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Hi all, Just after an opinion or two if I may? Would you deem it suitable to store small quantities (say an average of 15 litres of each) of paints of the following type; Eggshell Silk Matt Gloss Floor paint Undercoat Primer In a locked cupboard, free from ignition points and away from heat sources? I mean literally nothing in the cupboards apart from shelving and the paints themselves. Thanks in advance.
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This comes down to the type of paint - firstly identify what you have in these three categories.
1 - water based (eggshell emulsion, water based gloss etc) the main storage requirement is that it is free from frost so storage somewhere warm and dry is needed no special storage facility is required. There are no limits on the amount to be stored
2 - Solvent based, not highly flammable - small quantities (50L) can be stored in a workplace without special storage provision
3 - Solvent based highly flammable - storage guidance in line with DSEAR is required. Main requirements are a specialised (to British Standards) highly flammable cabinet only, an aggregated amount of 50L per workroom, all lids to be securely fastened. Note that there is no minimum quantity that gives you a get out from the specialised storage, as soon as you have any at all it has to be in a suitable HFL store.
So you need to go back to look at the labels on the tins and the manufacturer's data sheets to decide what is suitable in your workplace.
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Originally Posted by: Hsquared14  This comes down to the type of paint - firstly identify what you have in these three categories.
1 - water based (eggshell emulsion, water based gloss etc) the main storage requirement is that it is free from frost so storage somewhere warm and dry is needed no special storage facility is required. There are no limits on the amount to be stored
2 - Solvent based, not highly flammable - small quantities (50L) can be stored in a workplace without special storage provision
3 - Solvent based highly
flammable - storage guidance in line with DSEAR is required. Main requirements are a specialised (to British Standards) highly flammable cabinet only, an aggregated amount of 50L per workroom, all lids to be securely fastened. Note that there is no minimum quantity that gives you a get out from the specialised storage, as soon as you have any at all it has to be in a suitable HFL store.
So you need to go back to look at the labels on the tins and the manufacturer's data sheets to decide what is suitable in your workplace.
Thats a very succinct and helpful answer Hsquared14, much appreciated.
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