A: The quantity of liquid that may be located outside of an inside storage room or storage cabinet in a building or in any one fire area of a building shall not exceed 120 gallons in containers or 660 gallons in a single portable tanks. The direct regulation can be found here, 1910.106(e)(2)(ii)(b).
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Flammable Liquid Inside Storage
Q: How many drums of our resin,
which is a class III flammable substance, are we allowed to store inside?
A: The quantity of liquid that may be located outside of an inside storage room or storage cabinet in a building or in any one fire area of a building shall not exceed 120 gallons in containers or 660 gallons in a single portable tanks. The direct regulation can be found here, 1910.106(e)(2)(ii)(b).
A: The quantity of liquid that may be located outside of an inside storage room or storage cabinet in a building or in any one fire area of a building shall not exceed 120 gallons in containers or 660 gallons in a single portable tanks. The direct regulation can be found here, 1910.106(e)(2)(ii)(b).
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Eye Wash Station
Q: Can a portable eye
wash station have the solution off to the side to preserve shelf life?
A: It is recommended that in any portable eye wash station that must be filled manually with solution to have it filled with the solution. This is so that if an employee does have something in the eyes they don’t have to first fill the station before using it.
A: It is recommended that in any portable eye wash station that must be filled manually with solution to have it filled with the solution. This is so that if an employee does have something in the eyes they don’t have to first fill the station before using it.
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