CHEMICAL STORE

Space description
The Chemical Store Room is dedicated to the storage of chemicals used within damp and wet teaching
laboratories, and also various research laboratories.
The room includes shelving units and cabinetry for storage of vessels of various sizes, as well as
specialised cabinets for storage of flammable and dangerous goods.

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Components
Planning
Planning

Site factors - Connections to Lab preparation areas desirable.

- Connections to building loading zone desirable.

Room and Spaces Planning - Size and shape of space to be commensurate with size and
Requirements number of lab spaces served by the storage room.

Design occupancy - No occupants.

Area - Nominal 12m  minimum.

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Other - Designed to suit regulations around storage of checmicals,

flammables, and dangerous goods, as required.
- Type and quanitity of all stored materials to be considered in
design and planning phases.
- 5m maximum distance from farthest corner of room to entry
door.

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Building fabric
Internal Walls

Fire Rating - FRL 120/120/120

 Wall Finish - Finish to satisfy fire rating and resitance requirements.
- Finish colours to be commensurate with adjoining spaces where appropriate.

Other - Corrosion resistant masonry walls to acid bay.

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Floors

General Selection - All finishes to be suitable to quantity and type of chemicals and
Requirements goods stored within.

Variations - Chemical resistant sealed concrete.

Preferred Material - Chemical resistant vinyl flooring.

Selection

Resilient Floor Finishes - Steel trowelled chemical resistant concrete finish with coved skirting
to walls and graded towards acid bay.

Other -
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Ceilings

Ceiling Finishes - Chemical and flame resistant finish.

Ceiling Heights - Min of 2400mm above FFL.

Ceiling Selection - To designer's specification.

Acoustic Ceilings - Not required

 Resistance - Chemical and flame resistant ceiling.

Non Combustible / Fire Rated - Fire rated ceiling FRL 120/120/120 or walls to extend to roof
level

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Openings
Windows

Window Selection - Windows are not required for this space.

Requirements - Observation glazing may be suitable where appropriate.

Glazing - Observation glazing to be frosted.

Visual Privacy - Visual privacy is required from other spaces.

Window Furniture - Chemical resistant framing desirable.

Other - When windows provided they must have obscure glazing and
security grills.

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Doors

Doors Type - Outward opening fire rated door.

Door Function - Entry door lockable.

Fire / Acoustic Rated - Fire rated door (FRL --/120/30).

 Frame Type - Fire rated steel frame

Glazing - Vision panel may be appropriate, to suit fire rating.

Door Hardware Lock type

- Key lock preferred.
Keying / locking
- Keyed to Differ (KD)
Master keying
- Master keyed - Stores (ST)
Other
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Fixtures
Fixtures

General Design Principles - All shelving is not to be fixed, refer to 'Furniture' 

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Sanitary Fixtures

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Furniture
Furniture

General Design Principles - Provide shelving and cabinetry to maximise storage available.
- Provide a range of shelf/cabinet storage types and sizes to suit
user requirements.
- Provide 600mm wide desk space for manifest where requested
 by users.

Recommended Furniture - All furniture to be adjustable and relocatable.

Selection - Furniture finishes to be chemical resistant.

Other - No seating required.

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Fixed Furniture

Door Entry Mats -

Whiteboards -

Pinboards -

Notice Boards -

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Fittings
Signage

Design - Signage to indicate presence of hazardous materials as required by regulations.

Principles

Room Signage Safety Signage

- Hazard danger sign "ACID", above or adjacent Acid Bay.
- Prohibition sign "No Smoking" symbol, in a conspicuous position.
- Hazard danger sign "HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS" on the exterior of door.
- Hazardous Materials sign "FLAMMABLE LIQUID" - class as required, on the
exterior of door.
 Door Signage Door signage to read: "CHEMICAL STORE"

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Security
Security

Security type / group - Lab staff access only.

CCTV - Not required within space.

Access control - Swipe or key lock.

Intruder detection - Not required.

Keying Refer to Doors

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Services
Ventilation

Natural ventilation - Not required.

Supply air - To mechanical designer's specification.

Exhaust - High & low level exhaust

Controls - Controlled via BMS

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Conditioning
 Mechanical cooling - To mechanical designer's specification.

Mechanical heating - Not required.

Controls - Controlled via BMS.

Other -

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Water

Potable cold water - Required to 1 x hose cock in space

Potable hot / warm water - Not required

Non-potable water - Not required

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Drainage

Trade waste - 1 trade waste drainage outlet

Other  - Trade waste drainage to dilution pit.

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Fire protection

Fire detection - Heat / smoke detection

Fire suppression - As required by regulations

 EWIS - Not required in this space, but may be required as part of floor / building
solution.

Portable fire - Portable fire extinguisher and fire blanket are required. May be located
equipment outside room, adjacent to door.

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Illumination

Lighting / lux levels - 160 lux

Lighting controls - Managed by BMS

- Auto off after 20 minutes
- Movement sensor
- Manual override via switch in room or just outside room.

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Power

Type - All GPO's to be IP rated and mounted at 1350mm above FFL or higher
- Standard 10A power required - Refer to Electrical Design Standard

Quantity - Min 1 x DGPO for cleaner