Flammable liquids shall not be stored in areas used for exits, stairways, or normally used for the safe passage of people. Flammable and combustible liquids should store according to certain requirements. You can grab more info here. Please check this out

1. STORING
FLAMMABLE
LIQUIDS

2. Chemicals and other flammable liquids are
a necessary part of your business. But
having them on site means taking some
extra safety precautions—especially if you
have a large amount of them.
PROPERLY STORING
CHEMICALS CAN HELP
REDUCE THE RISK OF
FIRE AND EXPLOSION

3. If you use more than four or five one-gallon or larger containers, or 12
or more smaller containers of flammable or combustible liquids, you
need a storage cabinet to protect them. It’s a safe and convenient
way to store liquid containers—including those in safety cans.
SAFE AND
CONVENIENT WAY
TO STORE LIQUID
CONTAINERS

4. W H I L E I T ’ S P O S S I B L E T O M A K E
Y O U R O W N C A B I N E T F O L L O W I N G
N F P A 3 0 R U L E S
THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION
ASSOCIATION (NFPA) 30,
FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE
LIQUIDS CODE, SETS STORAGE
CABINET REQUIREMENTS.

5. W E R E C O M M E N D C O M M E R C I A L L Y
A V A I L A B L E C A B I N E T S S I N C E
T H E Y ’ R E T H E E A S I E S T W A Y T O
M E E T Y O U R P R O T E C T I O N N E E D S .
A N U M B E R O F C O M P A N I E S
P R O D U C E A P P R O V E D A N D L I S T E D
C A B I N E T S . Y O U C A N A L S O F I N D
S I M I L A R C A B I N E T S F O R L A R G E R
5 5 - G A L L O N D R U M S O R S M A L L E R
C O N T A I N E R S L I K E T H O S E U S E D I N
L A B O R A T O R I E S .

6. Here are the guidelines you should follow
when storing flammable and combustible
liquids:

7. Place all liquid storage containers in
the cabinet when not in use.
Label each cabinet with:
Flammable—Keep Fire Away.

8. Don’t store more than 120 gallons
of flammable or combustible
liquids in a single cabinet. Of
that 120 gallons, only 60 of it can
be Class I and II liquids. Class I
and II are defined below.
Keep doors closed and latched. If
there are automatic doors, make
sure they completely close if heat
were to break the fusible link.
Store only flammable and
combustible liquids in the cabinet
—not acids, caustics, or other
nonflammable hazardous
materials.
Use any vents on the cabinets, if
they’re supplied. Make sure you:
Place flame arrestors on all
openings
Run the vents to a safe
location, usually outside the
building. Otherwise, close the
vents so flammable vapors
can’t escape into the room.

9. W E A L S O R E C O M M E N D ,
H O W E V E R , I F I T ’ S A N I N D U S T R I A L
O P E R A T I O N ,
Don’t put more than three cabinets in one area.
an additional cabinet or three-cabinet group is
allowed if it’s separated by at least 100 feet
from other cabinets or groups.

10. T H E Y ’ R E A C T U A L L Y D I V I D E D
I N T O T H R E E C L A S S E S T H A T Y O U
N E E D T O U N D E R S T A N D .
WHAT KIND OF
FLAMMABLE AND
COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS
ARE WE TALKING
ABOUT?

11. T H E F I R S T Y O U ’ L L E N C O U N T E R
A R E F L A M M A B L E L I Q U I D S
C L A S S I L I Q U I D S A R E
S U B D I V I D E D T H I S W A Y :
That are considered Class I and have flash
points below 100°F and a vapor pressure not
exceeding 40 psia at 100°F.
Class IA: Flash point below 73°F and boiling
point below 100°F
Class IB: Flash point below 73°F and boiling
point at or above 100°F
Class IC: Flash point at or above 73°F and
below 100°F

12. Y O U M I G H T A L S O
E N C O U N T E R
C O M B U S T I B L E
L I Q U I D S
Here’s how they’re subdivided:
C L A S S I I :
Flash point at or above 100°F
and below 140°F
C L A S S I I I A :
Flash point at or above 140°F
and below 200° F
C L A S S I I I B :
Flash point at or above 200°F

13. This gives you an idea of how to help
protect your employees and your business
by flammable liquid storage in Ontario, if
flammable liquids are a part of your
operation.

14. M A I L I N G A D D R E S S
P H O N E N U M B E R
E M A I L A D D R E S S
2660 Meadowvale Blvd., Units 2-4Mississauga,
Ontario, L5N6M6
289-633-1535
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