[NHCOLL-L:4117] Flammability of Plastic Crates in Alcohol Storage

[Del Re, Christine]

Some day our alcohol specimens will be re-housed in a purpose built room
(many rooms actually to reduce volume) on open static shelving. Rather
than cardboard, we'd like to use rigid plastic milk crates which I know
others of you have used for move projects.  Between these choices, that
is paper or plastic boxes/containers, which will present the lowest
flammability problem for fire safety? We'd like to use some type of
container to aid in future specimen retrieval. I know that many of you
have dealt with this type of question in recent years.   If there is a
publication that covers this, can you please remind me what it is?

 

With thanks for any help, Chris

 

Christine Del Re                      Voice:  (414) 278-2780 
Senior Conservator                 Fax:    (414) 278-6100 
Milwaukee Public Museum    e-mail: delre at mpm.edu 
800 W. Wells St. 
Milwaukee, WI  53233-1478 

 

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