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FIRE SERVICE AND GENERAL FIRE SAFETY TOPICS => Fire Safety => Topic started by: black arts on October 10, 2006, 04:36:08 PM

Title: dangerous substances
Post by: black arts on October 10, 2006, 04:36:08 PM

The FSO refers to dangerous substances but is there a definition, guidence, procedures in dealing with the above

Title: dangerous substances
Post by: jokar on October 10, 2006, 08:06:40 PM

DSEAR REgs, CHIP Regs are examples, however they all need to be risk assessed for fire.

Title: dangerous substances
Post by: wee brian on October 10, 2006, 09:33:41 PM

The definition in the order includes anything that is - well - err - dangerous

Title: dangerous substances
Post by: Nearlybaldandgrey on October 11, 2006, 11:49:25 AM

The requirement of the order is to assess how the dangerous substances will affect the general fire precautions and what measures have been taken in respect of this.

The HSE enforce the process and storage side and the Environment Agency have an interest where there is a risk of pollution.