California Code of Regulations › Title 8 - Industrial Relations › Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations › Chapter 4 - Division of Industrial Safety › Subchapter 4 - Construction Safety Orders › Article 36 - Fire Protection and Prevention › Section 1930 - Flammable and Combustible Liquids

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) General.
(1) Only approved containers and portable
					 tanks shall be used for storage and handling of flammable liquids and liquids
					 with a flashpoint greater than 199.4 °F (93 °C) (formerly designated
					 Class IIIB Combustible liquids). Approved safety cans or Department of
					 Transportation approved containers shall be used for the handling and use of
					 flammable liquids and liquids with a flashpoint greater than 199.4 °F (93
					 °C) (formerly designated Class IIIB Combustible liquids) in quantities of 5
					 gallons or less.
For quantities of one gallon or less, the original
						container may be used, for storage, use and handling of flammable liquids and
						liquids with a flashpoint greater than 199.4 °F (93 °C) (formerly
						designated Class IIIB Combustible liquids).
(2) Containers and portable tanks for
					 flammable liquids and liquids with a flashpoint greater than 199.4 °F (93
					 °C) (formerly designated Class IIIB Combustible liquids) shall conform to
					 Table A.
Table A Maximum Allowable Size of
								  Containers and Portable Tanks
Container
								Type
Category
								1
Category
								2
Category 3
Category
								4
Other1
Glass or approved plastic
1
								pt.
1 qt.
1 gal.
1
								gal.
5 gal.
Metal (Other than DOT Drums)
1
								gal.
5 gal.
5 gal.
5
								gal.
5 gal.
Safety cans
2 gal.
5
								gal.
5 gal.
5 gal.
5
								gal.
Metal Drum (DOT Spec)
60 gal.
60 gal.
60 gal.
60 gal.
60 gal.
Approved Portable Tanks
660 gal.
660 gal.
660 gal.
660
								gal.
660 gal.
SI Units: 1 pt. = 0.43 L; 1 qt. = 0.95
								L; 1 gal. = 3.785 L
NOTE 1: "Other": Liquids with a flashpoint greater than
						199.4 °F (93 °C) (formerly designated Class IIIB Combustible
						liquids)
(3) Portable tanks
					 shall have emergency venting and other devices as required by the Flammable and
					 Combustible Liquids Code (NFPA 30-2012).
(4) Flammable liquids or liquids with a
					 flashpoint greater than 199.4 °F (93 °C) (formerly designated Class
					 IIIB Combustible liquids) shall not be stored so as to limit use of exits,
					 stairways or areas normally used for the safe egress of people.
(A) Storage in excess of 25 gallons of
					 flammable liquids or 60 gallons of liquids with a flashpoint greater than 199.4
					 °F (93 °C) (formerly designated Class IIIB Combustible liquids) shall
					 be within cabinets constructed to the requirements of NFPA 30.
(B) Not more than 25 gallons of flammable
					 liquids shall be stored in a room outside of an approved storage
					 cabinet.
(5) Not more
					 than 120 gallons of Category 1, 2, 3 and 4 flammable liquids may be stored in a
					 storage cabinet. Of this total, not more than 60 gallons may be of Category 1,
					 2 and 3 flammable liquid. Not more than three such cabinets may be located in a
					 single fire area, except that in an industrial occupancy additional cabinets
					 may be located in the same fire area if the additional cabinet, or group of not
					 more than three cabinets, is separated from any other cabinets or group of
					 cabinets by at least 100 feet.