Liquid Handling

The handling of hazardous liquids is subject both safety and health regulations requiring protection for employees who work with flammable, combustible and explosive liquids.

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OSHA 29 CFR 1910.106 (a)(29): Safety can shall mean an approved container, of not more than 5 gallons capacity, having a spring-closing lid and spout cover and so designed that it will safely relieve internal pressure when subjected to fire exposure.	Type-I & Type-II Metal Safety Cans Type-I Metal Safety Cans Type-II Safety Can Click on product images for detailed product information Click here for Safety Can Chemical Compatibility Guide
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OSHA 29 CFR 1925.152: Only approved containers and portable tanks shall be used for storage and handling of flammable and combustible liquids. Approved metal safety cans shall be used for the handling of and use of flammable liquids on quantities greater that one gallon. For quantities of one gallon or less, only the original container or approved metal safety cans shall be used for storage, use and handling of flammable liquids.

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LIQUID TYPE	FLAMMABLE			COMBUSTIBLE
Container Type	Class IA	Class IB	Class IC	Class II
Glass or approved plastic	1 pt.	1 qt.	1 gal.	1 gal.
Metal (other than DOT drums)	1 gal.	5 gal.	5 gal.	5 gal.
Safety cans (including polyethylene)	2 gal.	5 gal.	5 gal.	5 gal.
NOTE: Container Exemptions: medicines, foodstuffs, cosmetics and other common consumer items. REFERENCE: OSHA 29 CFR 1910.106

Safety Cans:
Metal, Polyethylene
& Stainless Steel Cans

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OSHA 29 CFR 1910.106 (e)(2)(ii): Incidental storage or use of flammable and combustible liquids. Containers. Flammable or combustible liquids shall be stored in tanks or closed containers.	Plunger and Bench Cans, Laboratory Cans & Faucet Cans Plunger Cans Bench Cans Lab Cans Faucet Cans Click on product images for detailed product information Click here for Safety Can Chemical Compatibility Guide
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.106 (a)(9): Closed Container shall mean a container as herein defined, so sealed by means of a lid or other device that neither liquid nor vapor will escape from it at ordinary temperatures.
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.106 (e)(2)(iv)(a): Flammable liquids shall be kept in covered containers when not actually in use.

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Uniform Fire Code - Division VIII,
Section 79.803 (a) states:
" Class I liquids shall not be run into containers unless the nozzle and containers are electrically interconnected. The provisions of this section shall be deemed to have been complied with where the metallic floor plates on which the container stands while filling are electrically connected to the fill stem or where the fill stem is bonded to the container during filling by means of a bond wire. "

Grounding Wire

Drum Accessories

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Liquid Handling

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