All stored chemicals must be placed above a containment system.
Regulations vary depending on the industrial site or local authority, but also on the nature of the products stored.
UN (UNITED NATIONS):
Containers marked UN are approved for the transport of hazardous materials by road.
FM (FACTORY MUTUAL):
International insurance and accreditation body for safety equipment and business consulting.
CNPP (CENTRE NATIONAL DE PREVENTION ET DE PROTECTION):
Reference body that tests and inspects safety equipment.
- Decree of 22 September 2021 amending the ministerial decrees of 24 September 2020 and 3 October 2010 relating to the storage of flammable liquids, operated within a facility classified for environmental protection subject to authorisation, the decree of 26 May 2014 relating to the prevention of major accidents in classified facilities mentioned in section 9, chapter V, title I of book V of the environmental code and the decree of 4 October 2010 relating to the prevention of accidental risks within classified facilities for environmental protection subject to authorisation.
- For flammable liquids: for each mobile container or group of mobile containers containing at least one flammable liquid (or a liquefiable combustible solid), the minimum retention volume shall be at least equal to either the total capacity of the containers if this capacity is less than 800 L; or 50% of the total capacity of the containers with a minimum of 800 litres if this capacity exceeds 800 litres. For the storage of flammable liquids in mobile containers of the fuse-type, the minimum retention volume must be at least equal to the total capacity of the containers.