A Fire Safety Cabinet Helps In Making Work Place a Safer Place to Be

If you work in a facility where a large amount of hazardous chemicals is stored, you need to take precautions. A fire safety cabinet will help you make the place more secure and safe not just for you but for the others as well.  Working with chemicals and dangerous substances may seem to be apparently cool but it will be cooler if you take safety precautions as a responsible professional. Fire is the greatest threat to your facility. And news about how an industrial fire has broken out and caused huge loss of life and property is rampant.

All chemicals are not equally potent but how you deal with them. They must be kept in a designated place, away from the main work place. Some chemicals and liquids when in contact with oxygen or other chemicals become more lethal. So it is best to stay extra cautious around these.

It’s not hard to store these chemicals safely- all it takes are a few dangerous goods cabinets Australia made- the finest of the lot that will create a barrier and stop the chemicals from escaping and putting your employees in harm’s way.

But the trick is to get the right kind of cabinet according to your needs. And if you buy from reputable vendors like SEPMAR, they will guide you with the same. There are different types of them made for different types of liquids- some has to be kept apart- away from everything else-if it comes in touch with another; it will be pose a threat. Some need cabinets made of stainless steel while corrosives cannot be kept in metal containers.

 And so that it is easier to distinguish one from another, these come color coded. They come in capacity storage of 30, 45, 60 and 90 Galleons but the manufacturers often customize your order according to your need for a fire safety cabinet.  Needs vary so you will have to know what exactly you need for your facility.  Each and every such cabinet must be approved by the respective authorized agencies. This may seem like a small step but it is a significant one in making your workplace a much safer place to be.

More Information on Dangerous Goods Cabinets and What They Can Do

Ignoring hazardous goods is simply putting your stock, facilities and your worker’s lives at risk. If your facility has to store flammable liquids and other such lethal components, safety should be your prime concern. Flammables, inks and paints, corrosives and acids and pesticides should be stored properly in dangerous goods cabinets, which are OSHA approved.

Why would you go through the pain of storing these properly? It helps to identify, organize and segregate dangerous liquids and by safely containing them you help reduce the risk of fire protecting both personnel and property. You also offer compliance with federal OSHA regulations and state and local fire codes, improve efficiency by allowing solvent to be stored near the points of use and improve security with keyed locking system.

Combustible materials and flammables must be stored closed containers and tanks made of metal and with proper venting and double wall construction. Safety requirements also include keeping the aisles and walkways free and clear of any debris or obstructions. MSDS must be followed while storing these hazardous chemicals.

 The safety storage cabinets come in specific construction- 1.2mm steel, double wall, 400 mm thermal barrier, dual vents with built in flash arrestors, superior electrostatic high gloss powder coat finish, 3 point locking mechanisms, leak proof fully welded 150mm deep containment sump, sequential self closing and latching doors, adjustable leveling feet to prevent doors binding and shelves with troughs to contain spills. While you are buying these containers ensure it is also approved or certified by a third party such as FM global. Cabinets are available from 4 gallons to 115 gallons with various uses.

So that you know how to be extra cautious around them, these come color coded; yellow for combustibles, red for flammables, green for pesticides, blue for corrosives, white and gray for waste materials our outdoor lockers. As a responsible person, you must ensure the safety and of your staff and facility. In order to do that, buy your requirements from a reputable dealer so that you don’t have to worry about its quality and build.