The storage, handling, and use of titanium and zirconium shall comply with the following:
1. Titanium and zirconium chips, turnings, and fines shall be stored in covered steel containers and limited to 50 pounds per container.
2. Titanium and zirconium chips, turnings, and fines shall be stored in an approved outside location, or in a detached scrap-storage building, or in a special scrap-storage room of fire-resistive construction. Such rooms or buildings shall be constructed in accordance with Chapter 9 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (Building Code).
3. Titanium and zirconium chips, turnings, and fines shall be stored in piles one container high with a total of 500 pounds maximum per pile.
4. Every pile shall be separated from every other pile by an aisle at least 5 feet wide to facilitate the removal of containers.
5. Storage areas shall be separated from other occupancies by appropriate fire-resistive construction without openings or by an open space of at least 50 feet.
6. All chips, turnings, and fines shall be separated from all combustible storage, flammable solids, flammable and combustible liquids, dangerous chemicals, and corrosive liquids.
7. No open flame or spark-producing device shall be permitted in operating, storage, or disposal areas. The above areas shall be clearly posted with ‘NO SMOKING’ signs in accordance with Section 57.310.
8. A permit is required in accordance with Section 57.105.6 when the quantities exceed the exempt amount of combustible metals in Table 57.105.6.17.