Fire Protection and Utility Equipment Identification and Access
Columbus City Codes § 2505.09
in effect2505.09 - Fire Protection and Utility Equipment Identification and Access
2505.09.1 Hazardous materials cabinet. Where a building contains a business that is required to prepare or have available an emergency and hazardous chemical inventory from under Subtitle B Sections 311 and 312 of Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA Title III), the fire code official may require that the responsible party install a hazardous materials cabinet.
2505.09.1.1 On-site security. Any premises that has twenty-four-hour on-site security personnel with access to restricted areas may be exempt from the requirement to install and maintain Hazardous materials cabinet if the fire code official determines that on-site security is able to provide hazardous material information.
2505.09.1.2 Location. A Hazardous materials cabinet must be placed near the primary fire apparatus access point to the property or at another safe and appropriate location determined by the fire code official.
2505.09.1.3 Guidelines. In order to uniformly facilitate rapid access in emergency circumstances, the fire code official will designate by rule and regulation the hazardous materials cabinet that shall be installed and the specific parameters of installation. This rule and regulation shall be reviewed every three years.
2505.09.1.3.1 Contents. The hazardous materials cabinet shall contain the following information.
1. Emergency contact information for individuals responsible for the facility's operations;
2. Emergency contact information for companies that produced the hazardous materials stored at the facility
3. A scaled diagram of the facility which includes rooms with the corresponding number system, extinguishing systems including any exterior fire department valves or connections, drains, water supply sources, secondary containment vessels, ventilation systems, and private fire hydrant locations;
4. An alphabetical listing of hazardous materials, the location of each hazardous material, and the approximate quantity and strength of each hazardous material.
2505.09.1.4 New occupancies. All new occupancies, which are subject to the requirements of this section, must be compliant with this section before occupancy takes place.
2505.09.1.5 Existing occupancies. All existing occupancies, which are subject to the requirements of this section, shall comply no later than January 1, 2022.
(Ord. No. 1652-2022, § 1, 10-17-2022)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT25FIPRCO_CH2505FISEFE_2505.09FIPRUTEQIDACFetched: 10/27/2026