| In order to promote safety awareness at the | | | | Spill kits should be installed in chemical storage |
| workplace it is essential to have basic safety | | | | rooms to quickly diffuse the risks involved if a |
| equipment available at key locations around the | | | | chemical spill were to take place. A spill kit |
| premises. By conducting regular health and safety | | | | contains materials that will quickly and safely |
| training for your workers they will know how to | | | | absorb the chemical spill in order to prevent |
| use the safety equipment during a crisis or | | | | hazard or injury. Hazard warning tape is included |
| emergency situation. The safety equipment should | | | | so other workers will be warned to stay away |
| be placed in designated areas which will be handy | | | | from a particular spill zone and not to risk toxic |
| and easily accessible by all the staff members in | | | | chemical exposure. Chemicals that have been |
| your workplace. Below is a list of some of the | | | | spilled could be extremely flammable or toxic. By |
| important safety equipment to keep in your | | | | having spill kits handy in chemical storage areas |
| workplace and how they can be utilized in an | | | | you reduce the chance of problems multiplying. |
| emergency situation. | | | | Spill kits are designed to clean up oil spills, chemical |
| An air horn is utilized regularly for Health and | | | | spills and more. During health and safety training |
| Safety Training, especially when practicing fire | | | | workers who regularly handle chemicals should be |
| drills. It can also be useful if workers are required | | | | given the skills to know how to clean up a |
| to evacuate the building in an emergency situation. | | | | chemical spill without endangering themselves or |
| Air horns can generally be utilized without | | | | others around them. Safety DVDs are an |
| batteries or electricity. If an air horn is used during | | | | essential tool that can provide crucial health and |
| health and safety training be sure to order more | | | | safety information about chemical spills and clean |
| air horn refill canisters so it can be used during the | | | | ups. |
| next fire drill or crisis situation. Health and safety | | | | Putting up Safety Posters around the workplace |
| training should cover the meeting points during a | | | | will help enforce the health and safety training |
| fire or evacuation and other procedures to be | | | | conducted. Many employers make the mistake of |
| followed by workers. A megaphone is also just as | | | | using safety posters with a lot of small text, not |
| important to have handy for emergency | | | | enough images and that are too complex to be |
| situations. The megaphone can be used to | | | | read all at once. Safety posters should be easy to |
| communicate with a mass amount of people | | | | understand, have a few simple words and include |
| during a fire drill or evacuation. If you have no | | | | pictures that help bring the message across. |
| means of communicating with your staff during a | | | | Some of the popular safety posters include |
| crisis situation workers can panic and cause the | | | | familiar cartoons such as The Simpsons. By |
| situation to become more chaotic than it actually | | | | putting up familiar characters that are presenting |
| is. By communicating with your staff through a | | | | the safety information you can be assured that |
| megaphone you can keep them calm and provide | | | | workers will take the time to read them and |
| them with essential information to keep them out | | | | absorb the safety training provided. |
| of harm’s way till help arrives. | | | | |