Building Occupancy Classification

[Oldfieldguy]

My concern is the process building. It's most likely IBCs, and steel IBCs, since the petrochemical industry knows you can't ground and bond plastics.

 

[north star]

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Oilfieldguy:

"My concern is the process building. It's most likely IBCs, and steel IBCs, since the petrochemicalindustry knows you can't ground and bond plastics."

Please clarify what are IBC's & steel IBC's. Thanks!* * *

 

[AegisFPE]

IBC's in this context refers to Intermediate Bulk Containers.

DOT Container Categories• Non-bulk container

<= 450 L (119 gal)

• Intermediate bulk container

> 450 L (119 gal), up to 3,000 L (793 gal)

• Bulk container

> 3,000 L (793 gal)

 

[Insurance Engineer]

Take a look at this full scale testing video of combustible and flammable liquids in plastic IBC and see what happens when fire and plastic come together!

http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrhtm/rr564/index.htm