Regulations contain
specific handling and storage requirements for chemicals depending upon their
hazards.
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· TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS
In consultation with the JHSC, the employer must evaluate hazard information and determine if the product poses a health hazard to the worker. If the product is a designated material, assume it is a health hazard. The hazard evaluation is made using hazard information or the MSDS. If there is a health hazard, the employer must set an exposure limit for airborne and non-airborne products. (Workplace Health Hazard Regulation 53/88, 18)
Flammable liquids must not be stored adjacent to exits or access routes to exits. (Manitoba Fire Code, 4.2.2)
Areas where flammable liquids are dispensed must be
separated from ignition sources by 6 m or a wall, be ventilated either
naturally or mechanically, and have spill clean-up materials available.
(Manitoba Fire Code, 4.2.8.3)
There is a limit to the quantity of flammable liquids that may be stored outside a flammable storage area. A maximum of 600 litres of flammable liquids with a flashpoint less than 200oF may be stored outside a flammable storage area, of which a maximum of 100 litres may have a flashpoint less than 100oF.
A maximum of 5000 litres of flammable liquid may be stored in storage tanks.
A maximum of 500 litres of flammable liquids, of
which 250 litres may be class 1, may be stored in an approved flammables
cabinet. A maximum of three cabinets may be located in each room. (Manitoba
Fire Code, 4.2.8.2)
TRANSPORTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS (TDG)
Employees who ship and receive dangerous goods must have TDG training and must carry their TDG training certificate at all times. (Federal Regulations Adoption Regulation 172/85, 1)
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