What is BS EN 14470-1 - Safety storage cabinets for flammable liquids about?
BS EN 14470 discusses fire safety storage cabinets. BS EN 14470-1 is the first part of BS EN 14470 multi-series and discusses safety storage cabinets for flammable liquids. BS EN 14470-1 is a product specification, giving performance requirements for fire safety cabinets to be used for the storage of flammable liquids in laboratories.
BS EN 14470-1 is applicable to cabinets with a total internal volume of not greater than 1 m3, which may be free-standing, restrained to a wall or mounted on wheels or castors. The tests described in BS EN 14470-1 are type tests.
Who is BS EN 14470-1 - Safety storage cabinets for flammable liquids for?
BS EN 14470-1 on safety storage cabinets for flammable liquids is useful for:
- Fire safety storage cabinets manufacturers
- Health and safety bodies
- Quality control personnel
Why should you use BS EN 14470-1 - Safety storage cabinets for flammable liquids?
Fireproof cabinets are cabinets made of materials that withstand heat and fire, generally steel or stainless steel. They are used to protect the materials inside from the effects of fire, as well as contain any materials which may cause fires.
BS EN 14470-1 provides you with the design and testing criteria for safety cabinets to be used in laboratories to store flammable liquids in closed containers at normal room temperatures. BS EN 14470-1 provides you with requirements for the construction of the cabinet and its capacity to resist fire conditions on the outside.
A classification of cabinets is given, according to the level of fire resistance offered, and a type test is included, which draws on already existing fire resistance tests. BS EN 14470-1 provides you with the three major safety requirements for the storage of flammable liquids, that help in the following:
- Minimising the fire risks associated with the storage of flammable substances and protection of the cabinet's contents in the event of fire for a known (tested) minimum length of time (fire rating)
- Minimising the amount of vapour released into the working environment
- Retention of accidental spillage within the cabinet