Many acceptable categorical storage schemes have been proposed and used by laboratories in academic, industrial, government and medical institutions. The common features uniting all these plans is the separation of incompatible materials. The differences in these various storage schemes arises in the number of groups that should be established for segregation purposes. The ten most commonly cited groups are flammables, oxidants, reducers, concentrated acids, concentrated bases, water reactives, extreme toxics, peroxide formers, pyrophorics and gas cylinders. The first five groups are separated to avoid accidental contact with an incompatible material which could result in a violent or explosive reaction. Water reactives are isolated to lessen the probability of their involvement in a fire situation. Extreme toxics and regulated materials (carcinogens) are segregated to provide some degree of control over their distribution and to lessen the possibility of accidental spills. Peroxide formers should be stored in a cool, dark environment, whereas pyrophorics need only contact with air to burst into flames. Gas cylinders have the added hazard, regardless of their contents, of possessing high kinetic energy due to the compressed nature of the gas.
Segregation Based on Incompatibility
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Segregation Based on Hazard Classes
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