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    Chemical Storage Color Code

    Class of Chemical Storage Color Recommended Storage Method and Additional Concerns Common Chemical Examples Common Incompatibles (Consult Product SDS)
    Hydrochloric acid (Muriatic acid), Sulfuric acid,
    Corrosives cabinet (marked ACID), or on protected shelving and in secondary
    Phsophoric acid, Nitric acid.
    Corrosive Acids - containment, away from organic acids. Flammable liquids, Flammable solids, Bases,
    White
    Inorganic Oxidizers, Organic acids, Cyanides, Sulfides
    *Nitric acid is a strong oxidizing acid and should be
    *DO NOT store acids on metal shelving.
    stored by itself in secondary containment.

    Corrosives cabinet (marked ACID), or on protected shelving and in secondary


    Corrosive Acids - containment, away from inorganic acids. Flammable liquids, Flammable solids, Bases,
    White Acetic acid, Formic acid, Trichloroacetic acid
    Organic Oxidizers, Inorganic acids, Cyanides, Sulfides
    *DO NOT store acids on metal shelving.

    Corrosive Bases - Corrosives cabinet, or on protected shelving, away from acids and organic Ammonium hydroxide, Potassium hydroxide, Flammable liquids, Acids, Oxidizers, Organic
    White Stripe
    Inorganic bases. Sodium carbonate bases

    Corrosive Bases - Corrosives cabinet, or on protected shelving, away from acids and inorganic Hydroxylamine, Tetramethylethylamine diamine, Flammable liquids, Acids, Oxidizers,
    White Stripe
    Organic bases. Triethylamine Hypochlorites, Inorganic bases

    Secure location away from other chemicals, and in areas away from shock or
    Explosives Red Stripe Trinitrotoluene, Picric acid, Diazoisobutylnitrile Consult SDS
    friction.

    Ethanol, Methanol, Acetone, Xylene, Toluene,


    Flammable liquids Red Flammable storage cabinet Oxidizers, Reactives, Acids, Bases
    Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK)

    Carbon, Charcoal, Paraformaldehyde, Sodium


    Cool, dry area away from oxidizers and corrosives, or a dedicated flammable
    Flammable solids Red Stripe Laurel (Dodecyl) Sulfate, Magnesium, Powdered Acids, Bases, Oxidizers
    cabinet
    metals

    General Stock Sodium bicarbonate, Agar, Amino acids, Sugars,


    Orange Laboratory benches, shelving, or cabinets with like chemicals. Consult SDS
    Chemicals Potassium chloride

    Yellow or In secondary containment with non-combustibles or inorganic materials. Some Perchlorates, Permanganates, Nitrates,
    Oxidizers Flammables, Combustibles, Organic materials
    Yellow Stripe may need to be separated from other oxidizers. Hypochlorites (Bleach), Hydrogen peroxide

    Flammable storage cabinet.


    Peroxide-forming
    Red Diethyl ether, Tetrahydrofuran (THF) Oxidizers, Reactives, Acids, Bases. Consult SDS
    Chemicals *Remember: Peroxide-forming chemicals MUST be dated upon delivery and
    opening and tested for peroxide formation prior to use.

    Cool, dry, ventilated area in a chemical-resistant secondary container. Some Chloroform, Cyanides, Heavy metal compounds Flammable liquids, Acids, Bases, Reactives,
    Toxic Blue
    may require storage in a locked cabinet. (Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, etc.) Oxidizers

    Cool, dry location, protected from fire sprinkler system and sources of water. Sodium borohydride, Metallic Sodium, Lithium,
    Water Reactive Red Stripe Aqueous solutions, Oxidizers, Water sources
    Label area for water-reactive storage. Potassium

    April 26, 2021

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