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3. Warning labels and signs shall adopt the hazard identification signs as
set forth in NFPA 704, Standard System for the Identification of the
Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response.
4. Signs and markings shall not be obscured or removed,
5. Markings on Containers
Each container shall be identified by the attachment of a nameplate
in an accessible place marked with the following information:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Builder's name and date built
Nominal capacity, in liters
MAWP
Maximum permissible specific gravity of liquid to be stored
Maximum level to which container may be filled with stored liquid
Maximum level to which container may be filled with water for
container was designed
g. Minimum temperature in degrees Celsius (Centigrade) for which
container was designed
6. Vehicles transporting cryogenic fluids shall be labeled at the front, rear
and on each side identifying the product. Labels/placards shall have
letters not less than four inches (4 in) in height using approximately a
five-eight inch (5/8 in) stroke. Abbreviations shall not be used. In
addition to the label/placard identifying the product, vehicles shall
also bear "FLAMMABLE GAS”, or “OXIDIZER".
D. Safety Measures
1. Insulation shall be non-combustible and shall be non-reactive with
oxygen-enriched air.
2. A positive alarm or other approved device based on internationally
accepted standard shall be provided to warn against overfilling.
3. Vehicles transporting cryogenic fluids shall be equipped with at least
one (1) unit of approved type fire extinguisher, with a minimum rating
20-B, C; and with adequate chock blocks.
E. Fire Safety Clearance
1. A Fire Safety Clearance shall be obtained from the City/Municipal Fire
Marshal having jurisdiction, for the following:
a. Manufacture, storage or sale of cryogenic fluids;
b. Transportation on the highway of flammable cryogenic fluids in
excess of four hundred fifty liters (450 ℓ);
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