Dealing with dangerous chemicals requires extreme focus and attention to detail. One miscalculation or misstep at the jobsite can lead to disastrous consequences. By ignoring simple, yet time-tested procedures for storing flammable materials, you can endanger not only your livelihood, but the safety and well-being of your entire workforce. But understanding dense chemical safety jargon is tedious and time-consuming. Not everyone has a degree in chemical engineering. Even if most storage practices are common sense, it can be difficult to ensure complete OSHA and EPA compliance on the jobsite. Leave it to the experts. Our highly experienced building advisors will never try to sell you more than what you need. By accurately assessing your needs, we can provide a formidable hazmat storage locker that can meet all state and federal regulations for storage.
Understanding the basics of chemical storage
The job-site is full of potential risks and hazards. Add in the chaos of frazzled workers shuffling about with heavy duty machinery and the risk of disaster skyrockets! When it comes to compliant chemical storage, knowledge and training are your best weapons. By understanding the basics of chemical storage, you can save your company countless manhours on the job, as well as money in avoided fees and civil penalties. The most common hazmat threats on any jobsite originate from contamination, fires, explosions, spills and exposure. Our fire-rated chemical storage lockers can prevent the lion’s share of these threats, further ensuring EPA and OSHA compliance.
Avoid Incompatible Chemical Storage With EPA and OSHA Compliance
Did you know that popular fuels like propane and butane are incompatible other common chemicals like chlorine and sodium peroxide? And what about fluorine? It’s virtually incompatible with all other chemicals. There is a universal adage in this message. Not all chemicals can be stored together. Some must be segregated from others to prevent errant sparks from turning your stockpile into a raging inferno. Factor in heat and dusty air and you have a tailor-made 6’o’clock news headline waiting to happen.
Our fire-rated chemical warehouses provide steel partitioned walls and other compartmentalization features that allow for the simultaneous, yet separate storage of incompatible chemicals. Instead of investing in multiple lockers, consider our fire-rated segregated units for complete storage of all chemicals found on the job-site. Unique fire-suppression systems can quickly douse flames at the point of ignition, preventing future destruction. All storage lockers are also equipped with a spill sump containment to collect spill should they happen.
Prevent Hefty Civil Fees and Penalties With Compliant Protection
Fines and penalties for improper storage can ruin even the most financially solvent companies. Even if you’re company has never been involved in a previous chemical incident, doesn’t mean you won’t be subject to fines and fees in the storage. A fully equipped climate controlled hazmat locker comes at just a fraction of the cost you could be facing when OSHA and the EPA comes knocking. They won’t wait for your company to make headlines either. They are like your county’s fire inspector. Routine and surprise visits can leave your operating account hurting if you don’t invest in OSHA and EPA compliance and protection today!
