Chlorine

[cda]

the large chlorine gas cylinders used at water treatment plants

450 pounds about 3200 cu/ft per cylinder

any guidance on below the exempt amount?

any guidance if over, is a sprinkler system required

is there are way to exempt the sprinkler system if required?

anything else

thanks

chapter/section references 2009 or other ifc

 

[mark handler]

A control area is 810 cu ft, which equates to one 150-lb cylinder of chlorine.

Compressed chlorine gas shall have an exempt amount of 810 cu ft.

 

[cda]

Should have thrown in if any requirements on outside storage

 

[cda]

OK

do you consider chlorine gas to be toxic and fall under chapter 37?

 

[Oldfieldguy]

Anhydrous chlorine is classified as a Corrosive, Toxic and Oxidizing compressed.

 

[pyrguy]

Chlorine gas was used in WWI. They called mustard gas. It will kill you in a heart beat if you breath enough of it. It will make you hurt if you just get a whiff.

 

[Frank]

Chlorine gas was used in WWI. They called mustard gas. It will kill you in a heart beat if you breath enough of it. It will make you hurt if you just get a whiff.

Mustard gas contains clorine but is Bis(2-chloroethyl) sulfide (Cl-CH2CH2)2S

Chlorine gas is Cl2

Chlorine injures by converting to hydrochloric acid, and hypochlorous acid when the chlorine is exposed to moisture on the skin, mucous membranes, or in the lungs. These acids cause nasty chemical burns internal and external.

Both were used as chemical warfare agents in WW I and elesewhere.