Standard Operating Procedure for Chemical Handling and Storage
EHS-00005 R12
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8.3
Flammables/Combustibles
8.3.1
Flammable liquids/solids may be stored only within approved metal
flammable storage cabinets, or fire resistant pass-through cabinets.
8.3.2
Within each cabinet, a maximum total of 120 gallons
of Class I, Class II,
and Class III liquids may be stored. Of this total, no more than 60 gallons
total may be Class I and Class II liquids (See definitions Sec 3.1, 3.2).
8.3.3
No more than three (3) 60 gallon flammable storage cabinets are
allowed
within any area, unless they are separated from the next nearest group of
three cabinets by at least 100 feet. Multiple combinations
of storage
cabinet types are allowed provided that no more than 180 gallons of
flammable liquids are stored within the flammable storage cabinets in a
given room.
8.3.4
The cabinet must be conspicuously labeled in red letters on a contrasting
background, "Flammable - Keep Fire Away".
8.3.5
All flammable chemical storage cabinets shall be grounded.
8.3.5.1
The integrity of the ground shall be tested by the Facilities Department in
accordance with the following schedule:
1). Upon initial installation prior to the placement of chemicals in the
cabinet;
2). Whenever
the cabinet is relocated;
3). And, at a minimum, annually.
8.3.5.2
The Facilities Department shall keep an inventory list
of all flammable
storage cabinets at the CNSE facility. This list will
be generated initially by
EHS in order to facilitate the annual testing of chemical
cabinet ground
integrity.
8.3.5.3
The results of grounding testing shall be recorded on a form that contains
at a minimum the following information:
1). Cabinet Location,
2). Date of the Test,
3). Person performing the test,
4). Results of the Test (Pass or Fail),
5). Corrective Action to be taken for failures.