Flammable liquid storage rooms located in healthcare occupancies must comply with stringent requirements for hazardous areas as prescribed in the 2009 Hospital Accreditation Standards for Life Safety as published by The Joint Commission. LS.02.01.30 Element of Performance Number 2 mandates that existing and new flammable liquid storage rooms must have two-hour fire-rated walls with 1 ½-hour fire-rated doors.
For additional information see the 1996 edition of NFPA 30, Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code which requires doors to be normally in the closed position. However, doors are permitted to be arranged to stay open during material handling operations if the doors are designed to close automatically in a fire emergency by provision of listed closure devices.
