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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS—GENERAL PROVISIONS

A material with a primary classification as a physical als shall be designed, installed and maintained to
hazard can also pose a health hazard. ensure that they reliably operate as intended.
1. Explosives and blasting agents. 5001.3.3.3 Prevention of unintentional reaction or
release. Safeguards shall be provided to minimize the
2. Combustible liquids.
risk of an unintentional reaction or release that could
3. Flammable solids, liquids and gases. endanger people or property.
4. Organic peroxide solids or liquids. 5001.3.3.4 Spill mitigation. Spill containment systems
5. Oxidizer, solids or liquids. or means to render a spill harmless to people or prop-
erty shall be provided where a spill is determined to be
6. Oxidizing gases.
a plausible event and where such an event would
7. Pyrophoric solids, liquids or gases. endanger people or property.
8. Unstable (reactive) solids, liquids or gases. 5001.3.3.5 Ignition hazards. Safeguards shall be pro-
9. Water-reactive materials solids or liquids. vided to minimize the risk of exposing combustible
hazardous materials to unintended sources of ignition.
10. Cryogenic fluids.
5001.3.3.6 Protection of hazardous materials. Safe-
5001.2.2.2 Health hazards. The material categories guards shall be provided to minimize the risk of expos-
listed in this section are classified as health hazards. A ing hazardous materials to a fire or physical damage
material with a primary classification as a health haz- whereby such exposure could endanger or lead to the
ard can also pose a physical hazard.
endangerment of people or property.
1. Highly toxic and toxic materials.
5001.3.3.7 Exposure hazards. Safeguards shall be pro-
2. Corrosive materials. vided to minimize the risk of and limit damage from a
5001.3 Performance-based design alternative. Where fire or explosion involving explosive hazardous materi-
approved by the fire code official, buildings and facilities als whereby such fire or explosion could endanger or
where hazardous materials are stored, used or handled shall lead to the endangerment of people or property.
be permitted to comply with this section as an alternative to 5001.3.3.8 Detection of gas or vapor release. Where a
compliance with the other requirements set forth in this chap- release of hazardous materials gas or vapor would
ter and Chapters 51 through 67. cause immediate harm to persons or property, means of
5001.3.1 Objective. The objective of Section 5001.3 is to mitigating the dangerous effects of a release shall be
protect people and property from the consequences of provided.
unauthorized discharge, fires or explosions involving haz- 5001.3.3.9 Reliable power source. Where a power
ardous materials.
supply is relied on to prevent or control an emergency
5001.3.2 Functional statements. Performance-based condition that could endanger people or property, the
design alternatives are based on the following functional power supply shall be from a reliable source.
statements:
5001.3.3.10 Ventilation. Where ventilation is neces-
1. Provide safeguards to minimize the risk of unwanted sary to limit the risk of creating an emergency condi-
releases, fires or explosions involving hazardous tion resulting from normal or abnormal operations,
materials.
means of ventilation shall be provided.
2. Provide safeguards to minimize the consequences of 5001.3.3.11 Process hazard analyses. Process hazard
an unsafe condition involving hazardous materials analyses shall be conducted to ensure reasonably the
during normal operations and in the event of an protection of people and property from dangerous con-
abnormal condition.
ditions involving hazardous materials.
5001.3.3 Performance requirements. Where safeguards,
systems, documentation, written plans or procedures, 5001.3.3.12 Prestartup safety review. Written docu-
audits, process hazards analysis, mitigation measures, mentation of prestartup safety review procedures shall
engineering controls or construction features are required be developed and enforced to ensure that operations are
by Sections 5001.3.3.1 through 5001.3.3.18, the details of initiated in a safe manner. The process of developing
the design alternative shall be subject to approval by the and updating such procedures shall involve the partici-
fire code official. The details of actions granting the use of pation of affected employees.
the design alternatives shall be recorded and entered in the 5001.3.3.13 Operating and emergency procedures.
files of the jurisdiction. Written documentation of operating procedures and
5001.3.3.1 Properties of hazardous materials. The procedures for emergency shut down shall be devel-
physical- and health-hazard properties of hazardous oped and enforced to ensure that operations are con-
materials on site shall be known and shall be made ducted in a safe manner. The process of developing and
readily available to employees, neighbors and the fire updating such procedures shall involve the participa-
code official. tion of affected employees.
5001.3.3.2 Reliability of equipment and operations. 5001.3.3.14 Management of change. A written plan
Equipment and operations involving hazardous materi- for management of change shall be developed and

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