Oxygen Storage

If storage under 300 cubic feet can be “open to the corridor” is there still a requirement to install a sign if the oxygen is stored in an enclosure versus being stored open to the corridor?  Would this be considered a Life Safety or an Environment of Care issue?

No sign is required if the 300 cubic feet or less of oxygen storage is not within a storage room or enclosure.

I don’t believe the intent of this code is to require a sign when there is only a single cylinder or perhaps a couple of cylinders in a room or enclosure that are typically not considered or used as cylinder storage rooms or enclosures.   

TJC might cite under EC.02.01.01 as a safety and security issue.  It is also a fire safety issue for which TJC references the NFPA 99.

NFPA 99, 2005

Chapter 9: Gas Equipment

9.4 Cylinder and Container Storage Requirements.

9.4.4 Signs.

9.4.4.1 A precautionary sign, readable from a distance of 1.5 m (5 ft), shall be displayed on each door or gate of the storage room or enclosure.

9.4.4.2 The sign shall include the following wording as a minimum:

OXIDIZING GAS(ES) STORED WITHIN

NO SMOKING