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vi. Inside storage and handling room shall comply with approved,
supervised sprinkler system as shown in Table 19 below:
Table 19: SPRINKLER SYSTEMS FOR INSIDE STORAGE AND
HANDLING ROOMS OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
SPRINKLER
SYSTEM
PROVIDED
Yes
No
Yes
No
FIRE
RESISTANCE
RATING
2 hours
2 hours
1 hour
1 hour
MAXIMUM SIZE
(Floor Area) TOTAL LITERS
ALLOWED
46.5 sq. m
46.5 sq. m
13.9 sq. m
13.9 sq. m 18, 925
7, 570
3,785
1,893
q. Outside Storage
i.
Storage of over 100 drums of Class I liquids shall be limited to
groups of one hundred (100) drums, located at least eighteen
meters (18 m) from the nearest building or line of adjacent
property and each group shall be separated by at least twelve
meters (12 m).
ii. Storage of over three hundred (300) drums of Class II or III liquids
shall be limited to groups of three hundred (300) drums located
at least fifteen meters (15 m) from the nearest building or line of
adjoining property and each group shall be separated by at
least nine meters (9 m).
iii. The drum shall be stored in a safe location to prevent runoff or
drainage toward other storage of buildings. The area shall be
kept clear of grass weeds and other foreign combustibles. Signs
shall be posted prohibiting open flames and smoking. Fences
or other control measures shall be provided where necessary to
protect against tampering or trespassers.
iv. Storage of flammable or combustible liquids in closed
containers in quantities of eighteen thousand nine hundred
twenty five liters (18,925 ℓ) or less outside of buildings shall be
located with respect to buildings or line of adjoining property as
shown in the Table below. These distances may be reduced
with respect to warehouses and industrial
buildings
or
noncombustible or fire-resistive construction.
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