Health and Safety Executive

Hazardous Installations Directorate (HID)

HID discipline information notes (DINs)

Chemical reaction hazards

Class Definition Format Cost
TD5/001
Inspection of chemical reaction systems Adobe Acrobat .pdf [92kb] Free
TD5/007 Control of acrolonitrile polymerisation during storage Adobe Acrobat .pdf [99kb] Free
CD5/050 Emergency pressure relief of liquids containing suspended solids Adobe Acrobat .pdf [21kb] Free
CD5/054 Domestic production of biodiesel Adobe Acrobat .pdf [19kb] Free

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Fire & explosion

Class Definition Format Cost
TD5/039 Detonations Adobe Acrobat .pdf [206kb] Free
TD5/041
Fire explosion & related incidents in 1998/1999 & 1999/2000 Adobe Acrobat .pdf [90kb] Free
TD5/042
Fuel cells Adobe Acrobat .pdf [93kb] Free
TD5/047 Guidelines for safe manufacture of resins with particular reference to fire & explosion
Adobe Acrobat .pdf [30kb] Free
TD5/048 Fuel cells – hazards & risk management Adobe Acrobat .pdf [97kb] Free
SI5/062 Carbon bed adsorbers – fire and explosion safety issues Adobe Acrobat .pdf [90kb] Free

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Fire precautions

Class Definition Format Cost
TD5/005 Mainstream research project no. R04.036 - Characterisation of passive fire protection (PFP) materials against jet-fire impingement Adobe Acrobat .pdf [87kb] Free
TD5/009 BS 5588: Part 0: 1996 - Fire precautions in the design, construction & use of buildings: guide to fire safety codes of practice for particular premises/applications Adobe Acrobat .pdf [79kb] Free
TD5/012 Controlling fires in agro-chemical (pesticides) warehouses Adobe Acrobat .pdf [86kb] Free

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Flammable solids, dusts & liquids

Class Definition Format Cost
TD5/002 Dust explosions in totally enclosed systems of interconnected vessels Adobe Acrobat .pdf [82kb] Free
TD5/003 Fire hazards of carpet & carpet underlay Adobe Acrobat .pdf [89kb] Free
TD5/004 Storage of used tyres in the open air Adobe Acrobat .pdf [82kb] Free
TD5/006 Flammable solids fire assessment Adobe Acrobat .pdf [92kb] Free
TD5/008 Friction ignition properties of stainless steel Adobe Acrobat .pdf [79kb] Free
TD5/014 Dust explosions in pipelines Adobe Acrobat .pdf [84kb] Free
TD5/020 Venting of dust explosions in interconnected vessels Adobe Acrobat .pdf [93kb] Free
TD5/028 Deflector plates & bucket elevators Adobe Acrobat .pdf [86kb] Free
TD5/029 Explosion in a grain silo - Blaye Adobe Acrobat .pdf [96kb] Free
TD5/032 Dust explosion protection in linked vessels containment & venting Adobe Acrobat .pdf [92kb] Free
CD5/051 Fire hazards of stored powered products Adobe Acrobat .pdf [21kb] Free

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Liquified petroleum gas

Class Definition Format Cost
TD5/025 Jet fire impingement on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) vessels  Adobe Acrobat .pdf [261kb] Free
CD5/059 Developing an inspection strategy to ensure the ongoing external integrity of buried metallic LPG pipework Adobe Acrobat .pdf [48kb] Free

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Natural gas safety

Class Definition Format Cost
TD5/013 Uses & resources of natural gas Adobe Acrobat .pdf [88kb] Free
TD5/019 Results of a study into natural gas/flue gas build-up & dispersal in a house Adobe Acrobat .pdf [89kb] Free
TD5/022 Hazardous area classification & natural gas installations Adobe Acrobat .pdf [83kb] Free

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Other gases

Class Definition Format Cost
TD5/010 Effect of obstacles on flame acceleration & explosion development Adobe Acrobat .pdf [88kb] Free
TD5/011 A review of gas explosion models Adobe Acrobat .pdf [88kb] Free
TD5/015 Review of oxygen incidents 1990-1995 Adobe Acrobat .pdf [99kb] Free
TD5/017 British Compressed Gases Association - guidance notes & codes of practice Adobe Acrobat .pdf [128kb] Free
TD5/023 Review of hydrogen incidents 1994-1998 Adobe Acrobat .pdf [93kb] Free
TD5/026 Review of ammonia incidents 1994-1998 Adobe Acrobat .pdf [97kb] Free
TD5/027 Review of chlorine incidents 1994-1998 Adobe Acrobat .pdf [101kb] Free
TD5/030 Review of landfill gas: incidents & guidance Adobe Acrobat .pdf [144kb] Free
TD5/035 Fixed flammable gas detectors Adobe Acrobat .pdf [117kb] Free
TD5/036 Portable gas detectors Adobe Acrobat .pdf [128kb] Free
TD5/044 Internal corrosion of gas cylinders Adobe Acrobat .pdf [92kb] Free
TD5/045 Inspection of gas cylinder test houses Adobe Acrobat .pdf [95kb] Free
TD5/046 Gas cylinder filling plant Adobe Acrobat .pdf [99kb] Free
TD5/055 Decant filling of cylinders with high-pressure oxygen Adobe Acrobat .pdf [32kb] Free
CD5/056 Review of oxygen incidents 1996-2002 Adobe Acrobat .pdf [97kb] Free
CD5/057 Review of developments in the use of oxygen Adobe Acrobat .pdf [57kb] Free
CD5/058 Maintenance & examination of pressure regulators on cylinders, etc, of compressed gas Adobe Acrobat .pdf [32kb] Free
CD5/060 Acetylene cylinders in fires Adobe Acrobat .pdf [79kb] Free

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Miscellaneous

Class Definition Format Cost
TD5/021 Mechanical seals on process plant Adobe Acrobat .pdf [87kb] Free
TD5/038 Incidents with gas cylinders used for beverage gases Adobe Acrobat .pdf [683kb] Free
TD5/040 Welding of polyethylene pipes Adobe Acrobat .pdf [260kb] Free
TD5/043 Process safety & pressure systems Adobe Acrobat .pdf [110kb] Free
CD5/049 The HOIS2000 interactive knowledge base for non-destructive testing Adobe Acrobat .pdf [58kb] Free
CD5/053 Recommendations on the use of phased arrays for the non-destructive testing of safety critical components Adobe Acrobat .pdf [31kb] Free

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