl aggressively blasted, destroying the Bayer CropScience chemical plant processing unit in West Virginia. The accident happened ...

Lab coats are usually knee-length, white overcoats that are worn by students, medical professionals, or researchers while working in labs. The most important purpose of a lab coat is to ensure safety. The following are a couple of possible accidents that can occur in a lab which can lead to severe damages in the absence of a lab coat. 1) Chemical spills: While working with chemicals, there is always a danger of splashes from toxic or corrosive elements which can react adversely with the skin. A lab coat generally gives a thick layer of protection to ensure that such chemicals do not directly come ...

Introduction

This case study reviews the loss of Flight TWA 800 a Boeing 747-131, (“Accident Overview”, n.d.), that on 17 July 1996 exploded in midair shortly after takeoff from JFK airport New York on a Paris-bound flight, and resulting in the deaths of all 230 on board. The case study looks at the accident causes, structural and mechanical factors involved, contributory factors, and the Investigation Board findings.

The Research Causes of the Accident. Cornwell (Jul 2013), in an article published by Reuters, reported that the government investigators were maintaining their opinion that the accident was caused by a spark from defective wiring ...

- Yes. It will be in its flammable range to ignite since 7.8% lies within the flammable range of alcohol which is 3.3% to 19%. - The vapor density of alcohol in air will rise since it is less dense than air. - Since ethanol is less dense than water, it will form an upper layer on top of water and will continue to burn.( Doolittle, A. 658). - If heat is added to the ethanol, the vapor pressure will rise since there will be an additional energy to drive the molecules. - The material ...

The Elemental Principles in the Training of Fire Inspectors

Fire Inspectors must be prepared for various situations that might crop up as a result of fire accidents. The inspectors must be in a position to prevent death and damage due to fire.

The six fundamental principles of training fire inspectors are as follows:

- Never Cross the Capacity Limits This principle speaks of the fact that any room or building should not be occupied by a number of people that exceed the capacity of design. This ensures that in case there is a fire breaking out, the people inside the room must be able to get out easily. The fire inspectors must be trained in this aspect. - Separating Flammable Products ...

a) CH3CH2-O-CH2CH2CH2CH3 The acceptable name for the above structure is 1-Ethoxybutane or butyl ethyl ether. The functional group in the compound is the esther group that joins the ethyl part with the butyl part. Some of the general properties that are essential for a fire, environmental, health or safety personnel to know are as follows. The compound is colorless and can easily be confused for water. The compound is stable but may form peroxides while in store if it is exposed to air. It is highly flammable and not compatible with the oxidizing agents. The compound causes irritation to ...

Fire protection systems are designed to save lives of the people as well as protect the property. These systems are installed to avoid or lessen the unnecessary effects of fire. Depending on the environmental conditions the fire protection systems are installed, for example, the dry pipe systems are used in cold areas and at places where the assets must be safeguarded against water. The most common fire protection system is the wet fire sprinkler system that ejects water when the fire is detected and the temperature exceeds the preset value. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) provides the application, ...

a) CH3CH2 - O - CH2CH2CH2CH3 The name of the compound is 2 hexanone. It is an ketone having the functional group C=O 2 Hexanone is a clear liquid with a boiling point of 151-152 degrees centigrade. It is slightly soluble in water .it is soluble in ether, propylene glycol and alcohol. It is stable under normal conditions but it is highly flammable with a flashpoint of 47 degrees centigrade. This makes it a dangerous chemical. It is incompatible with strong oxidizing agents, strong reducing agents and strong bases (Hornback, 2005). b) CH3CH2 CH (CH3) CH2CH2OH The name of the compound is 3 METHYL ...

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Special designs have been made to suit various sports. This is important as it plays an important role in sports performance. Companies have resorted to good quality textile materials to design sportswear clothing. Sportsmen should wear comfortable costumes for them to perform well in their competition. When designing sportswear, the market has to be identified first. That is the design to be used, the materials required and footwear. The fabrics available should also be identified. The comfort of the wearer is also considered as this affects performance.

History of polymers

Polymers have been used for centuries to manufacture plastics. Due to advance ...

Below is a report of the facility analysis done on Acoustic Cafe in order to assess the level of Fire Protection and Prevention status. Fire extinguishers are present at several locations on the facility. They hang on the wall and the pressure gauges show the correct pressure. They are well maintained and free of signs of corrosion. The fire extinguishers are within their annual inspection dates although they are due for inspection in a few months time. All the fire extinguishers are unobstructed and are freely visible. They are regularly inspected by the Menomonie fire department.

Signs

The escape routes are ...

Basements are enclosed places of a building below the ground level. Living in basements presents challenges when dealing with flood and fire situations. The Nayef Building fire case exposed loopholes in dealing with basement fires. Several mistakes were committed in dealing with the fire, and it resulted in the death of two firemen after they inhaled poisonous gases coming from the basement (Case Study). There are several solutions that can be implemented to improve the fire protection and response measures in basements.

Increased fire detection and prevention measures can be executed to increase overall protection against fires in basements. Among ...

This paper is going to have two parts; part A and part B. the paper is going to be about risk management in a building and construction site whose plan has been given. In part A, the discussion will include different aspects of risk management like hazard identification, risk Assessment, control Measures and implementation of the measures and the monitoring and reviewing the effectiveness of Measures used in construction sites. Part B on the other hand will be about a fault that was observed in the scaffold of the building.

PART A

1. Hazards identification a. Scaffold This type of hazard ...

Introduction

Many materials that are used in the production industry are hazardous and it is therefore necessary for production plants dealing with such materials to take the necessary precautionary measures (Ohl & Moser, 2007). In this scenario, the plant is in a mess after a fork lift punctured a drum of 55 gallon containing dangerous materials that are believed to be either strong acid, base or oxidizer raw materials. This paper analyses how the situation can be handled to restore normality in the plant.

Scenario

This type of chemical spill can be categorized as complicated since it not just a simple chemical spill on the floor that ...

Question 1: Separation of mixtures

This is a method of separation of two immiscible solvent phases. It is the best method for the separation of a mixture of Cyclohexanone and Acetone (miscible)

Cyclohexanone is insoluble in water while Acetone is miscible with water. A mixture of the two compounds forms two distinct layers in water. Distillation cannot be used because the two compounds are highly flammable.

In this method of separation, water is added to the mixture. Acetone completely mixes with water while cyclohexanone does not. A funnel is then used to separate the two.

(Note: the colouration is ...