Posted By Norman Ruddock Good question. On a recent visit to our premises by the fire service they were still refering to the 72 reg's and limited quantities, despite DSEAR. My advise would be to continue using the quantities advised in the 72 regs unless a good risk assessment and control measures can show that it is safe to lift the quantities stored. Norman

Posted By Jay Joshi Refer to the ACoP & Guidance to DSEAR- "Storage of dangerous substances" -L135 There is ACoP & guidance on the Storage in process areas and workrooms paras 37, 38, 39 & 40 The ACoP requires the quantity should be as small as is reasonably practicable . The guidance states:- For flammable liquids that have a flashpoint above the maximum ambient temperature (normally taken as 32 °C), this small quantity that may be stored in the workroom is considered to be an amount up to 250 litres. For extremely and highly flammable liquids and those flammable liquids with a flashpoint below the maximum ambient temperature the small quantity is considered to be up to 50 litres.