The primary goals of safe chemical storage are to reduce risk by minimizing quantities of chemicals stored, avoiding contact between incompatible chemicals, and preventing hazardous storage conditions ...

Using, storing and handling hazardous chemicals safely requires more than finding an empty spot in the warehouse to put them and taking a token glance at the first section of the Safety Data Sheets ...

Don’t keep lab materials around for just-in-case uses. Finding ways to share and conserve resources is a cornerstone of ...

A major concern in many laboratories is the proper storage of chemicals. The best approach to this issue will vary from to lab, depending on the chemical inventory of the lab, the storage space ...

Fail-Safe: An experiment that is being monitored by a device to shut down the experiment if, for instance, a loss in water pressure or electricity to the experiment could cause a fire, explosion, or ...

Deseret Chemical Depot (DCD), located in Utah, and Blue Grass Chemical Activity (BGCA), located at Blue Grass Army Depot in Kentucky, are both subordinate units of the U.S. Army Chemical Materials ...

Research personnel must attempt to keep the chemical inventory as small as possible. Submit a chemical pickup request for any old, expired or unused chemicals. Proper storage of chemicals is extremely ...

Segregate bases from acids, metals, explosives, organic peroxides and easily ignitable materials. Do not store aqueous sodium and potassium hydroxide solutions in aluminum drip trays. These will ...