Alcohol-Based Hand Rub (ABHR) Storage
KEEP YOUR EMPLOYEES AND FACILITIES
SAFE WITH PROPER HAND SANITIZER STORAGE!
As businesses make plans to reopen, owners are forced to consider safety issues that wouldn’t normally arise,
including how to store, transport and safely use increased amounts of sanitizer, or alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR).
The CDC recommends using hand sanitizer that contains at least 60 percent alcohol. While it is important to consult
your sanitizer’s Safety Data Sheet (SDS), most ABHRs are considered a Class IB or Class IC flammable—meaning
a flame or ignition source could cause it to catch fire. Without safe storage, even a few gallons of hand sanitizer
pose a fire risk.
To keep your employees and facilities safe, hand sanitizer needs to be stored, transported, used and disposed in accordance with the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) standards and NFPA 30 Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code. Justrite® offers a range of solutions to help you comply with those standards. Not only have our products been designed to meet NFPA and OSHA standards, but they have been tested by National Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTL) — including FM Approvals, a laboratory registered under OSHA’s NRTL program — and have proven to be effective for storing flammable materials safely.
Indoor Storage Cabinets:
Small Containers through 55-Gallon Drums
Designed to safely store flammable liquids indoors, safety cabinets
provide heat resistance to protect from fires. Justrite Sure-Grip® EX
safety cabinets are available in an assortment of sizes and styles to
accommodate a variety of storage options, from cabinets with
shelving to hold safety cans and point-of-use containers to cabinets
with drum rollers designed for convenient storage and handling of drums.
Many factors such as occupancy, building construction, sprinkler
systems, and more can affect the maximum allowable quantity (MAQ)
of a flammable liquid that is permitted in a facility. Always reference
your local building and fire codes and consult your local fire department
or AHJ for interpretation of the code and consensus before bringing a
flammable liquid into your facility.
Justrite Safety Cabinets for Flammables
Justrite Drum Safety Cabinets for Flammables
Outdoor Bulk Storage: IBCs or Drums
Outdoor storage lockers offer safe storage of bulk quantities of
flammable liquids, without building or constructing a storage room.
Designed for outdoors, storage lockers provide a suitable solution
that also protect containers from weather and offer secondary
containment exceeding EPA requirements.
Justrite storage lockers are available in non-combustible, 2-, and
4-hour fire-rated construction. The choice of construction is impacted
by many factors, such as site constraints, distance between lockers,
distance to property lines, and more. Always reference your local
building and fire codes and consult your local fire department or AHJ
for interpretation of the code and consensus before specifying your
outdoor storage locker.
Justrite Outdoor Safety Lockers
Custom bulk storage options, indoor buildings,and temporary rental buildings are also available.
Contact us for more information, or visit USChemicalStorage.com.
Don’t forget! Always ground or bond between containerswhen handling flammable liquids to help prevent a static spark from
igniting the flammable vapors. Use antistatic wires to help
eliminate static discharge.
Resources:
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.106 Flammable Liquids, Section (e)(2)(ii)(b)
NFPA 30 Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code, Sec. 9.6
Maximum Allowable Quantities (MAQs) per Control Area
NFPA 1 Fire Code, Sec. 66.9.6 Maximum Allowable Quantities
(MAQs) per Control Area
International Fire Code, Chapter 50: Hazardous
Materials — General Provision