23.11.105.6.8 International Fire Code Section 105.6.8 amended – Compressed gases.
Section 105.6.8 of the International Fire Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
105.6.8 Compressed gases. An operational permit is required for the storage, use or handling at normal temperature and pressure (NTP) of compressed gases in excess of the amounts listed in Table 105.6.8.
Exception: Vehicles equipped for and using compressed gas as a fuel for propelling the vehicle.
Table 105.6.8
PERMIT AMOUNTS FOR COMPRESSED GASES
TYPE OF GAS
AMOUNT (cubic feet at NTP)
Carbon dioxide used in carbon dioxide enrichment systems
875 (100 lbs.)
Carbon dioxide or nitrogen used in insulated liquid carbon dioxide beverage dispensing, food or beverage applications
875 (100 lbs.)
Corrosive
200
Flammable (except cryogenic fluids and liquefied petroleum gases)
200
Highly toxic
Any Amount
Inert and simple asphyxiant
6,000
Oxidizing (including oxygen)
504
Pyrophoric
Any Amount
Toxic
Any Amount
For SI: 1 cubic foot – 0.02832 m3.
(Ord. 6532 § 2, 2020.)