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storage within nine meters (9 m) of the magnesium, the storage area
shall be protected by an automatic fire fighting equipment.
14. The size of storage piles of magnesium articles in foundries and
processing plants shall not exceed twenty five cubic meters (25 m 3 )
and shall be separated by aisles of not less than one-half (1/2) the
height of the pile.
15. Storage in quantity exceeding one and four-tenths cubic meters (1.4
m 3 ) of fine magnesium scrap shall be separated from other
occupancies by fire-resistive construction without window openings or
by an open space of at least one thousand five hundred fifty
centimeters (1,550 cm).
16. Storage in quantity greater than twenty eight cubic meters (28 m 3 ) of
shall be separated from all buildings other than those used for
magnesium scrap recovery operations by a distance of not less than
thirty meters (30 m).
B. On Handling and Processing
1. Magnesium powder production plants shall be located on a site large
enough, and shall be located at least nine thousand one hundred fifty
centimeters (9,150 cm) away from public roads and from any
occupied structure, such as public buildings, dwellings, and business or
manufacturing establishments, other than those buildings that are a
part of the magnesium powder production plant;
2. Different production operations shall be located in separate but not
adjoining buildings that are located at least fifteen meters (15 m) from
each other;
3. All buildings used for the manufacture, packing, or loading for
shipment of magnesium powders shall be single storey, without
basements, constructed of non-combustible materials throughout;
4. Connecting ducts shall be completely without bends. ducts shall be
fabricated and assembled with a smooth interior, with internal lap
joints pointing in the direction of airflow and without unused capped
side outlets, pockets or other dead-end spaces;
5. At each operation, dust shall be collected by means of suitable hoods
or an enclosure which is also connected to a blower located outdoors.
storage bins for powders should be sealed and purged with inert gas
prior to filling;
6. Each machine shall be equipped with its individual dust separating
unit, except that with multi-unit machines, not more than two dust-
producing units maybe served by one (1) separator;
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