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Infrastructure and Asset Management is responsible for the maintenance of the equipment and systems installed to prevent or control fires. Material hazards shall be identified, as evident on the specific Safety Data Sheets (SDS), and labeled on containers as soon as they arrive in the workplace. OXYGEN -ENERGIZED ATMOSPHERES Oxygen -enriched atmospheres involve operating rooms and anesthesia machines, oxygen tents as used by ambulances, fire and police or rescue squads; hospitals and laboratory supply systems; cutting and welding. If practical, nonflammable anesthetic agents will be used. To prevent dangerous adiabatic heating of flammable anesthetic gases, the cylinder valves will be opened very slowly to allow the gradual introduction of the high pressure gas downstream from the cylinder valve. This will permit a slow buildup of pressure and hence temperature. An aid to the identification of hazards associated with medical agents and gases in NFPA 704, Standard Systems forthe Identification of the Fire Hazards of Materials. INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS The type of industrial truck being used shall be approved for use within any building storing hazardous materials. All refueling operations shall be conducted outside and away from storage of flammable materials. Areas that are used for maintenance and battery charging of electrical trucks should be separated from storage areas. III. STORAGE AND HANDLING PROCEDURES The storage of material shall be arranged such that adequate clearance is maintained away from heating surfaces, air ducts, heaters, flue pipes, and lighting fixtures. All storage containers or areas shall prominently display signs to identify the material stored within. Storage of chemicals shall be separated from other materials is storage, from handling operations, and from incompatible materials. All individual containers shall be identified as to their contents. Only containers designed, constructed, and tested in accordance with the U. S. Department of Transportation specifications and regulations are used for storage of compressed or liquefied gases. Compressed gas storage rooms will be areas reserved exclusively for that purpose with good ventilation and at least 1 -hour fire resistance rating. The gas cylinders shall be secured in place and stored away from any heat or ignition source. Pressurized gas cylinders shall never be used without pressure regulators. ORDINARY COMBUSTIBLES • Wooden pallets will not be stacked over 6 feet tall. If feasible, extra pallets will be stored outside or in separate buildings to reduce the risk of fire hazards. • Piles of combustible materials shall be stored away from buildings and located apart from each other sufficiently to allow firefighting efforts to control an existing fire. Attachment number 2 \n F -S Page 242