Fire protection in telecommunication facilities

Process Safety Progress

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 107-111

  Robin, Mark L ^a  

^a LANXESS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FACILITIES; FIRE HAZARDS; FIRE PROTECTION; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES;

SERVICE INTERRUPTION; TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

FIRE RESISTANCE; PROTECTION; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 0033622664     PISSN: 10668527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/prs.680190211     Document Type: Article

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