Storage Occupancies

Rooms used for storage of HPMs (which must be sprinklered) must also have provisions for drainage, containment, and secondary containment of the spills and fire protection water equal to a full discharge of the sprinklers for a period of 20 minutes (UFC 8003.1.7.3 and 4 and NFPA 318 5-1.1.2.). This amount may be quite significant. 

Gas cabinets or exhausted enclosures for the storage of toxic or highly toxic gas cylinders shall be internally sprinklered. Alternate fire-extinguishing systems shall not be used for either storage areas, gas cabinets or exhausted enclosures. (UFC 8003.3.1.2). 

When Class 3 (water reactive) materials are stored in areas protected by an automatic fire-sprinkler system, the materials shall be stored in closed watertight containers. (UFC 8003.10.1.6). 

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Hisley, B. (2003). Storage occupancies. In NFPA Fire Protection Handbook, edited by A. Cote. National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA. 

National Fire Protection Association, B ore the Fire Fire Prevention Strategies for Storage Occupancies, NFPA, Quincy, MA, 1988. 

Areas within a facility which use or store less than the exempt amounts of HPMs may be considered control areas and must be constructed with not less than one-hour partitions. The control area is a space within an occupancy which does not have to be considered a specific hazardous storage occupancy such as H-1, H-2, H-3 or H-7. There may be up to four individual control areas within a building however, the aggregate quantity of HPMs in a fab area (including control rooms) may not exceed the maximum amounts in UFC Table 5103-A (in 1994 UBC, pg. 1-160). 

The quantities of medicines, foodstuffs and cosmetics containing not more than SO percent of volume of water-misciUe liquids and with the remainder of the solutions not being flammable in retail sales or storage occupancies are unlimited when packaged in individual containers not exceeding four liters. 

Founded as the National Asbestos Council, EIA is a resource for professionals in the management and control of health hazards to occupants of buildings, facilities, and industrial sites. It de >elops and disseminates information about asbestos, lead based paint hazards, underground storage tanks (USTs), indoor air quality, solid and hazardous waste. 

Even a quick examination of Exhibits 2-5 and 2-6 points out the considerable duplication that exists within Xmple, Inc. Not only are there separate management systems delivering their three programs (PSM, occupational safety and industrial hygiene, and environment) there are also several duplicate programs. For example, storage of hazardous chemicals and spill response are covered by all three systems. The lists are also incomplete undoubtedly Xmple, Inc. implements all requirements of Responsible Care , but it is listed only under occupational safety and industrial hygiene. 

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