GB 15603:2022 General rules for the hazardous chemicals warehouse storage English
This document is developed in accordance with the rules given in GB/T 1.1-2020 Directives for standardization - Part 1: Rules for the structure and drafting of standardizing documents.
This standard replaces GB 15603-1995 Rule for storage of chemical dangers. In addition to structural adjustment and editorial changes, the following main technical changes have been made with respect to GB 15603-1995:
——the application scope of the standard is modified, (see Clause 1 hereof; Clause 1 of Edition 1995);
——the Terms and definitions are modified (see Clause 3 hereof; Clause 3 of Edition 1995);
——the requirements for storage facilities are modified (see 4.1 and 5.2 hereof; Clause 5 of Edition 1995);
——the requirements for safety facilities are modified (see 4.1 hereof; Clause 9 of Edition 1995);
——the requirements for hazardous chemical storage information management system are added (see 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4 hereof);
——the requirements related to “piled up in the open air” are deleted (see 4.3 and 6.2 of Edition 1995);
——the requirements for "average storage capacity per unit area" and "maximum storage capacity of a single storage area” are deleted (see 6.2 of Edition 1995);
——the requirements for the retention period of data documents are added (see 4.3, 7.7, 8.5 and 9.5 hereof);
——the requirements for safety protection distance are added (see 5.6, 5.7 and 5.8 hereof; 6.2 of Edition 1995);
——the requirements for storage of hypertoxic chemicals, controlled chemicals, precursor chemicals and explosive hazardous chemicals are added (see 5.10 hereof);
——the requirements for loading/unloading and handling are added (see 6.1 hereof);
——the requirements for stacking are added (see 6.2 hereof).
——the requirements for stacking spacing are modified (see 6.2.5 hereof; 6.2 of Edition 1995);
——the requirements for entry and delivery are modified (see Clauses 7 and 9 hereof; Clause 8 of Edition 1995);
——the requirements for in-warehouse management are modified (see Clause 8 hereof; Clause 7 of Edition 1995);
——the requirements for waste disposal are deleted (see Clause 10 of Edition 1995);
——the requirements for personal protection are modified (see Clause 10 hereof; 4.4 and 8.5 of Edition 1995);
——the requirements for safety management are added (see Clause 11 hereof);
——the requirements for personnel training are modified (see Clause 12 hereof; and Clause 11 of Edition 1995);
——Annex A "Storage and allocation table for hazardous chemicals” is modified (see Annex A hereto, Annex A to Edition 1995);
——“Safe storage of common hazardous chemicals” and “Chinese phonetic alphabet index for names of hazardous chemicals” are deleted (see Annexes B and C to Edition 1995).
The previous edition of this document is as follows:
——It was first issued as GB 15603-1995 in 1995;
——This edition is the first revision.
General rules for the hazardous chemicals warehouse storage
1 Scope
This document specifies the basic requirements, storage requirements, loading/unloading, handling and stacking, warehousing, in-warehouse management, ex-warehousing, personal protection, safety management, personnel and training of hazardous chemicals warehouse storage.
This document is applicable to the storage of hazardous chemicals and the warehouse storage management of enterprises handling hazardous chemicals business.
2 Normative references
The following documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
GB 2894 Safety signs and guideline for the use
GB 18265 Basic requirements of safety technology for enterprise handling hazardous chemicals business
GB 30077 Requirements on emergency materials equipment for hazardous chemical enterprises
GB/T 34525 Safety rules for handling, loading and unloading, storing and using of cylinder
GB 39800.1 Specification of the provision of personal protective equipment - Part 1: General requirement
GB 39800.2 Specification of the provision of personal protective equipment - Part 2: Oil, chemical and gas industry
GB 50016 Code for fire protection design of buildings
AQ 3047 The rule of precautionary label for chemicals in workplace
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
hazardous chemicals warehouse
special warehouse and its ancillary facilities for storing hazardous chemicals
[Source: GB 18265-2019, 3.1]
3.2
incompatible materials
articles that are prone to chemically react with each other or need to be extinguished by different methods
3.3
segregated storage
in the same warehouse or the same area, different items are separated by a certain distance. Non-incompatible materials are stored by using channels to separate space
3.4
cut-off storage
storage method in which different incompatible materials are separated by partitions or walls in the same building or in the same area
3.5
detached storage
method that store hazardous chemicals in different buildings or different rooms of the same building
Foreword i
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Basic requirements
5 Storage requirements
6 Loading/unloading, handling and stacking
7 Warehousing
8 In-warehousing management
9 Ex-warehousing
10 Personal protection
11 Safety management
12 Personnel training
Annex A (Normative) Storage and allocation of hazardous chemicals
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