ThinPrep® Solutions
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Storage Guide
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AW-13654-001 Rev. 001
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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The ThinPrep products NFPA ratings are listed in a table below this chart.
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
(9.2m
2
) of
Lab Unit
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Max Quantity per Lab
Unit
Max per 100ft
2
(9.2m
2
) of
Lab Unit
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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 45-2015 10 38 1900 480 1820 91,000 20 76 3800 480 1820 91,000
I, II, IIIA 45-2015 20 76 3800 800 3028 151,400 40 150 7500 1600 6060 303,000
B
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(Moderate)
I 45-2015 5 19 950 300 1136 56,800 10 38 1900 480 1820 91,000
I, II, IIIA 45-2015 10 38 1900 400 1515 75,750 20 76 3800 800 3028 151,400
C
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(Low)
I 45-2015 2 7.5 375 150 570 28,500 4 15 750 300 1136 56,800
I, II, IIIA 45-2015 4 15 750 200 757 37,8520 8 30 1500 400 1515 75,750
D
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(Minimal)
I 45-2015 1 4 200 75 284 14,200 2 7.5 375 150 570 28,500
I, II, IIIA 45-2015 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
(10)(12)(13)
30-2015 120 460 23,000
Liquid Warehouse
(3,11)
30-2015 Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Office, to include Exam Rooms 30-2015 10 38 1900
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. 30-2015 5 19 950
Maximum allowable storage per ft
2
in an inside storage room that is larger than 150ft
2
and less than
500ft
2
in size.
30-2015 10 38 1900
(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.
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