Safety in Handing Mat.-nnU 1 2 1 



Safeguarding Materials in the Building.- 

 rets so many "fireproof 1 buildings burn 



down is simple brick, steel, or com 



buildings themselves may have been honestly built 



: may not be inflammable, but someone \L 

 careless as to the material stored in them. Cot- 

 waste and oils, unless properly cared for, will 

 burn inside a building as quickly as they will else- 

 \\herc. The fire hazard in industrial plants cen- 

 ters almost entirely on the proper handling of the 

 materials they contain, and all materials should 

 be stored and handled with constant reference to 

 this risk. Materials which are a hazardous risk 

 should be separated, if possible, from the rest of 

 the building by fire walls and, if necessary, located 

 in a detached building. We have considered clse- 

 uhcrc the fire risk involved in the storing and 

 use of fuel oils. 



>tc, oily rags, sawdust, and other refuse 

 should be placed in metal cans or receptacles pro- 

 1 with covers. Inflammable material should 

 be stored in small piles, where possible, rather 

 i in one large pile. No inflammable or vola- 

 tile material should be allowed near any machine 

 capable of causing a spark. Open lights should 

 never be used in rooms where paints, varnish, tur- 

 pentine, and crude oil are used or stored, nor in 

 rooms where explosive gases and chemicals arc 

 used. These substances should be stored in separ- 

 ate buildings. Vats or receptacles containing in- 

 flammable or volatile substances should be pro- 

 vided with close fitting covers held open by fusible 



