Jonathan Eisenberg, Consultant and Eric Cote, P.E., Engineering Manager, Rolf Jensen & Associates, Inc. Framingham, Mass.

By the Book

If a facility—be it a plant, a laboratory or a farm—plans to store flammable and combustible liquids, there's a lot more involved than merely putting the volatile materials in an out-of-the-way place. Consideration must be given to many different aspects of fire-protection and life safety, as the inherent physical properties of flammable and combustible liquids—flash point, va...