| Are you in charge of safety management? Or | | | | cannot be stored together. |
| are you considering taking on such a position? It's | | | | 2) Spill containment |
| a job with a lot of responsibility. Read on for | | | | Another key area of safety management is spill |
| some tools that can make your life easier. | | | | containment. Once again, one size won't fit even |
| Safety management is at the heart of making a | | | | most. Spills can come in many different sizes, and |
| facility work well. It's the job of the safety | | | | they can involve a huge range of chemicals and |
| manager to ensure the safety of all employees, | | | | other substances. |
| visitors, and, of course, also the facility itself. But | | | | Accordingly, there are a huge range of spill |
| it doesn't stop there. How well safety | | | | containment products, along with products that |
| management is handled can affect the | | | | help clean up the spill once it's been maintained. |
| environment as well, along with the community | | | | There are pallets of various types, from basic |
| where the facility is located. | | | | drum pallets to modular pallets to covered pallets |
| Fortunately, there are a few things that can | | | | (suitable for outdoors use) all the way to |
| make life easier for the safety manager. For | | | | dispenser pallets and stackable pallets. |
| example, there are a range of tools that help | | | | In addition, there's a range of spill berms that are |
| protect employees, the facility, and the | | | | suitable for larger spills. They too come in a |
| environment. And knowing a reliable source of | | | | variety of shapes and types. Which one is |
| high quality versions of those tools helps with | | | | appropriate depends on where the spill happened, |
| ensuring that all bases are covered. | | | | what's involved, and how big it is. |
| Here are just a few of those tools that are | | | | 3) Spill clean-up |
| essential in the safety management department | | | | And containing the spill is just the first step. They |
| of a company: | | | | also need to be cleaned up. That's where |
| 1) Safe storage | | | | absorbents of various types come in. There are |
| Many companies handle and store a lot of | | | | spill kits of many different varieties, and then you |
| hazardous materials. It is essential that they have | | | | could get absorbents of different types |
| safe ways to store them. At the heart of safe | | | | separately. |
| storage are a range of safety storage cabinets. | | | | And that's just for starters. There are also |
| They come in different varieties, suitable for a | | | | bollards, wall protectors, other safety supplies and |
| range of different chemicals. One-size-fits-all has | | | | tools, and much, much more. How do you decide |
| no place in safety management. | | | | what to get? |
| For example, while most chemicals including | | | | It helps to have a reliable source for your safety |
| petrochemicals should be stored in steel cabinets | | | | management needs. If you go to a reputable |
| (of the proper variety), certain acids and | | | | supplier, you'll know that whatever you get will |
| corrosive chemicals must be stored in poly | | | | meet OSHA and/or EPA requirements, and you |
| cabinets. And there are separate cabinets for | | | | can also get advice for what are the best |
| quite a range of substances, some of which | | | | products for your specific situation. |