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#1 Posted : 07 June 2005 08:37:00(UTC)
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Posted By garyh Are there prescribed limits for storing Flammable and Highly Flammable liquids indoors (eg in a lab). Guidance in HSG 140 states "minimum required" but I seem to recall specific limits on the volume. Does this still apply? If so which regs define? Thanks.
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#2 Posted : 07 June 2005 08:50:00(UTC)
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Posted By Jeff Watt Gary Off the top of the noggin... HFL regs 1972 ACOP says 250ml max in a bench type plastic squeezy bottle. No more than 50 litres max in any one room in a suitable cabinet but you are also subject to Fire Risk Assessment under the Fire Precaution regs so you would need to show that 50 litres was safe in your circumstances. By the way IMS etc will auto siphon out of squezy type bottles at room temperature so get ones specific for the flammable you are using. If I am wrong with the volumes quoted someone please correct me. http://www.mcmaster.com/ McMaster- Carr an american supplier I used to use when I worked in cleanroom applications have a great selection of metal flammable dispensers for the lab that are FM approved. Unfortuneately they do not seem too keen to supply one off stuff to the UK. But you can print out the pictures and ask your local supplier if they can get them. Hope that helps
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#3 Posted : 07 June 2005 09:07:00(UTC)
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Posted By Paul Leadbetter Gary The Highly Flammable Liquids and Liquified Petroleum Gases Regulations were completely revoked by DSEAR and you should carry out a risk assessment under those Regs. Paul
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#4 Posted : 07 June 2005 13:11:00(UTC)
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Posted By Ron Hunter But HSG51 (only £9.50) is still current HSE Guidance document. 50 litres in suitable cabinet in suitable location as first respondent suggested.
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#5 Posted : 07 June 2005 13:40:00(UTC)
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Posted By Robert K Lewis I think any risk assessment under DSEAR will have to recognise the 50 litre as an upper limit in a suitable flame proof cupboard in any one laboratory, and the max 250 bottle size in the benches. These are well established practice and I can see no real need to try for larger storage quantities. Bob
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#6 Posted : 07 June 2005 15:46:00(UTC)
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Posted By Dave Adams MIOSH L135 the DSEAR ACOP that tells us all we wish to know about storing dangerous substances helpfully tells us "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." As previously mentioned though, this should be risk based and not taken as a limit. Dave
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#7 Posted : 08 June 2005 16:09:00(UTC)
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Posted By Jeff Watt Awww I realy liked the HFL regs sad to hear that they have been revoked (sniff).
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#8 Posted : 09 February 2021 06:10:25(UTC)
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Another American supplier similar to Mcmaster that might be useful, https://www.raptorsupplies.co.uk/  

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#9 Posted : 09 February 2021 07:25:08(UTC)
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