Appreciate your note.  Also got this from another on OSHA-which if quite definitive…

 

According to OSHA for Flammables/Oxidizers and Acids/Bases, OSHA requires a 20' separation or a barrier (five-hour fire rating for the flammables - non-combustible barrier for the acid/bases). 

 

 

 

 

Joe:

 

We use following definitions.  Seem to work well for us - Of course, it can be defined as needed as long as you are consistent within your organization -

 

Mikhail

 

Segregate: to store incompatible chemicals in different containments or different shelves of a cabinet

Separate: chemicals may be stored in the same cabinet, but must be segregated from incompatibles.  As you can see segregate and separate are related.

Store away: Chemicals must be physically separated from each other (not in the same cabinet).  Example: oxidizing acids are stored away from organic acids.

 

Hope this helps

 

 

I would like to start a question.

 

As we train and do audits, we find issues of hazardous chemicals being handled and stored improperly at many foreign sites.  The -=98guidance' is to segregate, keep apart, isolate for the various hazard classes.  The factories are asking good questions as to whether we can further define these words: segregate, keep apart, isolate - that is where  I am seeking help.  I have the -=98definitions' from U.S.. DOT, IMDG, NFPA.  Somewhat helpful but not definitive for factories.  Can anyone offer some guidance?  Good reference(s) we can provide to the global supply chain?

 

Joe

 

 

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