Last edited 28 Oct 2025

Volatile material

Fire safety in construction, written by HSE and Published by TSO (The Stationery Office), Third Edition, 2022, defines a volatile material as: A substance that evaporates readily at normal temperatures and/or has a measurable vapour pressure. The term usually applies to liquids.’

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