Oxygen storage in a panel room?????

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jsharvey

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I'm working on a remodel job here at a retirement home. The other day when the job got dumped in my lap I walked into a room where i was told the panels were at and to my shock the room was FULL of oxygen canisters. And I do mean full, you had to climb over and around the tanks to get near the panel.
Now I know about the "required working space" but, concidering the how a fire acts when there is pure oxygen in the area, wouldn't that make this storage room a hazardous location?

Thanks in advance

Jim
 
Hey Jim, looks like 500.5 (B) 2 might apply. There is some wording that some AHJ's may interperet it to be a class 1 div 2 location, atleast thats how I see it..my 2 cents :)
 
One may want to make a phone call to the fire inspector, this is the guy that will not let the fact that it is a "retierment home" soften his enforcement. If it is a hazard that is the one who will make them fix it N-O-W!
 
Luke,
Hey Jim, looks like 500.5 (B) 2 might apply.
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Oxygen is not a flammable gas and Article 500 or 501 do not apply to areas where oxygen is stored or used.

Other than the working space issue, I see no real problem with the O2 bottles in the electrical room.

Don
 
don_resqcapt19 said:
Luke,

Oxygen is not a flammable gas and Article 500 or 501 do not apply to areas where oxygen is stored or used.

Other than the working space issue, I see no real problem with the O2 bottles in the electrical room.

Don
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It is one hell of an accelerant.
 
hardworkingstiff said:
It IS what supports combustion. W/out it, nothing, nada.
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Exactly,look at that airliner that had those outdated O2 generators in the cargo hold there was an electrical fire and one canister triggered due to improper loading.The entire plane, crew and passengers blew up.

I`m sure a fire marshall would have issues with storing them there.
 
Working space is always a pain to get people to respect. Although O2 cylenders are no more dangerous in the electrical room then they would be in any other room, I would not want to move them to get to the panel in an emergecy or just to service it. I still say the fire inspector is the one to call, they make random inspections at care facillitys all the time and it would be something they would site as a issue.
 
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