Cargo Containers

DOE-STD-1088-95

Relocatable structures should not be placed over control valves, access ways to

underground utilities, utility corridors, gas mains, or water mains.

Exception:

Relocatable structures may be placed above those utility lines that service

the structure itself.

Relocatable structures should not be placed beneath vital power lines or lines over 600

volts such that a fire in the structure could damage the lines. Such structures should also

not be placed under other vital utilities, such as communication cables and inerting gas

lines, unless the relocatable structure is protected by an automatic fire suppression

system. Service conductor clearances and disconnects should be in accordance with

NFPA 70.

Site location(s) for relocatable structures should be evaluated for wildland fire exposures.

Where a significant fire risk exists, appropriate fire resistive building materials and/or other

methods of protection should be utilized as determined by the cognizant fire protection

engineer.

Relocatable structures should not be placed closer than 50 feet (15 meters) to a fire

hydrant. (See also, paragraph 8.3.)

6.3 Cargo Containers

Cargo containers should be limited to stacks 2-high unless otherwise approved by the cognizant

fire protection engineer. The arrangement of cargo containers, which may not meet other industry

fire safety standards, should reflect the fire hazard of contents, the risk to personnel, value, and

access for emergency responders.