Los Angeles County Municipal Code Part III Storage of Toxic Substances

Toxic substances kept in open containers shall be stored in a special storage area separated from the rest of the plant

and under conditions not potentially hazardous to health. Such area shall be accessible only to especially authorized personnel.

The storage area for toxic substances in opened containers shall be well ventilated. Such areas shall have ventilating

openings to the outside air equivalent to at least 5% of the floor area and such additional ventilation as necessary to prevent the accumulation of toxic substances significantly above their threshold limit values.

In storage areas where a spill, rupture or break of containers may create a hazard to health, adequate approved personal

protective equipment shall be kept conveniently available.

Standard operating procedures for mitigating situations described in Section 8.1. shall be posted at the entrance to the

storage area.

Section 9. - Empty Containers

Empty containers which have held toxic substances shall be properly drained, have all openings tightly closed and shall

remain in controlled storage (as in Section 7.1.) until returned to the supplier, safely disposed, reused as authorized under Section 12.3 or all residue of such toxic chemicals is removed therefrom.