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All containers, tanks and other equipment used for the storage or use of flammable liquids and all buildings and premises wherein the same are stored or used shall be constructed and maintained in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Every container or tank for flammable liquids of a capacity of 60 gallons or more, either aboveground or within a building, and the premises and equipment used for the storage or handling of flammable liquids by any person subject to license under this chapter, shall be inspected by the fire commissioner at least once each year.
(Prior code § 129.1-24; Amend Coun. J. 5-18-16, p. 24131, § 145)
All flammable liquids, flammable liquid compounds or flammable liquid mixtures, offered for sale at retail in containers shall be conspicuously marked or labeled "flammable" in easily legible type, which is in contrast by typography, layout or color with any other printed matter on the label. Labels shall not be required on beverages, articles of food or drugs, when the container is labeled in accordance with the regulations of the United States Department of Transportation or when the container is labeled in accordance with the Federal Hazardous Substances Labeling Act and Regulations.
(Prior code § 129.1-25; Amend Coun. J. 11-7-22, p. 54984, § 12)
A container shall not exceed 60 gallons individual capacity and shall be made of metal or approved plastic, except that within buildings:
(a) Plastic or glass containers having an individual capacity of not more than one pint may be used for Class I, II or III flammable liquids.
(b) Nonreusable plastic containers larger than one pint, but not more than one gallon, may be used for Class II and Class III liquids in common consumer products, such as, floor care compounds, charcoal lighter and paint thinner.
(c) Nonreusable plastic containers bearing Federal D.O.T. or other approval agency markings, having an individual capacity of more than a pint, but not more than two and one-half gallons, stored in buildings and areas with automatic sprinkler systems, in accordance with Chapter 14B-9, may be used for flammable liquids other than Class I.
(d) Plastic or glass containers having an individual capacity of not more than one gallon, may be used for medicines, beverages, foodstuffs and toiletries that are flammable liquids.
(e) Plastic or glass containers having an individual capacity of not more than one gallon, may be used in laboratories for flammable liquids whose chemical purity would be contaminated by metal containers.
(Prior code § 129.1-26; Added Coun. J. 6-20-84, p. 7832; Amend Coun. J. 10-7-20, p. 21791, Art. VI, § 32)
For automatic sprinkler requirements, see Chapter 14B-9.
(Prior code § 129.1-27; Amend Coun. J. 10-7-20, p. 21791, Art. VI, § 33)
Class I flammable liquids, other than motor fuels, shall be dispensed from tank trucks into portable containers under the following conditions:
(a) The portable container and the tank truck shall be electrically interconnected and positively grounded during filling operations.
(b) The container used shall be an approved safety can or a metal drum.
(c) Smoking shall not be allowed during filling operations. No other ignition sources shall be within 20 feet unless necessary for the transfer of the flammable liquid.
(d) Actual filling operations shall be conducted outside the building. Safety clearances of ten feet shall be maintained between the filling operations and any structure. Provided, however, filling operations may be conducted inside a building or room designed for flammable liquid use, if a fixed piping system is used from the truck located outside the building and entering directly into the building or room designed for flammable liquid use.
(Prior code § 129.1-28)
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