Physical State

The state of matter (solid, liquid, gas) for an individual chemical can affect the hazard risk. For example, gases cannot be easily contained in an accidental release. Therefore, there are additional restrictions on the storage and use of certain gases such as toxic or pyrophoric gases. The Fire Code regulates materials separately based upon physical state. It is critical to correctly assign containers in RSS Chemicals to the appropriate physical state. MAQ reporting is typically in units of pounds, gallons and cubic feet. RSS Chemicals is designed to convert volumes from metric or other units into required Fire Code units of measurement.