RESEARCH OF METHODS FOR EVALUATING FIRE AND HAZARDOUS PROPERTIES OF AEROSOL COMPONENTS, AND EXACTLY THE METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE GAS FLAMMABILITY BOUNDARIES

Abstract

Directive 2012/18/EC, which is transposed into national law, lays down rules for the prevention of large-scale accidents involving dangerous substances and for limiting the effects of these substances on human health and the environment.

In order to determine the responsibilities of business entities and competent authorities, as well as the frequency of state supervision of compliance with business entities, these Directive introduced a classification of enterprises according to the degree of risk: low and high.

The degree of risk of an enterprise is identified depending on the type, class, category, and mass of hazardous substances that may result in a large-scale accident being manufactured, used, processed, or stored in installations located within the enterprise.

Therefore, the requirements of regulatory documents for ensuring the fire safety of aerosol dispensers were analyzed. According to Council Directive 75/324 / EEC, the scope of this act of the EU extends to single-use aerosol dispensers with a maximum total capacity of 50 ml inclusive. Council Directive 75/324 / EEC makes no reference to harmonized European and international standards for aerosol dispensers. In order to identify such standards, the regulatory framework of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) and the National Regulatory Framework were reviewed. A number of standards have been identified that set requirements for aerosol dispensers and test methods for determining the limits of flammability of gases.