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MODEL CHEMICAL STORES AREA
Please compare your facility to this model.
Sink
Perpetual Chemical Inventory System.
Non-reactive (plastic) waste receptacles.
Ceiling-mounted smoke detector(s).
At least two (2) Type ABC,
15-pound, portable, wall-mounted
fire extinguishers. One located at
the far interior of the stores area;
the second located near the door.
NFPA/OSHA-approved wooden
flammables cabinet.
All chemical products
arranged on shelves in
chemically-compatible families.
Some categories of products
(flammables, corrosives, etc.)
isolated from all other products in
their own dedicated cabinets.
Shelves equipped with
“anti-roll-off lips” to prevent
tipped containers from cascading
to the floor.
Interior walls should be of
continuous floor to ceiling masonry
construction. A false ceiling may
enable fire or toxic fumes to easily
flow to other portions of the building.
Insist that your chemicals
(wherever possible) be supplied
in plastic or metal containers
rather than less safe glass.
Compressed gas cylinders
firmly chained to wall in an
upright position.
Ventilation system isolated
from rest of building; room
temperature well below 25 ºC;
room air changed four times
per hour.
Posted school safety policy
(student contract).
Chemical First Aid Kit.
Wall-mounted, woolen fire blanket
Secure door lock (dead bolt variety).
Student access not allowed.
Solid core door (preferably no
glass windows). Ideally, the
room should have two doors.
Self-closing door return to
ensure containment of fire
or fumes.
At least two (2) Type ABC, 15-pound,
portable, wall-mounted fire
extinguishers. One located at the
far interior of the stores area; the
second located near the door.
Supply of spill containment/
absorbent materials available for
emergency. Spill treatment kits not
considered satisfactory.
Chemical Stores Area
isolated from building
ventilation system.
Eyewash/face drench station plumbed
into potable water supply. Portable or
squeeze bottle eyewashes NOT
considered satisfactory!
Telephone available for emergency use
with emergency numbers posted alongside.
25-pound pail of dry sand for
spill containment/absorption.
25-pound pail of neutralizer chemical
for hazardous liquid spills.
Door(s) to stores area (as well
as individual cabinet doors)
should be placarded (labeled)
to identify hazardous contents. This is
done to alert and protect firefighters.
Store no chemicals on the floor. Floor covering
should be of least reactive materials.
DEDICATED, wooden,
polypropylene-lined acid
Inexpensive, automatic,
ceiling-suspended fire
sprinkler system.
Ceiling-mounted smoke detector(s)
Non-reactive (plastic) waste receptacles. cabinet for acid storage.
SHELVING/CABINETS preferably of
wooden construction firmly secured
to walls and floor.
• Never store chemicals in a fume hood.
• No chemicals routinely stored in
classrooms.
• VARIOUS SCIENCE DEPARTMENTS
(chemistry, biology) should store their
chemicals in one dedicated area.
Outside Wall
Scale 1/2" = 1’-0"
Shelving or cabinets firmly
secured to walls to prevent
“pull over.”
SAFETY REFERENCE CHEMICAL STORAGE
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