Chapter 1 - General
1-1 Scope
1-2 Purpose
1-3 Equivalent protection
1-4 Definitions
Chapter 2 - Location and construction of magnesium
            powder production plants
2-1 Location
2-2 Security
2-3 Building construction
2-4 Doors and windows
2-5 Grounding of equipment
2-6 Electrical power
Chapter 3 - Magnesium mill and foundry operations
3-1 Melting and casting operations
3-2 Heat treating
Chapter 4 - Machining and fabrication of magnesium
4-1 Machining
4-2 Dust collection
4-3 Cleaning
4-4 Electrical equipment
4-5 Grounding of equipment
4-6 Safety precautions
4-7 Drawing, spinning, and stamping
Chapter 5 - Magnesium powder - machinery and operations
5-1 General precautions
5-2 Requirements for machinery
5-3 Start-up operations
5-4 Charging and discharging
5-5 Packaging and storage
Chapter 6 - In-plant conveying of magnesium powder
6-1 Containers
6-2 Pneumatic conveying
6-3 Ductwork for conveying systems
6-4 Fan construction and arrangement
6-5 Dust collectors
Chapter 7 - Prevention of dust accumulations
7-1 General
7-2 Cleaning frequency
Chapter 8 - Storage of magnesium solids
8-1 Storage of pigs, ingots and billets
8-2 Storage of heavy castings
8-3 Storage of light castings
8-4 Storage in mills, warehouses, and processing plants
8-5 Storage in racks or bins
8-6 Storage of scrap magnesium
8-7 Storage of solid magnesium scrap
8-8 Storage of magnesium powder
8-9 Storage of finished products
Chapter 9 - Fire fighting procedures
9-1 General precautions
9-2 Reignition conditions
9-3 Automatic sprinkler protection
9-4 Emergency procedures
9-5 Fire fighting organization
9-6 Employee instruction
9-7 Periodic inspection
Chapter 10 - Referenced publications
Appendix A - Explanatory material
Appendix B - Supplementary information on magnesium
Appendix C - Explosibility of magnesium dust
Appendix D - Referenced publications
Index