CAUSES OF FIRE HAZARDS

SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION:

              These are rare but can happen. It happens by self-heating (increase in temperature due      to exothermic internal combustion).

HYPERGOLIC REACTIONS:

It includes pyrophor hypergolic fuels. It occurs when mixing fuels. Oxidizers produce such a rapid heat buildup, causing immediate combustion.

MISHANDLING FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS ANG GASES:

They should be handled with care because any shock can increase its internal molecular kinetic energy causing increase in temperature.

NATURAL AND GENERATED ELECTRICITY:

Electrical lines & equipment cause fires by a short circuit that provides a spark, by arcs, or resistance heat. Lightning strikes start many fires every year.

HEAT FROM HOT SURFACES:

Irons in textile manufacturing & dry-cleaning, coffee pots space heaters, hotplates, etc., all create hot surfaces. Boilers, steam equipment, radiators, pipes, flues/chimneys. Surfaces exposed to direct sunlight become hot surfaces.

ENGINES AND COMPRESSORS:

  Engines produce heat, especially in exhaust pipes. Compressors produce heat           through friction, transferred to their housings.