Hazardous

Materials
Subpart H
 Subpart H Standards

• 1910.101 Compressed Gases

• 1910.102 Acetylene
• 1910.103 Hydrogen
• 1910.104 Oxygen
• 1910.105 Nitrous Oxide
• 1910.106 Flammable and Combustible
Liquids
 Subpart H Standards

• 1910.107 Spray Finishing using

Flammable and Combustible
Materials
• 1910.108 Dip Tanks containing
Flammable and Combustible
Liquids
• 1910.109 Explosives and Blasting Agents
 Subpart H Standards
• 1910.110 Storage and Handling of
Liquefied Petroleum Gases
• 1910.111 Storage and Handling of
Anhydrous Ammonia
• 1910.119 Process Safety Management of
Highly Hazardous Chemicals
• 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations
and Emergency Response
 Subpart H Standards

• 1910.123 Dipping and coating

operations: Coverage and
Definitions
• 1910.124 General Requirements for
Dipping and Coating
Operations
 Subpart H Standards

• 1910.125 Additional Requirements for

Dipping and Coating
Operations that use Flammable
or Combustible Liquids
• 1910.126 Additional Requirements for
Special Dipping and Coating
Operations
 Definitions

• Hazardous Chemical

• Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA)

term that denotes any chemical that would be a
risk to employees if exposed in the work place
 Definition

• Highly Hazardous Chemical

• OSHA term that denotes any chemical that

would posses toxic, reactive, flammable or
explosive properties
 Definitions

• Aerosol

• Aerosol shall mean a material which is

dispensed from its container as a mist,
spray, or foam by a propellant under
pressure
 Definitions

• Container

• Container shall mean any can, barrel, or drum

 Definitions

• Closed Container

• Closed container shall mean a container so

sealed by means of a lid or other device that
neither liquid or vapor will escape from it at
ordinary temperatures
 Definitions

• Fire Area

• Fire area shall mean an area of a building

separated from the remainder of the building by
construction having a fire resistance of at least
1 hour and having all communicating openings
properly protected by an assembly having a fire
resistance rating of at least one hour.
 Definitions

• Flash Point

• Flash point means the minimum temperature

at which a liquid gives off vapor within a test
vessel in sufficient concentration to form an
ignitable mixture with air near the surface of
the liquid. The flash point is normally an
indication of susceptibility to ignition.
 Definitions
• Combustible Liquid

• Combustible liquid means any liquid having a

flash point at above 100°F (37.8 °C).

• Combustible liquids are divided into two classes:

– Class II
– Class III
 Definitions

• Flammable Liquid

• Flammable liquid means any liquid having

a flash point below 100 °F (37.8 °C) or
higher, the total of which make up 99
percent or more of the total volume of the
mixture.
 Definitions

• Portable Tank

• Portable tank shall mean a closed container

having a liquid capacity over 60 U.S.
gallons and not intended for fixed
installation
 Definitions
• Safety Can

• Safety can means 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 subject to
fire exposure
 Flammable (Explosive) Limits

• Flammable Range

• The range of a combustible vapor or gas-air

mixture between the upper and lower flammable
limits.

• Also, known as the “explosive range.”

 Flammable (Explosive) Limits

• Lower Flammable Limit

• The lowest concentration at which a combustible gas

forms a flammable mixture.

• Below the LFL there is too little combustible fuel to

sustain a flame.

• Also, known as “Lower Explosive Limit or LEL.”

 Flammable (Explosive) Limits

• Upper Flammable Limit

• The highest concentration at which a combustible gas

forms a flammable mixture.

• Above the UFL there is too little oxygen to sustain a

flame. Better known as “too rich” to burn.

• Also, known as “Upper Explosive Limit or UEL.”

 Flammable (Explosive) Limits
• Hazardous Material LFL UFL

• Butane 1.9 8.5

• Ethylene Oxide 3.0 100.0
• Gasoline 1.4 7.6
• Hydrogen 4.0 75.0
• Isopropyl Alcohol 2.0 12.7
• Propane 2.1 9.5
 Container and Portable Tank
Storage

• This section applies only to the storage of

flammable and combustible liquids in
drums or other containers not exceeding
60 gallons individual capacity and portable
tanks of less than 660 gallons individual
capacity.
 Fire Control

• At least one portable fire extinguisher having a

rating of not less than 12-B units shall be located
outside of, but not more than 10 feet from, the
door opening into any room used for storage.