Flammable and Combustible Liquids cont'd - doe-hdbk-1139-3-20050057

DOE-HDBK-1139/3-2005

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Consolidated Requirements12

4.3.12 Class I and Class II liquids in plastic containers shall only be

NFPA 30, 4.5.2.3

stored in flammable liquids storage rooms (see definition) or

flammable liquid storage cabinets.

4.3.13 Liquids used for building maintenance, painting, or other similar

NFPA 30, 4.5.1.3

infrequent maintenance purposes shall be permitted to be stored

temporarily in closed containers outside of flammable liquids

storage cabinets or flammable liquids storage areas, if the

amount stored does not exceed a 10-day supply at anticipated

use rates.

4.3.14 The quantity of flammable and combustible liquids that can be

NFPA 45, 2.2.1(a);

stored outside a flammable liquids storage room or flammable

liquids storage cabinet is as follows26:

29CFR1910.106(e)(2)

a. 25 gallons of Class IA liquids in containers per fire area

(ii)(b)(1)

(see definition), and

b. 120 gallons of Class IB, IC, II, or IIIA liquids in containers

per fire area.

a. 570 L (150 gallons) of Class I liquids in sprinklered

laboratory units (see definition), and

b. 757 L (200 gallons) of Class I, II, and IIIA liquids in

sprinklered laboratory units.

[NOTE: Second set of "a." and "b." refers to Class C

laboratories only. See NFPA 45 for proper quantities for Class

A, B and D laboratories.]

4.3.15 With the exception of Section 4.3.12 and 4.3.13, all Class I, II,

NFPA 45, 2.2.1.4

and IIIA flammable and combustible liquids not in a flammable

liquids storage room shall be stored in flammable liquid storage

cabinets when not in use.

4.3.15.1 The total quantity of liquids shall not exceed 120

NFPA 30, 4.3.1

gallons per cabinet.

4.3.15.2 Flammable liquid storage cabinets shall be FM

NFPA 30, 4.3

approved or UL listed or built in accordance with

NFPA 30.

4.3.15.3 Not more than three flammable liquid storage cabinets

NFPA 30, 4.3.2

are allowed in any one fire area, except as follows:

[EXCEPTION 1: In an industrial occupancy,

Numerous types of storage areas (e.g., cutoff storage rooms, mercantile storage areas, inside storage rooms, etc.)

can exist. Storage limits for laboratories have been defined in 4.3.14. There are many other types of storage areas

and limits for each of these are not included in this document. A fire protection engineer should be consulted to

determine storage limits for these other storage areas.