Office Of Environmental Health & Safety

Northeastern University
360 Huntington Avenue
346 Richards Hall
Boston, MA 02115-5000

phone: 617.373.2769
fax: 617.373.7622

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Boston Fire Department Storage Requirements

MAXIMUM QUANTITIES (GALLONS) OF FLAMMABLE & COMBUSTIBLE

LIQUIDS FOR CLASS C (LOW HAZARD) LABORATORIES


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Flammable or Combustible Liquid Class		 Un-Sprinklered
Flammable or Combustible Liquid Class
Square Feet of Laboratory I I+II+IIIA-3 I I+II+IIIA-3
100 2 4 1 2
200 4 8 2 4
300 6 12 3 6
400 8 16 4 8
500&larger 10=max 20=max 5=max 10=max

EXCLUDING quantities in storage cabinets and safety cans

(amount permitted out in open lab)



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Flammable or Combustible Liquid Class		 Un-Sprinklered
Flammable or Combustible Liquid Class
Square Feet of Laboratory I I+II+IIIA-3 I I+II+IIIA-3
100 4 8 2 4
200 8 16 4 8
300 12 24 6 12
400 16 32 8 16
500 20 40 10 20
600 24 48 12 24
700 28 56 14 28
800 32 64 16 32
900 36 72 18 36
1000 40 80 20 40
1500&larger 60=max 120=max 30=max 60=max

INCLUDING quantities in storage cabinets, safety cans, and out in the open lab.

(total quantity allowed in laboratory)

Footnotes:

  1. For maximum container sizes see NFPA 45.


  2. The area of offices, lavatories, and other continguous areas of a laboratory unit are to be included when determining square footage of the laboratory unit.


  3. The maximum quantities of Class I liquids shall not exceed the quantities specified for Class I liquids alone.