FLAMMABLE & COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS PROGRAM 1.0 PURPOSE This program applies to employees, visitors and contractors (persons) for the purpose of articulating safe work practices when working with and around flammable and combustible liquids. 2.0 REGULATORY REFERENCES This program complies with OSHA 29 CFR 1910, Subpart H Hazardous Materials, 1910.106 Flammable Liquids NFPA 30 Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code, and NFPA 321 Classification of Flammable and Combustible Liquids. 3.0 DEFINITIONS Chemical - Any substance or mixture of substances. Combustible Able to catch fire and burn easily. Combustible liquid - Any liquid having a flashpoint at or above 100 deg. F Emergency procedures - A plan of actions to be conducted in a certain order or manner, in response to an emergency event. Flammable liquid - Any liquid having a flashpoint below 100 deg. F NFPA 704 - Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response" is a standard maintained by the U.S.-based National Fire Protection Association. NFPA Diamond Label This diamond-shaped label contain four color fields 1 P a g e
o Flammability Hazard (Red field) Flammability of the substance within the labeled container or space. o Health Hazard (Blue field) - Health hazard of the substance within the labeled container or space when exposed to fire or spilled. o Instability Hazard (Yellow field) - The reactivity of the substance within the labeled container or space. o Specific Hazard (White field) - Special hazards such as materials that demonstrate unusual reactivity with water. OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Program Administrator - The individual responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating. The role of the administrator covers both leadership and management functions. 4.0 REQUIREMENTS DECISION POINT Customize All Text in Red 4.1 RESPONSIBILITIES A. Program Administrator. Enter Position Title is the program administrator and has the authority and responsibility for implementing the provisions of this program. The program administrator is to: 1. Ensure chemical are used, dispensed and stored safely. 2. Ensure the control ignition source hazards. 3. Conduct annual inspections. 4. Establish additional safety procedures, as needed. B. Managers and Supervisors are to: 1. Control the work environment. 2. Enforce flammable and combustible liquid safe work practices. C. Employees are to: 1. Use and dispense flammable and combustible liquids in a safe manner. 2. Report potential hazards to a supervisor. 2 P a g e
4.2 WRITTEN EMERGENCY INSTRUCTIONS Written emergency instructions are to be posted in all chemical storage and dispensing locations. 4.3 FLAMMABLE & COMBUSTIBLE CLASSES Persons required to use and dispense flammable and combustible liquids are to be trained in understanding the following flammable and combustible liquid categories: A. Flammable liquid is defined as any liquid having a flashpoint below 100 deg. F. or (37.8 deg. C.), except any mixture having components with flashpoints of 100 deg. F. (37.8 deg. C.) or higher, the total of which make up 99 percent or more of the total volume of the mixture. Flammable liquids are known as Class I liquids. Class I liquids are divided into three classes as follows: 1. Class IA includes liquids having flashpoints below 73 deg. F. (22.8 deg. C.) and having a boiling point below 100 deg. F. (37.8 deg. C.). 2. Class IB includes liquids having flashpoints below 73 deg. F. (22.8 deg. C.) and having a boiling point at or above 100 deg. F. (37.8 deg. C.). 3. Class IC includes liquids having flashpoints at or above 73 deg. F. (22.8 deg. C.) and below 100 deg. F. (37.8 deg. C.). Flammable Liquid - a liquid with a flashpoint below 100 0 F Class IA - flashpoint below 73 0 F and boiling point below 100 0 F Class IB - flashpoint below 73 0 F and boiling point above 100 0 F Class IC - flash at or above 73 0 F and below 100 0 F B. Combustible liquid is defined as any liquid having a flashpoint at or above 100 deg. F. or (37.8 deg. C.) Combustible liquids are divided into two classes as follows: 1. Class II includes liquids with flashpoints at or above 100 deg. F. (37.8 deg. C.) and below 140 deg. F. (60 deg. C.), except any mixture having components with flashpoints of 200 deg. F. (93.3 deg. C.) or higher, the volume of which make up 99 percent or more of the total volume of the mixture. 3 P a g e
2. Class III includes liquids with flashpoints at or above 140 deg. F. (60 deg. C.) 3. Class III liquids are subdivided into two subclasses: a. Class IIIA includes liquids with flashpoints at or above 140 deg. F. (60 deg. C.) and below 200 deg. F. (93.3 deg. C.), except any mixture having components with flashpoints of 200 deg. F. (93.3 deg. C.), or higher, the total volume of which make up 99 percent or more of the total volume of the mixture. b. Class IIIB includes liquids with flashpoints at or above 200 deg. F. (93.3 deg. C.). This section does not cover Class IIIB liquids. Where the term "Class III liquids" is used in this section, it must mean only Class IIIA liquids. Combustible Liquids - a liquid having a flash point at or above 100 0 F. Class II Combustibles - Flashpoint above 100 0 F and below 140 0 F Class III Combustibles - Flashpoint at or above 140 0 F Subclass IIIA - flashpoint at or above 140 0 F and below 200 0 F Subclass IIIB - flashpoint at or above 200 0 F 4.4 FACILITY ASSESSMENT PROCESS Enter Position Title must regularly inspect all facilities for the safe handling, storage, and use of flammable and combustible liquids. The facility assessment process must identify existing hazards and conditions, operations that create hazards, and areas where hazards may develop. 4.5 REQUIRED SPILL CONTROL EQUIPMENT Company facilities that use and store flammable and combustible liquids are to have the following spill control equipment: Spill Control Brooms Chemical Neutralizers Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) Absorbent Pads Shovels, Brooms, Mops, Pails 4 P a g e
4.6 TRAINING AND INFORMATION A. Initial Training. Enter Position Title is to provide initial training to employees who use and dispense flammable and combustible liquids prior to being assigned to perform their tasks. Training must include: 1. Recognition and control of hazards. 2. Procedures and prohibitions relating to use, dispensing and storage of flammable and combustible liquids. B. Refresher Training. Enter Position Title is to provide refresher training to employees when: 1. There is a change in equipment or processes that presents a new hazard; 2. An inspection reveals there are deviations from or inadequacies in an employee's knowledge or use of safe work procedures that must be reestablished; and 3. New or revised hazard control methods and procedures and implemented. 4.7 HANDLING OF FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS PROCEDURES 1. Flammable liquids are to be kept in covered containers when not in use. 2. No open flames or other sources of ignition within the vapor path of any flammable or combustible chemical used. 3. Transfer of liquids is to be accomplished by using a closed piping system, by gravity through a self-closing valve, or by safety cans. 4. Quantities of flammable and combustible liquids are not to exceed the amount required for one day or one shift or 120 gallons (NFPA 33). 5. No Smoking/Open Flame signs must be posted in locations where flammable or combustible liquids are used or stored.. 6. Transfer of flammable liquids is to be done using bonding and grounding of containers. 7. Containers supplying spray nozzles (i.e., spray guns, etc.) are to be kept closed. 8. Areas using Class I liquids are to be ventilated at a rate of not less than one cubic foot per minute per sq. ft. of floor area. 5 P a g e
9. Maintenance operations involving hot work or the use of spark producing tools may be done if the area has been proven safe and the work is supervised. 10. Housekeeping (cleaning of spills and leakage) are to be closely monitored. Supervisors are to strictly control housekeeping in areas where flammable and combustible liquids are used or stored. 11. Waste or residue is to be stored in approved covered metal containers. 4.8 WAREHOUSING REQUIREMENTS Flammable and combustible liquids storage rooms, where dispensing does not occur, is called warehousing. Warehousing requirements are extremely complex. Enter Position Title is to ensure the following safety requirements for warehousing of flammable and combustible liquids are maintained: 1. Access Ways to permit approach of a fire control apparatus 2. Alerting/warning system signage 3. Emergency evacuation procedures 4. Fire suppression systems 5. Ingress and egress is not obstructed 6. Sources of ignition 7. Spacing and quantity limitations 8. Spill containment and control measures 9. Written emergency plans and procedures 4.9 STORAGE CABINET REQUIREMENTS A. Maximum Capacity Not more than 60 gallons of Class I or Class II liquids, nor more than 120 gallons of Class III liquids are to be stored in an approved chemical storage cabinet. B. Fire Resistance Storage cabinets must be designed and constructed to meet NFPA requirements. 6 P a g e
C. Labeling Cabinets must be labeled in conspicuous lettering, "Flammable Keep Fire Away." 4.10 FIRE CONTROL REQUIREMENTS Enter Position Title is to ensure fully charged portable fire extinguishers are available at facility locations where flammable or combustible liquids are stored and employees required to use them have been trained in their use. 4.11 HOUSEKEEPING REQUIREMENTS Enter Position Title and company managers/supervisor are to ensure aisles are unobstructed where flammable or combustible liquids are used and stored. 5.0 PROGRAM FORM Employee Safety Training Record 6.0 RELATED PROGRAMS Fire Prevention Program Personal Protective Equipment Program 7.0 PROGRAM REVISION RECORD Date Revision # Change Made Author (s) 0 Major Rewrite 7 P a g e