Gas Equipment - Cylinder and Container Storage Greater than or equal to 3,000 cubic feet Storage locations are designed, constructed, and ventilated in accordance with 5.1.3.3.2 and 5.1.3.3.3. >300 but <3,000 cubic feet Storage locations are outdoors in an enclosure or within an enclosed interior space of non- or limited- combustible construction, with door (or gates outdoors) that can be secured. Oxidizing gases are not stored with flammables, and are separated from combustibles by 20 feet (5 feet if sprinklered) or enclosed in a cabinet of noncombustible construction having a minimum 1/2 hr. fire protection rating. Less than or equal to 300 cubic feet In a single smoke compartment, individual cylinders available for immediate use in patient care areas with an aggregate volume of less than or equal to 300 cubic feet are not required to be stored in an enclosure. Cylinders must be handled with precautions as specified in 11.6.2. A precautionary sign readable from 5 feet is on each door or gate of a cylinder storage room, where the sign includes the wording as a minimum "CAUTION: OXIDIZING GAS(ES) STORED WITHIN NO SMOKING." Storage is planned so cylinders are used in order of which they are received from the supplier. Empty cylinders are segregated from full cylinders. When facility employs cylinders with integral pressure gauge, a threshold pressure considered empty is established. Empty cylinders are marked to avoid confusion. Cylinders stored in the open are protected from weather. 11.3.1, 11.3.2, 11.3.3, 11.3.4, 11.6.5 (NFPA 99)
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Observations: Name: MAIN BUILDING 01 - Component: 01 - Tag: 0923
Based on observation and interview, it was determined the facility failed to maintain cylinder storage in one location, affecting one of five floors.
Findings include:
1. Observation on March 19, 2024, at 10:42 a.m., revealed two unsecured "H" tanks, located at the fourth floor Nurse's Station.
Exit interview with the Facilities Manager on March 19, 2024, between 11:35 a.m., and 11:45 a.m., confirmed the cylinder storage deficiency.
| | Plan of Correction - To be completed: 04/12/2024
The "H" cylinder O2 tanks have been secured.
The facility and security staff will continue to ensure all "H" cylinders are properly secured and chained. The computerized maintenance system will schedule a task to check that all "H" cylinders are secured and the completed work order information will be stored.
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