My March 16th article about the hand sanitizers being a CAT 3 Flammable Liquid caused quite the ruckus. Many did not want to accept the fact until they went and found out on their own that these alcohol-based hand sanitizers are indeed flammable liquids. And once they came to this realization the questions started to pour in. The International Fire Code (I am using the 2018 edition) has two (2) sections specific to these alcohol-based hand sanitizers, which is more helpful than trying to apply OSHA’s 1910.106. The IFC provides several specific prohibitions as to where these hand sanitizer dispensers may be located; such as dispensers shall not be installed above, below, or closer than 1 inch to an electrical receptacle, switch, appliance, device or other ignition sources. The wall space between the dispenser and the floor or intervening countertop shall be free of electrical receptacles, switches, appliances, devices or other ignition sources. Now that you have that mental image in your head, how many dispensers have you seen mounted within 1″ of an electrical receptacle, switch, appliance, device or other ignition sources?