acid storage – Work Area Ltd

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Malcolm Finch — Thu, 03 May 2012 12:56:16 +0000

Welcome to Work Area Ltd

We supply specialist laboratory chairs, office chairs, seating for sterile & ESD rooms, industrial environments and new in School Laboratory Stools & Chairs. All of our chairs provide excellent positioning and comfort, made to the highest standards with a Five Year guarantee.

Our chairs are up to 25 stone rated, available with a variety of optional extras, and some with a selection of colours and styles. To complement our chairs we also sell a selection of adjustable footrests.

Storage solutions such as chemical, flammable, acid and poison cabinets available in a variety of sizes, all are COSHH compliant.

Further products include stackable ‘Haz Mat‘ storage and a wide range of lockers for different environments & purposes. Anything from employee lockers, school or community lockers through to postal, laptop storage with charging points and golf lockers.
Contact us for further information or to discuss your requirements.

Acid Storage Stand

Malcolm Finch — Wed, 16 May 2018 22:27:16 +0000

The stand is 450mm high and is made to suit each cabinet size (Suitable for all Cabinets)

Testimonial – McAusland Crawford

maintain — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 20:49:00 +0000

My order arrived very quickly and in superb condition which I was very impressed with. The excellent service is really appreciated!

Claire Currie, (Chemist)

Acid storage cabinets – some practical advice

Malcolm Finch — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 09:27:21 +0000

If you have to store acids and other hazardous materials, remember you must comply with the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (CoSHH). You’ll also find the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) makes practical recommendations based on the CoSHH rules.

As a supplier of acid storage cabinets, we are often asked for practical advice on safe storage, so here are some of our top tips.

Storage of containers and acid bottles

Don’t overload your acid storage cabinets. Ensure containers are standing upright, not lying on their sides.

Remember, some acids react badly with others. Check each acid’s safety data sheet. Don’t store incompatible acids in the same cabinet. If necessary, you should have more than one cabinet.

Where to site your acid storage cabinets

Acid storage cabinets should be kept in a well-ventilations room. Place your cabinets away from direct sources of heat, including sunlight. Heat may cause unstable reactions among the acids.

Take care to ensure you and the emergency services can easily access to the cabinets.

General dos and don’ts of acid storage

Always ensure the labels on your acid containers face outwards. You should be able to see what you have in your cabinet without moving the containers.

Put heavy bottles of acid on the lower shelves of your storage cabinets. Lighter containers should go at the top.

Do not use your acid cabinets to store other hazardous materials. All hazardous material cabinets and bins are colour-coded to help identify the contents at a glance, so it’s important you store the right hazardous substances in the right cabinets.

If you have a stack of hazardous material cabinets, always put the acid cabinet at the bottom.

Keep the keys to your acid storage cabinet in a safe place, ideally in a secure key safe. Make sure they can be quickly and easily retrieved in case of emergency.

Above all, make sure your acids are stored safely in a dedicated acid storage cabinet – lives may depend on it.