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Flammable Liquid

Flammable Liquid

A flammable liquid is a liquid, or mixtures of liquids, or liquids containing solids in solution or suspension (for example, paints, varnishes, lacquers, etc.) which;

  1. give off a flammable vapour at temperatures of not more than 60 °C, closed-cup test, or not more than 65.6 °C, open-cup test, normally referred to as the flash point1 ; or
  2. has a flash point of not more than 93°C2 .

4 Categories of Flammable Liquids

According to the Globally Harmonised System for the classification and labelling of chemicals (GHS) a flammable liquid is classified in one of four categories for this class according to the following;

GHS category Criteria
1 Flash point < 23°C and initial boiling point ≤ 35°C
2 Flash point < 23°C and initial boiling point >35°C
3 Flash point ≥ 23°C and ≤ 60°C
4 Flash point > 60°C and ≤ 93°C

 

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