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Even when chemicals are not in use, they still pose a risk to humans and the environment. In storage, chemicals may still be at risk from chemical reactions, fire and pressure build up if not stored correctly. When considering appropriate storage area’s, they should be easily accessible, ventilated and with good lighting. SDS information should be consulted for chemicals stored and also ensuring chemicals are segregated and labelled correctly.
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To assist with the safe storage and segregation of chemicals, Envirosmart provides a range of safety cabinets all complying to the Australian safety standard relevant for the class of substance being stored. The safety Cabinet range includes (click title image for more details):
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Although chemical storage is one very important aspect of work safety, there are many other areas that businesses need to be aware of. Under the model WHS Regulations, if you are a business, you have specific duties to manage the risks to health and safety associated with using, handling, generating and storing hazardous chemicals at a workplace.
These include:
- Correct labelling of containers and pipework, using placards and displaying safety signs.
- Maintaining a register and manifest (where required) of hazardous chemicals and notifying the regulator if you store manifest quantities of hazardous chemicals.
- Identifying any risk of physical or chemical reaction of hazardous chemicals and ensuring their stability.
- Ensuring workplace exposure standards for hazardous chemicals are not exceeded.
- Providing health monitoring to workers (if relevant).
- Providing information, training, instruction and supervision to workers.
- Providing a spill containment system for hazardous chemicals if necessary.
- Obtaining the current SDS from the manufacturer, importer or supplier of the chemical.
- Controlling ignition sources and accumulation of flammable and combustible substances.
- Providing fire protection equipment, firefighting equipment and emergency and safety equipment.
- Providing a copy of your emergency plan to the primary local emergency services organisation if the quantity of a class of hazardous chemical at your workplace exceeds its manifest quantity.
- Ensuring the stability and support of containers for bulk hazardous chemicals, including pipework and attachments.
- Ensuring hazardous chemical storage and handling systems are decommissioned correctly.
- Notifying the regulator as soon as practicable of abandoned tanks in certain circumstances.
[Source Safe Work Australia]
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For further information about hazardous chemical compliance, contact your state or territory work health and safety authority.
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