I don't know if CAP covers chemical storage, but in a sense it
doesn't matter. In the US, the federal OSHA does, and in this case
OSHA is who matters. By OSHA regs, flammables must be stored in a
properly built and labeled flammable-chemical locker, and acids and
bases stored separately from flammables and from each other, and are
supposed to be in specially made and labeled storage lockers,
although my experience with acids and bases is that special lockers
are absolute requirements, if the amounts aren't large and the
chemicals are stored properly and separately. Further, these storage
cabinets are supposed to be individually vented to the outside of the
building -- at least, the flammables locker is. Again, this
regulation doesn't seem to be an absolute.
There are more requirements I don't recall off hand, but your
institution's safety people should have those regs.
OSHA can, will, and has shut down and fined facilities that violate
chemical storage and handling regulations (we just had a visit from
the state version, no problems that I heard of, but ...). By
"facilities", I don't mean industrial or commercial, but colleges,
hospitals, and the like.
Phil
>somwhere,but I can't recall. did you look at the CAP regulations -it
>may be there. We keep them
>seperate and always have. Even the acids are seperate form the
>bases. They can and will cross
>react. Rusted a few hinges in a cabinet once.
>Bernice
>
>==============Original message text===============
>On Wed, 31 Oct 2007 1:34:20 pm CDT "Laurie Colbert" wrote:
>
>Are there any regulations that say flammables and acids cannot be stored
>together?
>
>
>
>Laurie Colbert
>
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