Storage Limits of Hazardous Materials

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Storage by Control Area
Condition Storage Use
Material OSHA
Class		 Solid
(Pounds)		 Liquid
(Gallons)		 Gas
(Cubic Feet)		 Solid
(Pounds)		 Liquid
(Gallons)
1.1 Combustible Liquid II 120     30
II-A 330     80
III-B 13,200     3,300
1.2 Combustible Fiber   100 100 20
1.3 Cryogenic, Flammable or Oxidizing   45 10
2.1 Explosives   1 1 0.25 0.25 0.25
3.1 Flammable Solids   125 14 14
3.2 Flammable Gas (Gas or Liquefied)   15
3.3 Flammable Liquids I-A 30 10
I-B 60 15
I-C 90 20
Combination of 3.3 Flammable Liquids: I-A, I-B & I-C   120 30
4.1 Organic Peroxide, Unclassified   1 1 0.25 0.25 0.25
4.2 Organic Peroxide I 5 5 1 1
II 50 50 10 10
III 125 125 25 25
IV 50 500 100 100
V
4.3 Oxidizer 4 1 1 0.25 0.25
3 10 10 2 2
2 250 250 50 50
1 4,000 4,000 1,000 1,000
4.4 Oxidizer Gas   15 1,500
5.1 Pyrophoric   4 4 50 0 0
6.1 Unstable (Reactive) 4 4 1 1 0.25 0.25
3 5 5 50 1 1
2 50 50 250 10 10
1 750
7.1 Water Reactive 3 5 5 1 1
  2 50 50 10 10
  1 125 125 25 25
Corrosives   5,000 500 810 1,000 100
Highly Toxics   10 10 20 3 3
Irritants   810 5,000 500
Sensitizers   810 5,000 500
Toxics   500 500 810 125 125