Approved Storage

Storage is also used to refer to hazardous materials that are stored within approved hazardous materials storage cabinets, flammable liquids storage cabinets, gas cabinets, and more. RSS Chemicals refers to this as Approved Storage. Chemicals that are stored in approved storage cabinets, day boxes, gas cabinets, gas rooms, exhausted enclosures or in listed safety cans may increase MAQs for certain hazard categories. In addition, highly toxic gases are not permitted in any quantity unless they are stored within approved gas cabinets or exhausted enclosures.

Approved Storage per California Fire Code (CFC) would include one of the examples provided, specific to the type of material being stored: Note: Per CFC, cabinets must be self-closing and self-latching. There are many cabinets out there which close manually and are not considered approved.