LPG / STORAGE AND HANDLING

Question 1

ILLEGAL storage and use of LPG is enforced with??

Answer 1

IMMEDIATE SUMMONS AND CONFISCATION

Question 2

PERMIT required for STORAGE, HANDLING , USE ….

Answer 2

46 LBS of propane

Question 3

PROHIBITED OF storage handle or use of and LPG greater than?

Answer 3

100 pounds

Question 4

a permit is NOT REQUIRED IN STATIONARY INSTALLATIONS R-3 OCCUPANCIES (PRIVATE DWELLINGS )

Answer 4

CANNOT store propane :

• ON ROOF of any building
• handle use on roof if greater than 16.4 (1 lb)
• use for stationary installation if NATURAL GAS is available

Question 5

STORAGE within buildings accessible to the public

Answer 5

MAX 16.4 OUNCES use in completely self contained hand torches and similar devices are allowed to be stored for sale or displayed in building accessible to public……SPRINKLER REQUIRED WHEN QUANTITY EXCEEDS PERMIT AMOUNTS (46 LBS—46 of the 16.4 ounces)…
-QUANTITY STORED SHALL NOT EXCEED 200 LBS

Question 6

Storage in buildings not accessible to public

Answer 6

not exceed 300 lbs / storage area separated by 300 feet

Question 7

OUTDOOR storage of LPG shall be limited to …

Answer 7

not more than 400 lbs of LPG …at or above grade level (20 feet from building openings /20 feet from ay motor vehicle fuel dispenser / 10 feet from combustibles )

Question 8

use in basement , pit , below grade area…

Answer 8

-manhole operations
-use with self contained torch assemblies
LPG heavier then air

Question 9

A SINGLE LPG CONTAINER with a capacity NOT GREATER THEN 16.4 OUNCES may be used BELOW GRADE FOR EMERGENCY INDOOR REPAIRS , PROVIDED CONTAINER IS NOT LEFT UNATTENDED

Answer 9

EXCEPT IN AN OCCUPIED PLACE OF PUBLIC ASSEMBLY ( NO GOOD )

NEVER use LPG indoors at place of public assembly -above or below grade …no matter the amount

Question 10

INDOOR EMERGENCY REPAIR

Answer 10

WORK SITE—TWO 2O LB containers

• anything great then 16.4 ounces or anything below grade cannot be left unattended
• used under supervision of Certificate of Fitness HOLDER
• LPG removed at end of work day

Question 11

FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS in ANY AMOUNT shall not be allowed in basements cellars, or any below grade areas

NEVER

Answer 11

COMBUSTIBLE liquids shall be allowed to be stored in basements , cellar , or other areas, provided these areas are PROTECTED BY A SPRINKLER SYSTEM

EXCEPTION:Class IIIB combustible liquids may be stored in basements , cellar, and other areas below grade that are nOT protected by a sprinkler when stored in a room or other area that is SEGREGATED, VERTICALLY AND HORIZONTALLY by a fire partition of not less than 2 HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE RATING and such room or other area is PROTECTED by sprinkler