Frankie,

It's not a requirement in most USA locations, but it sure is strongly 
recommended by anybody who prefers to avoid litigation difficulties in the 
event of an incident.

Jay
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "fwblack" 
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Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2008 7:31 AM
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Fire Code for Lab

> Not sure where it is - but I thought there was a requirement to have two
> exits from the laboratory - no matter what the amounts are.
>
> Frankie Wood-Black, Ph.D., REM, MBA
>
> fwblack**At_Symbol_Here**cableone.net
>
> Senior Air Professional
>
> Trihydro Corporation
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DCHAS-L Discussion List [mailto:DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of
> Murphy, Dr. Ruth Ann
> Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 2:05 PM
> To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU
> Subject: [DCHAS-L] Fire Code for Lab
>
> My question is about exit requirements for chemistry labs.  Does a
> policy limiting the amount of each flammable substance to one gallon or
> less  in the entire building allow  exits from different  upstairs labs
> to lead to only one hallway?   In other words, students from various
> labs would have to exit by the same hallway, and there would be no limit
> as to the number of flammable chemicals allowed - as long as each one
> was present in amounts less than one gallon.  Natural gas lines would
> also be in the labs.
>
>
>
> Thank you for any help you can provide.
>
>
>
> Ruth Ann
>
>
>
> Ruth Ann Murphy, Ph.D.
>
> Chairperson
>
> Department of Chemistry, Environmental Science and Geology
>
> The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
>
> Belton, TX  76513-2599
>
> 254.295.4542
>
>
> 

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