The chemicals have to be stored in safety cabinets. There are in this part of the catalogue two types of cabinets : the safety cabinets allowing storing a particular type of product (flammable, acid, base or toxic) and the multirisks safety cabinets allowing storing several types of products in the same cabinet, thanks to independent compartments.
EUROPEAN STANDARD EN14470-1 (for flammable products in laboratories) :
Flammable products stored in the laboratory must be stored in one or more cabinets with a minimum fire resistance of 30 minutes. 3 fire classifications are required: 30, 60 and 90 minutes.
Article R1342-21 of the Public Health Code: When the substances or mixtures mentioned in article R. 1342-20, as well as substances and mixtures classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction categories 1A and 1B are held by professionals with a view to their use, they are stored in a place or location to which unauthorised persons are forbidden access.