Well, there goes the draft I just wrote about fire safety. Thank Justin! Gosh! ;-)
It doesn't have to be locked, at the armory we have a cabinet for class B flammables in supply and it isn't locked. It is a good idea to have one if you're storing these kinds of materials. On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 11:14 PM, Michael Griesacker <[email protected]>wrote: > Well put, Justin > On Mar 31, 2014 11:12 PM, "Justin Herman" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> BTW here is the OSHA regs for storage of flammable liquids. >> >> >> https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=10673&p_table=STANDARDS >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 11:08 PM, Justin Herman <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> The purpose of a flammables cabinet in most workshops is to slow and >>> control a fire. Different types of fuel require different extinguish >>> techniques. >>> Example: >>> Class A fires (wood, paper, fabric [materials that produce ash]) can be >>> put out with water. >>> Class B fires (oil, natural gas, kerosine, paint, aerosols, stains) >>> should never not have water applied. (it can spread the fuel and the fire) >>> Using CO2 is the proper technique for class B fires. >>> >>> A fire cabinet can allow for independent methods of controlling the >>> fire. It can mean the difference of a major loss of a corner or a total >>> loss of several buildings. >>> >>> >>> I have a fire cabinet in my garage for that exact purpose. >>> >>> >>> I think it would be a good idea to get a place to store all class B >>> fuels, and I support the idea of getting some type of cabinet. It might be >>> a good idea to look for a spent oil rag bin also. >>> >>> Justin >>> >>> >>> PS: REMEMBER: Fire extinguishers are NOT for putting out fires but are >>> for clearing a path to escape. Countless trained professionals, with more >>> experience than any of us, have died because they assumed they could handle >>> a fire. Evacuate and call 911. Nothing is important enough to risk your >>> life and attempt to fight a fire. >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 5:43 PM, Philip P. Patnode >>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> TF >>>> >>>> As discussed on Sunday, I can donate a 4-drawer metal filing cabinet to >>>> SH. >>>> >>>> It has a lock installed but no key available. >>>> >>>> Can the filing cabinet be used for flammable materials or would you use >>>> it to store SH paperwork? >>>> >>>> PP >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 5:33 PM, Torrie Fischer < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Monday, March 31, 2014 21:30:48 Seeley, Tim wrote: >>>>> > Such a restriction would be in the same vain as the restriction >>>>> placed on >>>>> > risk producing power tools. Nonmembers would still have access to >>>>> the >>>>> > flammables but would need to do so through one who has been vetted >>>>> to be >>>>> > responsible enough to have a key. Together the flammables user and >>>>> the key >>>>> > holder should see that the flammable material is returned to its safe >>>>> > storage when no longer in use and before departing the space. If >>>>> keyed >>>>> > same as the door then there will always be someone there with the >>>>> key to >>>>> > the cabinet. If it were a separate key then one more key type to >>>>> keep >>>>> > track of. >>>>> >>>>> Sounds fine. >>>>> >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > -----Original Message----- >>>>> > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >>>>> On >>>>> > Behalf Of Torrie Fischer Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 5:18 PM >>>>> > To: SYN/HAK discussion list >>>>> > Subject: Re: [SH-Discuss] Metal cabinet for flammables >>>>> > >>>>> > On Monday, March 31, 2014 21:05:33 Seeley, Tim wrote: >>>>> > > Challenge: Some projects and donations involve containers of >>>>> > > flammable materials. To my knowledge there currently is no >>>>> designated >>>>> > > flammables safe storage area. >>>>> > > >>>>> > > Solution: create a designated flammables safe storage area. >>>>> > > >>>>> > > I may not be able to make tomorrow's meeting. Would someone please >>>>> > > bring up the possible need for a Flammable materials cabinet at the >>>>> > > space. I have seen at various location paints, solvents, flammable >>>>> > > aerosols... Something to consider as well, would be the flammables >>>>> > > cabinet's location in the space relative to exits. There might be >>>>> > > some advantages if it were locked and keyed to the same key as the >>>>> front >>>>> > > door. >>>>> > What might those advantages be? >>>>> > >>>>> > I'm not a fan of restricting things to "only members", since we're a >>>>> public >>>>> > resource. >>>>> > > Thanks >>>>> > > Orvel >>>>> > >>>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>>> > Discuss mailing list >>>>> > [email protected] >>>>> > https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Discuss mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Discuss mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >>>> >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Discuss mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >> > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss >
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