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Series
Explosives Inspectorate: Reports and Papers
Catalogue reference: EF 2
What's it about?
EF 2
Reports of the work of the Explosives Inspectorate covering subjects such as accidents, acetylene, and gas cylinders. Included are reports of the Royal Gunpowder Factory and the Ministry of Munitions Research Department. Many of the papers were...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- EF 2
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Title (The name of the record)
- Explosives Inspectorate: Reports and Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1876-1969
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Description (What the record is about)
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Reports of the work of the Explosives Inspectorate covering subjects such as accidents, acetylene, and gas cylinders. Included are reports of the Royal Gunpowder Factory and the Ministry of Munitions Research Department. Many of the papers were created by and inherited from the Home Office Explosives Department.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 68 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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From 1987 Health and Safety Commission, Health and Safety Executive
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Manufacturing
- Oil and gas
- Research
- Weapons
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C7069/
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Explosives Inspectorate: Reports and Papers
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