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The San Diego Fire Department requires biotechnology companies to submit a Hazardous Materials Inventory Statements (HMIS), or FPB-500, annually. The San Diego Department of Development Services also requires an HMIS, or DS-165, for tenant improvement hazmat plan check reviews. OSI has provided Hazardous Materials Inventory Statement (HMIS) report services to the biotech industry for over 20 years. We use our proprietary database to assign chemicals to 2022 California Fire Code hazard classes. Our database determines the total volume of material in each hazard class, which can be directly compared to the Maximum Allowable Quantity (MAQ) per hazard class in the fire code.

OSI’s HMIS reports include a detailed chemical classification report, physical hazard summary, and health hazard summary.  Also, the hazard class volumes are quantified by storage, in-use closed, and in-use open as required by the 2022 California Fire Code.

In addition to our traditional HMIS reports, OSI provides a comprehensive summary sheet per control area. The summary sheet includes the physical and health hazard quantities per hazard class with the associated Maximum Allowable Quantity (MAQ) noted for reference. Customers can use the summary sheet to quickly determine their compliance status without having to search the 2022 California Fire Code MAQs.

OSI’s HMIS reports also comply with jurisdictions like Orange County, Los Angeles County, San Francisco, and other jurisdictions around the U.S.

The San Diego Department of Development Services and other jurisdictions also require a Hazardous Materials Technical Opinion Report for tenant improvements involving an H-Occupancy or High-Piled Combustible Storage. OSI’s Fire Code Professionals regularly prepare Hazardous Materials Technical Opinion Reports for customer tenant improvement involving an H-Occupancy or High-Piled Combustible Storage.