PPE

Wear gloves, protective glasses or goggles, long sleeved lab coats and closed toe shoes. Wear goggles if dispensing solvents or performing an operation which could result in a splash to the face. If splash risk is high wear a face shield in addition to goggles.

Procedures

	Large quantities of flammable liquids (greater than 500 milliliters) should be handled in a chemical fume hood or under some other type of local exhaust ventilation. Five-gallon containers must be dispensed to smaller containers in a hood or under local exhaust ventilation in areas free of ignition sources (including spark emitting motors and equipment) using non-sparking tools. When dispensing flammable solvents into small storage containers, use safety cans, metal or plastic containers (never use glass containers).
	Make sure that metal surfaces or containers through which flammable substances are flowing are properly grounded, discharging static electricity. Free flowing liquids generate static electricity which can produce a spark and ignite the solvent.
	Remember that vapors are heavier than air and can travel to a distant source of ignition.
	Never heat flammable substances by using an open flame. Instead use any of the following heat sources: steam baths, water baths, oil baths, heating mantles or hot air baths.
	If flammable liquids will be placed in ovens make sure they are appropriately designed for flammable liquids (no internal ignition sources and/or vented mechanically). Make sure the auto ignition temperature of the solvent is above the oven temperature or its internal elements.

	Store flammable substances away from ignition sources. The preferred storage location is in flammable storage cabinets. If no flammable storage cabinet is available store these substances in a cabinet under the hood or bench. Five-gallon containers should only be stored in a flammable storage cabinet.
	The volume of flammable liquids dispensed in small containers (not including safety cans) in the open areas of laboratories should not exceed 10 gallons.
	Oxidizing and corrosive materials should not be stored in close proximity to flammable liquids.
	Flammable liquids should not be stored or chilled in domestic refrigerators and freezers but in units specifically designed for this purpose. It is acceptable to store or chill flammables in ultra-low temperature units.