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  2. NFPA 704 - Wikipedia

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    First "tentatively adopted as a guide" in 1960, [1] and revised several times since then, it defines the "Safety Square" or "Fire Diamond" which is used to quickly and easily identify the risks posed by hazardous materials. This helps determine what, if any, special equipment should be used, procedures followed, or precautions taken during the ...

  3. ISO 7010 - Wikipedia

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    Graphical symbols — Safety colours and safety signs — Registered safety signs: Abbreviation: ISO 7010: Year started: October 2003 () First published: October 2003; 21 years ago () Latest version: 3 2019: Organization: International Organization for Standardization: Committee: ISO/TC 145/SC 2 Safety identification, signs, shapes, symbols and ...

  4. Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations

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    The regulations applies to the occupational health and safety within the territorial borders of Great Britain, also on offshore installations. [4] [5] [6] It does not apply to the marking of dangerous goods and substances itself, only its storage or pipes, nor the regulation of road, rail, inland waterway, sea or air traffic, nor to signs used aboard of sea-going ships. [1]

  5. ISO 3864 - Wikipedia

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    ISO 3864-1:2011 Part 1: Design principles for safety signs and safety markings [1] ISO 3864-2:2016 Part 2: Design principles for product safety labels [2] ISO 3864-3:2012 Part 3: Design principles for graphical symbols for use in safety signs [3] ISO 3864-4:2011 Part 4: Colorimetric and photometric properties of safety sign materials [4]

  6. Stop, drop and roll - Wikipedia

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    Stop, drop and roll is a simple fire safety technique taught to children, emergency service personnel and industrial workers as a component of training in some of the anglophone world, particularly in North America. The method involves three steps that fire victims should follow if their clothing catches fire, to try to extinguish it. [1]

  7. Flashover - Wikipedia

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    Firefighters are taught to recognize the signs of imminent rollovers and flashovers and to avoid backdrafts. For example, there are certain routines for opening closed doors to buildings and compartments on fire, known as door entry procedures, ensuring fire crew safety where possible.

  8. Fire safety - Wikipedia

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    Fire safety equipment at a construction site in China Property loss caused by arson. Fire safety is the set of practices intended to reduce destruction caused by fire.Fire safety measures include those that are intended to prevent the ignition of an uncontrolled fire and those that are used to limit the spread and impact of a fire.

  9. History of fire safety legislation in the United Kingdom

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    See Approved Document - Part B - Fire Safety Vol 1 & 2 (available to download free from the UK Government's "Planning Portal" website). [11] A major simplification and enlargement of the scope of the English and Welsh fire safety laws was implemented by the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (RR (FS)O 2005, in force 1 October 2006).