SFSU's new science building will provide interdisciplinary lecture and active learning classrooms for students throughout the campus. This new construction brings modern laboratory and teaching spaces and updated regulatory compliance requirements.
New hazardous materials storage and handling protocols or Safe Operating Procedures (SOPs) have been developed to meet Office of the State Fire Marshal occupancy mandates.
The Science Engineering Innovation Center (SEIC) is the first new STEM building to be constructed at SF State in over 50 years. The new spaces set the stage for a bright and innovative future.
SF State has worked with the Office of the State Fire Marshal to develop protocols that will help the campus meet current building and fire codes.
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SEIC Operational SOPs
The safe operating procedures listed below were developed to help building occupants comply with the building and fire codes that apply to the SEIC building and were required by the CA Office of the Fire Marshal to approve occupancy.
SOPs per CA Fire Code
Maximum Container Volume of Flammables in Fume Hoods
The California Fire Code severely limits the quantity of flammable liquids used in laboratory chemical fume hoods. This fairly new requirement applies to the SEIC building as it is new construction. Flammable liquids used in fume hoods must not exceed 25% of the lower flammability limit (LFL) for each chemical.
What this means
Container sizes may have to be smaller than is customary to meet this requirement. A fume hood and flammables assessment was performed by an outside contractor which specifies maximum container sizes allowed to be used in fume hoods. These quantities apply to the use of all fume hoods in SEIC, including those in Engineering.
Contact EH&S if you need assistance. The buttons below link to both the procedure approved by the State Fire Marshal and tables of flammable chemicals in lab fume hoods and their associated maximum container sizes.