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WEIGHT OF ORGANIC PEROXIDES (Pounds Over) (Pounds Not Over) DISTANCE (Feet) 50 to 100 75 lOa to 500 100 500 to 1000 l25 lOOO to 3000 200 3000 to 5000 300 The organic pero~ides shall be stored . the original shipping ln containers (ICC containers). Care shall be taken to avoid rough handling or contamination of these chemicals. Readily legible warning signs and placards shall be prominently placed in the storage and processing areas. (c) Nitromethane. A suitably isolated outdoor storage area shall be provided for nitromethane. Hazardous processing shall not be permitted in the vicinity of this storage area. Nitromethane shall be stored in the drums in which it is recei ved or in an underground tank with suitable corrosion protection and a minimum of 2 feet of earth over the tank or in barricaded tanks aboveground. If the drum storage is not adequately protected by a fast-acting deluge-type automatic sprinkler system, the storage of 2000 pounds or more shall be located the following minimum distances from inhabited buildings: WEIGHT ÃPPROXIMATE NUMBER DRUMS Pounds Over Pounds Not Over OF DRUMS (Feet) ... Beginning at 2,000 4 100 2,000 to 10,000 20 200 10,000 to 20,000 40 300 20,000 to 40,000 80 400 40,000 to 80,000 160 500 Care shall be taken to avoid rough handling or contamination of this chemical. Readily legible warning signs and placards shall be prominently placed in the storage and processing areas. (d) Ammonium Nitrate. 1. All flooring in storage and handling area shall be noncombustible material and shall be without drains, traps, pits or pockets into which any molten ammonium nitrate could flow and be confined i n cas e of fir e . 2. Each storage pile of bags or other authorized packages and containers of such materials shall not exceed l2 feet in height, l2 feet in width and 30 feet in length. Such pile units shall be separated by a clear space of not less than 36 inches in width from the base to the top of the piles, serving as cross aisles. At least one service or main aisle in the storage area shall be not less than 4 feet in wid th. A clearance of not less than 30 inches shall be maintained from building walls and partitions and of not less than 36 inches from ceilings or roof structural members with a minimum of l8 inches from sprinklers. .. (26) ,_... _..........w.