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AW-05451-001 Rev. 002
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The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is the expert authority that local fire departments and fire safety code
enforcement authorities look to for fire safety standards and codes. Their codes are developed through a consensus standards
development process approved by the American National Standards Institute. The NFPA codes are used as guidelines by most
fire code enforcement agencies. Since these codes are guidelines, your local Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) for fire code
enforcement may make the final determination. The summary chart below is based upon guidelines for facilities protected by
standard sprinkler systems.
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Use this chart to help you determine your maximum storage limits for flammable and combustible liquids.
Maximum Quantities of Flammable and Combustible Liquids in Laboratory Units Outside of Inside Liquid Storage Areas
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Lab Unit
Fire
Hazard
Class
Flammable
&
Combustible
Liquid Class
NFPA
Code
Quantities in Use Quantities in Use and Storage
Max per 100ft
2
of Lab
Unit
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Max Quantity per Lab
Unit
Max per 100ft
2
of Lab
Unit
(5)
Max Quantity per Lab
Unit
Gallons Liters Vials
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Gallons Liters Vials
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Gallons Liters Vials
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Gallons Liters Vials
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A (High)
I 45-2011 10 38 1900 480 1820 91,000 20 76 3800 480 1820 91,000
I, II, IIIA 45-2011 20 76 3800 800 3028 151,400 40 150 7500 1600 6060 303,000
B
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(Moderate)
I 45-2011 5 20 1000 300 1136 56,800 10 38 1900 480 1820 91,000
I, II, IIIA 45-2011 10 38 1900 400 1515 75,750 20 76 3800 800 3028 151,400
C
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(Low)
I 45-2011 2 7.5 375 150 570 28,500 4 15 750 300 1136 56,800
I, II, IIIA 45-2011 4 15 750 200 757 37,8520 8 30 1500 400 1515 75,750
D
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(Minimal)
I 45-2011 1 4 200 75 284 14,200 2 7.5 375 150 570 28,500
I, II, IIIA 45-2011 1 4 200 75 284 14,200 2 7.5 375 150 570 28,500
Maximum Quantities of PreservCyt Solution (Class IC) That Can Be Stored per Fire Area
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Outside a Safety Flammable Cabinet
Location NFPA Code Gallons Liters Vials
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General Warehouse
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30-2012 660 2500 124,900
Liquid Warehouse
(3,11)
30-2012 Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Office, to include Exam Rooms 30-2012 10 38 1890
Allowable Quantities of PreservCyt Solution That Can Be Stored in a Liquid Storage Room
Location NFPA Code Gallons Liters Vials
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Maximum allowable storage per ft
2
in an inside storage room that is smaller than 150ft
2
in size. 30-2012 5 19 946
Maximum allowable storage per ft
2
in an inside storage room that is larger than 150ft
2
and less than
500ft
2
in size.
30-2012 10 38 1892
(1) Solution classifications: PreservCyt – Class IC; CytoLyt – Class II; CellFyx – Class IB
(2) This information is Hologic’s summary of the various regulations. To view the codes in their entirety, please refer to NFPA 30 and NFPA 45.
(3) A Liquid Warehouse shall have a sprinkler system that complies with the appropriate system indicated in NFPA 30.
(4) An Inside Liquid Storage Area is a storage room totally enclosed within a building and having no exterior walls.
(5) A Laboratory Unit is the area surrounded by firewalls per NFPA 30 Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code.
(6) Reduce quantities by 50% for B laboratory units located above the 3
rd
floor.
(7) Reduce quantities by 25% for C and D laboratory units located on the 4
th
-6
th
floors of a building and reduce quantities by 50% for C and D laboratory units above the 6
th
floor
(8) 20ml PreservCyt vials.
(9) A Fire Area is the area of a building separated from the remainder of the building by construction having a fire resistance of at least 1-hour and having all communicating openings properly protected by an
assembly having a fire resistance rating of at least 1-hour per NFPA 30 Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code.
(10) Allowable quantities in a warehouse can be increased with a sprinkler system rated higher than standard systems.
(11) A Liquid Warehouse is a separate, detached building or attached building used for warehousing-type operations for liquids.