Chapter 50 — HAZARDOUS MATERIALS—GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 5002
California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9) · 2022 edition · updated 2026-09-10 · California
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5002.1 Definitions. The following terms are defined in Chapter 2:¶
BOILING POINT .
CEILING LIMIT .
CHEMICAL .
CHEMICAL NAME .
CLOSED CONTAINER .
CONTAINER .
CONTROL AREA .
CYLINDER .
DAY BOX .
DEFLAGRATION .
DESIGN PRESSURE .
DETACHED BUILDING .
DISPENSING .
EXCESS FLOW CONTROL .
EXHAUSTED ENCLOSURE .
EXPLOSION .
FLAMMABLE VAPORS OR FUMES .
GAS CABINET .
GAS ROOM .
HANDLING .
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS .
HEALTH HAZARD .
IMMEDIATELY DANGEROUS TO LIFE AND
HEALTH (IDLH) .
INCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS .
LIQUID .
LOWER EXPLOSIVE LIMIT (LEL) .
LOWER FLAMMABLE LIMIT (LFL) .
MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE QUANTITY PER
CONTROL AREA .
NORMAL TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE (NTP) .
OUTDOOR CONTROL AREA .
PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL ).
PESTICIDE .
PHYSICAL HAZARD .
PRESSURE VESSEL .
SAFETY CAN .
SAFETY DATA SHEET (SDS) .
SECONDARY CONTAINMENT .
SEGREGATED .
SOLID .
STORAGE, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS .
SYSTEM .
TANK, ATMOSPHERIC .
TANK, PORTABLE .
TANK, STATIONARY .
TANK VEHICLE .
UNAUTHORIZED DISCHARGE .
USE (MATERIAL) .
VAPOR PRESSURE.
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