FLAMMABLE CABINET: Safe-Keeping Against Fire

2007-03-28 16:27:23

( Business )



A flammable cabinet is a safety storage cabinet that is used to store flammable liquids to protect facilities from fires and explosions. It also allows flammable materials to be stored in the work site instead of keeping them at remote storage areas.

There are fundamental requirements to be followed in the design and construction of flammable steel storage cabinets. Before purchasing one, you will do well to make sure that what you’re buying passes the product safety standards.

Check the steel gauge. A flammable cabinet should be constructed using no less than gauge 18 sheet steel. The double-walling on all sides of the storage should also have a minimum of 1˝” airspace in between.

The joints of a steel flammable cabinet must also be riveted and/or welded. Its doors must have a three-point latch and the door sill must be raised a minimum of 2” above the bottom of the cabinet to ensure that any spilled liquid remains inside the cabinet.

It is also important for proper signage to be placed on the cabinet indicating that the storage contains flammable substances.

On the other hand, flammable cabinets made of wood also have construction guidelines you should look out for.

Check the grade. The wood flammable cabinet you’re buying must be constructed of exterior grade plywood at least an inch thick. The plywood must be durable enough so as not to crash during fire conditions.

The joints of the cabinet must be rabbeted and fastened with flat wood screws. The doors must also have a rabbeted overlap of at least one inch. The hinges and latches used for the doors should also be mounted in order for them not to lose their holding capacity during fire.

Like flammable steel storage cabinets, the door sill for wood cabinets must be raised at least two inches above the bottom of the cabinet floor and proper signage must be also placed to indicate the hazardous contents of the storage.

The Uniform Fire Code or UFC also requires self-closing doors for all flammable storage cabinets.


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