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DOE-HDBK-1106-97
APPENDIX C
STORAGE GUIDELINES BY HAZARD CLASS
1.0
Caustics
Caustics are materials with pH > 10. Examples include ammonium hydroxide, calcium
hydroxide, and sodium hydroxide.
1.1
Separate from acids.
1.2
Store solutions of inorganic hydroxides in polyethylene containers.
1.3
Store large containers below eye level.
2.0
Acids
Acids are materials with pH < 5. Examples include acetic, chromic, and hydrofluoric.
2.1
Separate from bases and materials that could evolve toxic vapors on contact (i.e.,
sodium cyanide).
2.2
Store large bottles low to the ground -- at least below eye level.
2.3
Separate inorganic acids from organic acids (i.e., acetic, oxalic, etc.).
2.4
Separate from active metals (i.e., sodium, potassium).
2.5
Store perchloric and nitric acid as oxidizers.
3.0
Flammables/Combustibles
Flammables/combustibles vapors ignite easily at room temperature. Examples include
alcohols, esters, ketones, ethers, and pyrophorics.
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