§ 30-92. General requirements.

A. 

The manufacture, storage, handling and use of hazardous chemicals shall be safeguarded with such protective facilities as public safety requires.

B. 

The Chief Fire Marshal may require the separation or isolation of any chemical that, in combination with other substances, may bring about a fire or explosion or may liberate a flammable or poisonous gas. The Chief Fire Marshal may require separation from other storage, occupancies or buildings when the quantity stored constitutes a material hazard.

C. 

The manufacture, storage, handling and use of hazardous chemicals and materials shall be in accordance with the appropriate standards of the NFPA, except that more restrictive requirements, as specified in this article, shall take precedence over any NFPA requirements.

D. 

The Chief Fire Marshal may require the submission of additional documentation relating to the physical and chemical properties of hazardous chemicals and materials.

E. 

The management or owner of any building or facility wherein hazardous chemicals or materials are stored or handled shall submit an inventory of such chemicals or materials at least annually or whenever the quantity of the same shall change substantially.

F. 

Only chemicals or materials listed in the inventory required in Subsection E above shall be stored or handled unless the Chief Fire Marshal has first given written permission for the storage or handling of additional chemicals or materials.