COMPLIANCE requirements for using and storing flammable liquids in the workplace are quite detailed and specific. Unfortunately, the requirements are spread over a number of agencies and multiple ...

Every day industrial workers transfer potentially hazardous chemicals, such as solvents, acetones, lubricants, cleansers, and acids, from large drums into smaller containers or into machinery.

Fire Chief Matt Marcarelli said that “alcohol is a volatile flammable liquid and can act as an accelerant.” And, that the child’s experiment could have led to a fatality and a major fire in the house.

COMPLIANCE requirements for using and storing flammable liquids in the workplace are quite detailed and specific. Unfortunately, the requirements are spread over a number of agencies and multiple ...