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Chemical storage cabinets are essential if you plan on keeping hazardous materials on-site. If you plan to store chemicals, you’re responsible for keeping a safe, compliant storage unit, thereby mitigating any health or environmental hazards associated with your chemicals. Each of our chemical storage cabinets is 100% compliant. Chemical Storage Safety We’ve made it our…
DetailsProper corrosive storage can play a major role in preserving the safety of your personnel, while preventing costly damages to your property. What are corrosive chemicals? Corrosive liquids are those we consider acids or bases. Their pH levels may be 4 or lower, or 9 or higher. There are also corrosive gases (such as chlorine…
DetailsGeorgia Company Causes Chemical Spill, Harms Environment On May 23rd, a fire started at Amrep’s chemical warehouse. The flames were massive and took 75 to 100 firefighters eight hours to put the flames out. The unfortunate consequence of this fire was a chemical spill. Chemicals began to leak from the warehouse and into a storm…
DetailsFreedom Industries Sued for Almost $3 Million On January 9th, a chemical spill caused by Freedom Industries caused 300,000 West Virginia residents to lose access to safe water. The chemical in question is called crude MCHM, and was used in their process of cleaning coal. The spill has since had a lasting affect on the…
DetailsPaint Ingredients are Combustible and Flammable The composition of paint today is typically resin, solvent, pigments, and additives. Typically non-hazardous, resin is the material that creates a coating on the surface being painted, known as the binder, which helps the paint attach to the surface. The solvent is the material that helps keep the paint…
DetailsPotential Chemical Release Prime Suspect in Cause of Death and Injuries At an elementary school in Plymouth, MA, an employee, Chester Flattery, was found dead at 8 AM on Tuesday after having been at work for an hour. The authorities were called and came to investigate the situation. The responders entered the building and then…
DetailsThe EPA Isn’t Joking Around They are cracking down on violators, and making noise in the world of environmental regulations. This time around, they won a case against a chemical handling facility named Chem-Solv. They handle and distribute an assortment of hazardous materials including acids, surfactants, mineral oils, caustics, glycols, and solvents. A complaint by…
DetailsAn Unfortunate Tragedy in Central Texas On Sunday at 6:11 PM, farm owner Kevin Huffman reported an explosion of agricultural chemicals that were being stored at Huffman Farms. The explosion killed one man, Charl Wynard Swart, and injured two others. They seem likely to survive, and are currently being treated for burns and other injuries.…
DetailsSafety Information Regarding Chemical Storage Kept from Citizens of Texas Fourteen months after the infamous Texas Fertilizer Plant explosion, the Texas government has made new changes to chemical storage laws that could potentially hurt Texas citizens. The state government will no longer require reports to be released regarding where the chemical, ammonium nitrate, is being…
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