Ohio Administrative Code › Title 1301:7 - Division of State Fire Marshal › Chapter 1301:7-7 - Ohio Fire Code › Section 1301:7-7-50 - Hazardous materials-general provisions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
Section 5001 General
(1)
5001.1 Scope.
Prevention,
			 control and mitigation of dangerous conditions related to storage, dispensing,
			 use and handling of hazardous materials shall be in accordance with this
rule
.
This
rule
shall apply to all hazardous
				materials, including those materials regulated elsewhere in this code, except
				that where specific requirements,
exceptions or exemptions
are
				provided in other
rules
, those specific requirements shall
take precedence over the similar requirements of this rule
.
				Where a material has multiple hazards, all hazards shall be addressed.
Exceptions:
1. In retail or wholesale sales occupancies,
			 the quantities of medicines, foodstuffs, or consumer products and cosmetics
			 containing not more than 50
per cent
by volume of
			 water-miscible liquids and with the remainder of the solutions not being
			 flammable, shall not be limited provided such materials are packaged in
			 individual containers not exceeding
			 1.3 gallons (5 L).
2. Quantities of alcoholic beverages in
			 retail or wholesale sales occupancies shall not be limited providing the
			 liquids are packaged in individual containers not exceeding
			 1.3 gallons (5L).
3. Application and release of pesticide and
			 agricultural products and materials intended for use in weed abatement, erosion
			 control, soil amendment or similar applications where applied in accordance
			 with the manufacturers' instructions and label directions.
4. The off-site
and on-site
transportation of hazardous materials where in
compliance with and
			 regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOTn)
			 regulations
.
5. Building
			 materials not otherwise regulated by this code.
6. Refrigeration systems (see
paragraph
(F)(606)
of rule
			 1301:7-7-06 of the
			 Administrative Code
).
7.
			 Stationary storage battery systems regulated by
paragraph
(H)(608)
of rule
			 1301:7-7-06 of the
			 Administrative Code
.
8.
			 The display, storage, sale or use of fireworks and explosives in accordance
			 with
rule
			 1301:7-7-56 of the
			 Administrative Code
.
9.
			 Corrosives utilized in personal and household products in the manufacturers'
			 original consumer packaging in Group M occupancies.
10. The storage of distilled spirits and
			 wines in wooden barrels and casks.
11. The use of wall-mounted dispensers
			 containing alcohol-based hand rubs classified as Class I or II liquids where in
			 accordance with
paragraph
(E)(5)(5705.5)
of rule
			 1301:7-7-57 of the
			 Administrative Code
.
(a)
5001.1.1 Waiver.
The provisions of this
rule
are
			 waived where the fire code official determines that such enforcement is
			 preempted by other codes, statutes or ordinances. The details of any action
			 granting such a waiver shall be recorded and entered in the files of the code
			 enforcement agency.
(b)
5001.1.2.
Nothwithstanding
			 paragraphs
(B)(1)(102.1)
and
(B)(2)(102.2)
of rule
			 1301:7-7-01 of the
			 Administrative Code and unless otherwise noted in this rule, the provisions of
			 this rule relating to motor fuel-dispensing facilities and flammable and
			 combustible liquids as otherwise regulated in rules
			 1301:7-7-23 and
			 1301:7-7-57 of the
			 Administrative Code shall not apply to facilities, equipment, structures or
			 installations existing or approved for construction or installation prior to
			 the effective date of this rule, except in those cases where the fire code
			 official demonstrates by a preponderance of the evidence that the existing
			 facility, equipment, structure or installation creates a distinct hazard to
			 life or adjacent property.