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Ph~rsical hazard is a classification of a chemical for which there is scientifically valid evidence that it is a combustible liquid, compressed gas, cryogenic, explosive, flammable gas, flam- mable liquid, flammable solid, organic peroxide, oxidizer, pyro- phoric, unstable reactive} or water-reactive material. Portable tank is any packaging over 60 U.S. gallons capacity and designed primarily to be loaded into or on or temporarily attached to a transport vehicle or ship and equipped with skids, mounting or accessories to facilitate handling of the tank by mechanical means. It does not include any cylinder having less than a 1,000 pound water capacity, cargo tank, tank cart tank or trailers carrying cylinders of aver 1,000 pounds water capacity. Reduced flow valve is a valve equipped with a restricted flow orifice and inserted into a compressed gas cylinder, portable or stationary tank that is designed to reduce the maximum flow from the valve under full flow conditions, The maximum flow rate from the valve is determined with the valve allowed to flow to atmos- phere with no other piping or fittings attached. Se orate as stora a room is a separate enclosed area which is part of or attached to a building and is utilized for the stor- age or use of highly toxic compressed or liquefied gases. Stationar tank is any packaging designed primarily for sta- tionary installations not intended for loading, unloading or attach- ment to a transport vehicle as part of its normal operation in the process of use, It does not include cylinders having less than 1,000 pound water capacity. 5tora e facilit is a building, portion of a building or exterior area used for the storage of hazardous materials in excess of exempt amounts specified in Division III. Threshold Limit value Tlv is an estimate of the average safe airborne concentration of a substance that represents condi- tions under which it is believed that persons may be repeatedly exposed without adverse effect. TLVs are published annually by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists ~ACGIH}. Use Material is the placing in action or making available for service by opening or connecting anything utilized for confine- ment of material whether a solid, liquid, or gas. Section 80.103 -Hazardous Materials, Permits. ~a} General. No person, firm or corporation shall store, dispense, use or handle any hazardous material in excess of quanti- ties specified in Section 4.108 unless and until a valid permit has been issued pursuant to this Article. A permi t sha11 be obtained when a material is classified as having mare than one hazard cate- gory if the quantity limits are exceeded in any category. No person, firm or corporation shall install, repair, aban- don, remove, place temporarily out-of-service, close or substan- t~ally modify a storage facility or other .area regulated by this Article until a permit has been issued. See also Sections 80.101 and 50.10$.} EXCEPTIONS: 1. Routine maintenance. ~. For emergency repair work performed on an emergency basis, application fora permit shall be Ordinance -- ~l