Hazardous Material Storage Building Requirements

Chemical storage buildings come with a 15 year structural warranty and built in secondary spill containment sump.

Hazardous material storage building requirements. Secondary containment requirements 40 cfr 264 specifies that storage facilities should have a sump containment to store 10 of all products stored in the storage building or 100 of the largest container whichever is greater container and containment regulations 40 cfr part 165 regulates among others the storage of pesticides. Combustible waste material and residues in a building or operating area shall be kept to a minimum stored in closed metal waste cans and diposed of daily. Check with the authority having jurisdiction ahj to determine which code is locally enforced. Category 1 2 or 3 liquids must be stored in a building made of noncombustible material such as steel or a fire rated building.

The double wall construction contains 3 of air space throughout. Material stored inside buildings under construction shall not be placed within 6 feet of any hoistway or inside floor openings nor within 10 feet of an exterior wall which does not extend above the top of the material stored. These prefabricated modular storage units are equipped with the structural integrity fire rating 2 hour fire rated 4 hour fire rated and climate control to safely store your hazardous waste and flammable chemicals. Outer wall is constructed of all welded 16 or 12 gauge steel.

Code 30 also establishes what type of building construction is required based on the category of flammable liquids you are storing. In addition to safe construction practices buildings approved for hazardous material storage also include ventilation drainage and the ability to separate materials from one another. Do you have receptacles for clean safe disposal of ashes and cigarettes. If the materials to be stored are either flammable or combustible you will need a building that meets the nfpa code 30 uniform fire code ufc articles 79 and 80 or an equivalent local code.

The safe way for collection in hazardous material storage building is with protected drum cabinets. Specifically designed for hazardous material storage and dispensing from 55 gallon drums containing flammable or combustible liquids.