From: DCHAS Membership Chair <membership**At_Symbol_Here**DCHAS.ORG>
Subject: [DCHAS-L] NSTA Safety Blog: Preventing Science Laboratory Fires
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2019 05:59:13 -0500
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http://nstacommunities.org/blog/2019/02/27/preventing-science-laboratory-fires/

Preventing Science Laboratory Fires

Most science and STEM laboratories contain chemicals and electrical wiring that could cause smoke or fires. For this reason, the National Fire Protection Association‰??s NFPA 45 (section 6.3) standard, in accordance with NFPA 10, requires portable fire extinguishers to be installed and maintained in science labs.

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