Control of Fire Hazards in Commercial Drycleaning Shops Using Petroleum-Based Solvents

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Drycleaning shops contain all elements necessary for uncontrolled fires: fuels, ignition sources, and oxygen. Potential combustible materials include furniture, garments, lint, and portions of the building. The greatest risk of fire and explosion exists if the drycleaning shop uses a petroleum-based solvent in drycleaning machines. Approximately 10 percent of drycleaning shops in the UnitedStates use these highly flammable solvents. Ignition can be triggered by a burning or smoldering cigarette, heated equipment such as a press, a frictional spark inside the solvent reclaimer cage, or even static electricity within the reclaimer. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Fires Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Petroleum Safety Safety Management Solvents
• Keywords:
  Control Methods Dry Cleaning Industry Dry Cleaning Solvents Fire Hazards Fire Prevention Fire Safety Flash Point Industrial Hazards Occupational Exposure Organic Solvents Petroleum Products Safety Measures Safety Monitoring Safety Practices Solvent Vapors

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• ISSN:
  1047-322X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; EID - Education and Information Division ; DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  249-250
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20020656
• Citation:
  Appl Occup Environ Hyg 2000 Mar; 15(3):249-250
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2000
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b7bbec95e6ad42aadfe619b7a23beb6d0d501f8cd192087d756227609a8e72f367a2cd64138abd62ddfc3ee738ded1ca623e3745bf0474fb44d04ac206aacbc8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/198340/cdc_198340_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 239.76 KB ]