The handling of hazardous liquids is subject both safety and health
regulations requiring protection for employees who work with flammable,
combustible and explosive liquids.
Yes
No
General Industry Code(s)
Recommendations
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.
EAGLE Type-I & Type-II Metal Safety Cans
UI-50S &
UI-20FS Type-I Metal Safety Cans
U2-26S Type-II Safety Can
U2-51S Type-II Safety Can
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Are they in sound operating condition, leaktight, with flame arrestors intact?
Yes No
Construction Standard Code(s)
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.
Yes
No
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONTAINER SIZE
Recommendations
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
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Yes
No
Code(s)
Recommendations
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.
EAGLE Plunger and Bench Cans, Laboratory Cans & Faucet Cans
Plunger Cans
Bench Cans
Lab Cans
Faucet Cans
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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.
Do you have laboratory cans or faucet cans for safer transfers of flammables from
dispensing containers?
Yes No
Yes
No
Code(s)
Recommendations
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.
"
EAGLE Grounding Wire
Drum Accessories
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