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Summary:
The use of mineral oil as a hydraulic fluid in industrial plants, installations and equipment may create a problem, if exposure of the fluid to sources of iginition are possible. Many industrial processes require the use of hydraulic fluids that afford better fire safety than achievable with mineral oils. In proposals to the governments of the member states of the European Union (EU) fire-resistant fluids intended for use in underground mines must conform the ¿̐ưRequirements and Tests Applicable to Fire Resistant Hydraulic Fluids used for Power Transmission¿̐ư (7th Luxembourg Report, adopted by the Safety and Health Commission, March 3rd 1994). The immediate stimulus for this work, which spans a period of 35 years, was the disastrous fire which occurred in 1956 at the Bois du Cazier mine at Marcinelle in Belgium, resulting in 267 fatalities.
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Electronic reproduction. W. Conshohocken, Pa. : ASTM International, 1996. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Web browser. Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
