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Revised on 06/17/2015 FIRE DEPARTMENT ● CITY OF NEW YORK STUDY MATERIAL FOR THE CERTIFICATE OF FITNESS EXAMINATION G-46 STORAGE, HANDLING, USE, AND REFILLING OF NON-FLAMMABLE COMPRESSED GASES (New G-46 Test is available on 6/17/2013) **Note: Handling & filling of CO2 (no storage) Obtain G-82 C of F **example: driver of a truck with a CO2 tank Storage & Handling & Use of CO2 **example: CO2 user with CO2 on Obtain G-46 C of F premises in quantity greater than 4,500 SCF © 05/2013 New York City Fire Department - All rights reserved ® CONTENT NOTICE OF EXAMINATION .............................................. Error! Bookmark not defined. STUDY MATERIAL AND TEST DECRIPTION .......................................................... I 1. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................1 1.1 Certificate of Fitness ................................................................................................................................. 2 1.2 Pre-existing and New Installations ...................................................................................................... 3 1.3 Types of Permits ......................................................................................................................................... 4 1.4 Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) ................................................................................................... 6 1.5 NFPA 704 Diamond Sign Explanation ................................................................................................ 7 2. DEFINITION ....................................................................................................................9 3. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF COMPRESSED GAS .................................. 13 3.1 Containers ................................................................................................................................................. 13 3.2 Markings and Signs ................................................................................................................................ 13 3.3 Related Equipment .................................................................................................................................. 15 3.4 Container Protection ............................................................................................................................... 17 3.4.1 Securing containers ........................................................................................................................... 17 3.4.2 Valve protection ................................................................................................................................... 18 3.4.3 Regular Inspection .............................................................................................................................. 18 3.5 Separation from Hazardous Conditions ........................................................................................... 18 3.6 Empty Containers and Return ............................................................................................................ 20 4. STORAGE, HANDLING, AND USE OF COMPRESSED GAS ....................... 21 4.1 Storage of Compressed Gases ............................................................................................................. 21 4.1.1 Required signs ..................................................................................................................................... 21 4.1.2 Empty containers ................................................................................................................................ 21 4.1.3 Upright position .................................................................................................................................. 22 4.2 Exhausted Enclosures, and Gas Cabinet ........................................................................................ 22 4.2.1 Exhausted enclosures ....................................................................................................................... 22 4.2.2 Gas cabinets ......................................................................................................................................... 22 4.3 Handling and Use of Compressed Gases ......................................................................................... 23 4.3.1 Compressed gas systems ................................................................................................................. 23 4.3.2 Upright use. .......................................................................................................................................... 23 4.3.3 Transfilling compressed gas containers. ..................................................................................... 23 4.3.4 Moving Containers .............................................................................................................................. 24 4.3.5 Check for Leaks ................................................................................................................................... 24 5. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR NONFLAMMABLE GASES WITH SPECIFIC HAZARDS ....................................................................................................... 26 5.1 Maximum Allowance Per Control Area ............................................................................................. 26 5.2 Oxidizing Gases ........................................................................................................................................ 28 5.2.1 General requirements ........................................................................................................................ 28 5.2.2 Quantities exceeding the MAQ per control area ....................................................................... 29 5.3 Nonflammable Medical Gas (non-piped system) ............................................................................ 29 5.3.1 Storage Location .................................................................................................................................. 30 5.3.2 Storage requirements of oxidizing gases ..................................................................................... 30 5.3.3 Elimination of sources of ignition. ................................................................................................ 31 5.3.4 Safety requirements for storing gases in enclosures ............................................................... 31 5.3.5 Other Safety requirements ............................................................................................................... 32 5.4 Nonflammable Highly Toxic and Toxic Gases ................................................................................. 32 5.4.1 Gas rooms, Gas cabinets, and exhausted enclosures ............................................................ 33 5.4.2 General requirements ........................................................................................................................ 33 5.4.3 Quantities exceeding the MAQ per control ................................................................................. 33 5.5 Nonflammable Corrosive Gases. ......................................................................................................... 35 6. COMMON NON-FLAMMABLE COMPRESSED GASES ................................. 36 A 6.1 Air ................................................................................................................................................................. 36 6.2 Ammonia .................................................................................................................................................... 36 6.3 Argon ........................................................................................................................................................... 37 6.4 Carbon Dioxide ......................................................................................................................................... 37 6.5 Chlorine ...................................................................................................................................................... 38 6.6 Helium ......................................................................................................................................................... 39 6.7 Nitrogen ...................................................................................................................................................... 39 6.8 Nitrous Oxide ............................................................................................................................................ 39 6.9 Oxygen ........................................................................................................................................................ 40 6.10 Sulfur Dioxide ........................................................................................................................................... 41 6.11 Sulfur Hexafluoride ................................................................................................................................. 41 7. FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND EMERGENCY RESPONSES ............................ 42 7.1 Operation Instructions for a Fire Extinguisher ............................................................................. 43 7.2 Different Types