The primary goals of safe chemical storage are to reduce risk by minimizing quantities of chemicals stored, avoiding contact between incompatible chemicals, and preventing hazardous storage conditions ...

FLAMMABLE and combustible liquids are present in nearly every workplace. Gasoline, diesel fuel, and many common products such as solvents, thinners, cleaners, adhesives, paints, and polishes may be ...

Storing items safely is something I didn’t always pay enough attention to, especially when fire safety was concerned. Over time, I learned that even small mistakes in how things are stored can lead to ...

Segregate bases from acids, metals, explosives, organic peroxides and easily ignitable materials. Do not store aqueous sodium and potassium hydroxide solutions in aluminum drip trays. These will ...

Highly reactive chemicals include those that have the potential to vigorously polymerize, undergo a vigorous condensation or oxidation-reduction reaction, or become self-reactive due to shock, ...

A man looks on as fire fighters work to stop the blaze at an Isando business earlier. EIGHT fire engines were on site to extinguish a fire that left a number of highly flammable storage containers ...