Flammable and

Combustible
Liquids
Flammable liquids
 Class I - liquids have flashpoints
below 100 degrees F, with vapor
pressures not exceeding 40 psia

 Class IA - liquids having

flashpoints below 73 degrees F
and boiling points below 100
degrees F
1a
Flammable liquids
 Class IB - liquids having
flashpoints below 73 degrees F
and boiling points at or above 100
degrees F

 Class IC - liquids having

flashpoints at or above 73 degrees
F and below
100 degrees F
1b
Flammable liquids
 Flammable liquids
give off ignitable
vapors

1c
Combustible liquids
 Class II liquids have flashpoints
at or above 100 degrees F and
below 140 degrees F

1d
Combustible liquids
 Class III liquids have flashpoints
at or above 140 degrees F
• Class IIIA liquids have flashpoints
at or above 140 degrees F and
below 200 degrees F
• Class IIIB liquids have flashpoints
at or above 200 degrees F

1e
Handling and storage
procedures
 Two forms of storage:
• Reserve storage in drums
• Operational storage in small
quantities at work stations

 Connect drums to a grounding

system

2a
Handling and storage
procedures
 Liquids can be dispensed by
two methods:
• Gravity flow
• Pump methods

2b
Handling and storage
procedures
 Areas where flammable liquids
are transferred from one
container to another must:
• be protected from ignition sources
• have drainage or other methods to
control spills
• have natural or mechanical
ventilation

2c
Handling and storage
procedures
 Store flammable liquids in
approved safety cans

2d
Handling and storage
procedures
 Flammable liquids used at
workstations must not exceed the
sum of:
• 25 gallons of Class IA liquids in
containers
• 120 gallons of Classes IB, IC, II, or III
liquids in containers
• 660 gallons of Class IB, IC, Class II, or
Class IIIA liquids in a single portable
tank

2e
Handling and storage
procedures
 Use specially designed waste
cans for the disposal of waste

 Remember that it is the vapors,

not the liquid that burns

 Use specially developed

absorbent materials for spill
cleanup
2f
Flood emergencies
If flammable liquids are stored in
tanks, review and understand
the location and contents of
flood emergency instructions

 Emergency action plans

3a
Flood emergencies and
storage tanks
 Categories of storage tanks
• Above ground
• Underground
• Tanks inside of buildings

3b
Flood emergencies and
storage tanks
 Types of storage tanks
• Atmospheric
• Low-pressure
• Pressure vessels

3c
Flood emergencies and
storage tanks
 Keep debris and vegetation away
from the tank area

 Situate tanks in areas where high-

level water will not occur

 Anchor horizontal tanks if more

than 70 percent of the tank’s
capacity will be submerged
3d