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Every industry is unique, therefore fire and explosion hazards for each industry are different. In some industries, a large number of people work within the same building, whereas in some other industries, very few people work in huge enclosures. One material that causes a risk for human life in one industry may impose a risk for explosion in another. Here are the fire most important factors for fire in industrial facilities:
– Combustible dust: Although overlooked in most cases, combustible dust is a very important ingredient for fire in food, wood, chemical, metal and pharmacy industries. This is because many materials that do not pose any risk for fire in larger proportions, such as food, paints, chemicals and metals, may turn into a risk of fire in when dust form. Generally, this kind of dust leads to small explosions. All the electrical and HVAC systems and especially highly flammable and explosive materials effected by these small explosions then lead to fires.
- Hot work: This is a major cause of fire in all industries. Hot work like welding, torch cutting, soldering and heating may cause fires. This is because the sparks have very high temperature rates and may travel long distances.
– Flammable liquids and gases: These kinds of fires generally occur in chemical industry facilities and are highly destructive because of inflammable materials that cause explosions. Some examples to these materials are rocket fuel, acrylic acid and crude oil.
- Equipment and machinery: Damaged and/or unkempt equipment may cause fires whether they are actively used or not. The biggest risk is in the heating and hot work tools (welding machines etc…). But unkempt mechanical equipment are also a risk of fire due to the fact that sparking may occur between their moving parts.
- Electrical equipment: Damaged wires, overloaded power outlets, expansion cables, overloaded circuits and electrostatic discharges are causes of fire in industrial facilities. A combination of sparks caused by this kind of equipment and combustible dust may lead to large fires or explosions.
In a nutshell, risks of fire in industrial facilities are various and often interrelated. In any case, fires in these enclosures may lead to two types of loss of property in addition to losses of life:
1. Damages given to the materials in the building,
2. Damages caused by facility shutdown.
In order to find the correct solution for your industrial facility, get in contact with us at AY-SO so that we can have specific fire detection and suppression systems installed and keep them maintained periodically.
