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NFPA 45
FIRE PROTECTION FOR
LABORATORIES USING
CHEMICALS
Purpose of the Standard
• This standard provides basic requirements
for the protection of life and property in
laboratory work where hazardous chemicals
are handled through prevention and controls
of fires and explosions.
• To protect personnel from the effects of
toxic, corrosive, or otherwise hazardous
chemicals to which they may exposed as a
result of fire or explosion.
Definitions
• Educational Occupancies:
• Building used for the gathering of 6 or more persons for
the purposes of instruction, such as schools, universities,
colleges, and academies.
• Laboratory Unit:
• An enclosed space used for experiments or tests. It may
contain one or more separate laboratory work areas.A
laboratory unit is classified as A, B, or C according to the
quantities of flammable and combustible liquids.
Definitions
• Laboratory Work Area:
• A room or space for testing, analysis, research, instruction,
or similar activities that involve the use of chemicals. This
work area may or may not be enclosed.
• Hazardous Chemicals:
• A chemical with one or more of the following hazard
ratings as defined in NFPA 704, Standard system for the
identification of fire hazards of materials. Health-2,3, or 4;
Flammability 3 or 4; Reactivity 2, 3, or 4.
Laboratory Unit Fire Hazard
Classification
Container IA IB IC II IIIA
Types
Max. # of 6 3 3 2 3
cyl. Per 500
ft² or less
Max. 10 X 50 10 X 50 9 X 30 9 X 30 4 X 15
Cylnder Size
(inches)
Lab Operations and Apparatus
• Automatic shutdown – unattended lab
operations.
• Refrigerators or freezers for flam.
Substances: Class I, Division 1 locations
inside the ref.
• Outside the ref. : Class I, Division 2.
• Over-temp shutoff switches for electrically
heated equipment.