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Book Petroleum and Public Safety

Download or read book Petroleum and Public Safety written by James B. McSwain and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2018-07-06 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the twentieth century, cities such as Houston, Galveston, New Orleans, and Mobile grappled with the safety hazards created by oil and gas industries as well as the role municipal governments should play in protecting the public from these threats. James B. McSwain’s Petroleum and Public Safety reveals how officials in these cities created standards based on technical, scientific, and engineering knowledge to devise politically workable ordinances related to the storage and handling of fuel. Each of the cities studied in this volume struggled through protracted debates regarding the regulation of crude petroleum and fuel oil, sparked by the famous Spindletop strike of 1901 and the regional oil boom in the decades that followed. Municipal governments sought to ensure the safety of their citizens while still reaping lucrative economic benefits from local petroleum industry activities. Drawing on historical antecedents such as fire-protection engineering, the cities of the Gulf South came to adopt voluntary, consensual fire codes issued by insurance associations and standards organizations such as the National Board of Fire Underwriters, the National Fire Protection Association, and the Southern Standard Building Code Conference. The culmination of such efforts was the creation of the International Fire Code, an overarching fire-protection guide that is widely used in the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central America. In devising ordinances, Gulf South officials pursued the politics of risk management, as they hammered out strategies to eliminate or mitigate the dangers associated with petroleum industries and to reduce the possible consequences of catastrophic oil explosions and fires. Using an array of original sources, including newspapers, municipal records, fire-insurance documents, and risk-management literature, McSwain demonstrates that Gulf South cities played a vital role in twentieth-century modernization.

Book Catalog of Government Publications in the Research Libraries

Download or read book Catalog of Government Publications in the Research Libraries written by New York Public Library. Economic and Public Affairs Division and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The National Union Catalog  Pre 1956 Imprints

Download or read book The National Union Catalog Pre 1956 Imprints written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Dictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library  1911 1971

Download or read book Dictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library 1911 1971 written by New York Public Library. Research Libraries and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Finding List of the Social Sciences  Political Science  Law  and Education

Download or read book Finding List of the Social Sciences Political Science Law and Education written by Virginia State Library and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Bulletin of the Virginia State Library

Download or read book Bulletin of the Virginia State Library written by Virginia State Library and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Vernon s Annotated Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas

Download or read book Vernon s Annotated Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas written by Texas and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 1218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Check list of Virginia State Publications

Download or read book Check list of Virginia State Publications written by and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Brand Book

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  • Author : Westerners. Chicago Corral
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  • Release : 1970
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  • Pages : 332 pages

Download or read book Brand Book written by Westerners. Chicago Corral and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Westerners Brandbook

Download or read book The Westerners Brandbook written by Westerners. Chicago Corral and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book CHARTER OF THE CITY OF GALVEST

Download or read book CHARTER OF THE CITY OF GALVEST written by George Preston 1829-1911 Finlay and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-25 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Book Natural Resources Code

Download or read book Natural Resources Code written by Texas and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Charter of the City of Galveston and the Revised Ordinances as Ordained and Published by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Galveston  Classic Reprint

Download or read book Charter of the City of Galveston and the Revised Ordinances as Ordained and Published by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Galveston Classic Reprint written by George Preston Finlay and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-15 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Charter of the City of Galveston and the Revised Ordinances as Ordained and Published by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Galveston The first ward shall contain all the territory lying north of Avenue G and east_of Thirteenth street. The second ward shall contain all the territory lying north of Avenue G, between Thirteenth and Seventeenth streets. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book Charter of the City of Galveston and the Revised Ordinances

Download or read book Charter of the City of Galveston and the Revised Ordinances written by Galveston (Tex.). and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Universal Cyclopaedia and Atlas

Download or read book Universal Cyclopaedia and Atlas written by Charles Kendall Adams and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Railroad Gazette

Download or read book Railroad Gazette written by and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 986 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: