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    Decision to evacuate the workforce in case of fire

    Dear All Let imagine the following scenario: a smoke detector causes an alarm. When I go at the location to verify it is not a wrong alarm, I realise there is indeed a small fire. Which criteria do I need to take into consideration when deciding about the evacuation of the workforce? Fire...
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    Electric boiler and explosion

    Thanks for your answers. Very useful. Previous post quote: "Any boiler fired with any fuel can be made to fail if operated above the design pressure and temperature range." Yes. this is also what I thought, but I needed confirmation for this. Chris
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    Electric boiler and explosion

    Dear All, I have read that electric boiler are safer than other boilers and some are sold as explosion proof. I would like to know whether this is "sales argument" or reality. I can see that electric boiler do not have the risk related to storage of flammable fuel, firebox explosion. But does...
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    Safety Valve Maintenance

    Dear All I know the various tests of the safety valve (by lifting the lever manually or by increasing the pressure until the popping point). Is there an requirement to have the safety valve disassembled (e.g. every 4 years) to identify signs of corrosion, or other dirt build ups? Many, many...
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    Tube rupture

    Dear All, I have read a couple of books on boiler, but could not find an answer to a question. I hope to find the answer in this forum. All books describe that scale, corrosion and embrittlement cause weakening of boiler tubes. This could cause cracks, leaks & rupture, and boiler failure...
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