We are seeking guidance – what category does our company’s situation fall into?
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Our company is planning to launch a new project of the impregnation type; the synthetic adhesive used contains some gasoline. . . . Is it classified as Category A, or... . .
Gasoline must belong to Category A, being a flammable and volatile liquid.
In other words, it must be a Class A factory building
What is the key gasoline content, and what is the ignition point of the material?
It depends specifically on the percentage of the factory floor area occupied by the area where gasoline is used; another key factor is the amount of gasoline present in that area. It is suggested that the original poster provide more details about the situation to facilitate discussion.
Our company’s workshop is two-story; production takes place on the first floor, which has an area of 1,200 square meters. The area dedicated to gasoline-based production is about 40 square meters. Of this raw material, 90% is gasoline, with a quantity of around five tons
It has two floors for the workshop; production takes place on the first floor. The area of each floor is 1,200㎡, with the area dedicated to gasoline-based production accounting for around 40㎡. From this perspective, since the production areas that use gasoline account for only 3.33% of the total area of that layer
Thank you, expert. Is it necessary to create fire compartments for the 40 square meter area in question, that is, to separate it off? What are the requirements regarding the storage of ethanol?
According to building codes, for a space of 40 square meters, it is only necessary to install fire partitions. It is not necessary to create separate fire compartments. As for the storage of ethanol, since it is also considered a material posing a risk of Class A fires, if the quantity stored does not exceed what is needed for one day and one night, it can be kept in the workshop, provided that an intermediate warehouse is built for temporary storage. It should be noted here that the area of the intermediate warehouse plus the usage area cannot exceed 5% of the total area.