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 ...

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 ...

IN September 2001, the AZF Chemical plant in Toulouse, France, was destroyed by a massive explosion, killing 30 people in the country's worst-ever industrial accident. It was determined the accident ...

Versatile hazardous materials buildings, from US Chemical Storage, provide storage for drums, totes and other containers. Utilizing the safe protection these structures provide, dangerous chemicals, ...

Hurricane Harvey, and especially the flooding along the Gulf Coast that accompanied the storm, offered a litmus test for the safety of the nation’s petrochemical and refining industry. With a few ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issues standards for safe handling of toxic substances in chemical plants. These standards apply to any company that stores, manufactures or ...

Fail-Safe: An experiment that is being monitored by a device to shut down the experiment if, for instance, a loss in water pressure or electricity to the experiment could cause a fire, explosion, or ...

Mass.gov) – Summer weather has finally arrived and many homeowners are getting their pools ready. State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey wants pool owners to take a moment to double check that pool ...

The Department of Environmental Health & Safety has launched a comprehensive campus-wide chemical inventory system. This system has been developed to effectively monitor hazardous chemicals across UAB ...