Workplace safety should be the top precedence for any commercial enterprise. When risky substances are a part of daily operations, having compliant and reliable storage solutions in place is essential. From flammable liquids to toxic pesticides and corrosive acids, proper storage can save you from accidents, minimize risks to employees, and make sure facilities remain covered.
In this blog, we’re going to explore a few key products that will let you accurately store these dangerous substances while achieving complete regulatory compliance.
Compliance Solutions Canada, Canada’s leader in Hazardous material storage solutions, provides a specialized product line that covers all your safety needs. Our ULC listed flammable cabinets, agri-chemical storage lockers, and stackable corrosive cabinets set the gold standard when it comes to robust, high-performance workplace safety solutions designed to protect your people, facilities and the environment.
The Risks of Improper Hazardous Material Storage
First, let’s examine some of the major risks involved when hazardous substances are not properly stored:
- Increased risk of spills, leaks or accidental exposure: Improperly stored chemicals can easily spill, resulting in toxic fumes or direct contact contamination.
- Heightened fire hazards: Flammable liquids left accessible can fuel workplace fires that rapidly spread out of control.
- Property damage from leaks or explosions: Reactive substances allowed to mix together without proper protocols can cause dangerous explosions and corrosion damage.
- Regulatory non-compliance: Inadequate storage often violates safety codes, resulting in large fines or business disruptions.
Clearly, lacking comprehensive hazardous material storage protocols places your staff, assets and operations in jeopardy. Compliance Solutions Canada offers tailored products to mitigate these risks.
Safeguarding Workplaces with ULC-Listed Flammable Cabinets
Flammable liquids like solvents, thinners, lubricants and fuels are commonplace in industrial settings and laboratories. Safely storing these volatile chemicals is mandatory under occupational safety laws like Canada’s National Fire Code. Compliance Solutions Canada is uniquely versed in Canadian code requirements where ULC listed flammable cabinets, are mandated.
Compliance Solutions Canada provides specialized ULC-approved storage cabinets that are rigorously tested to handle the threats posed by flammable substance storage.
These fireproof cabinets comply with ULC standards and the National Fire Code of Canada 1980 for storing Class I and II combustible liquids. Key features include:
- Double-wall 18-gauge steel construction
- 2″ of proprietary fireproof insulation material between walls
- Manual recessed liquid-tight sump to contain leaks/spills
- Three-point lock for security
- Self-closing doors on select models
- Threaded vents with integral flame arrestors
- Yellow safety enamel finish with warning labels
The above components create formidable fire-resistant cabinets able to withstand intense heat and flames that could occur during fire emergencies. Adjustable galvanized steel spill shelves further allow versatile storage options for various container sizes and configurations.
With capacities ranging from 30 to 45 gallons, Compliance Solutions Canada’s specialized product line has ULC-listed cabinets suited for all needs – be it a small countertop model for laboratories or a free-standing 45-gallon cabinet for maintenance departments. Wherever flammable liquids are in use, these cabinets enhance safety with secure, fire-safe storage.
Chemical Safety Lockers for Agriculture Chemical Storage
Another area that poses major safety risks is chemical storage for the agriculture sector. Pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers and other farm chemicals require very strict protocols to prevent poisoning, chemical burns, accidental ingestion, environmental contamination and injuries when handling.
Here too, Compliance Solutions Canada offers tailored solutions with their agri-chemical storage lockers. Manufactured to the highest quality, these secure storage units help farms, nurseries, golf courses, and landscapers meet compliance standards for hazardous materials, promoting safety for workers and the public.
Key attributes that make these chemical safety lockers ideal for agricultural chemical storage include:
- FM-approved construction from coated steel
- Built-in containment sumps to retain leaks & spills
- Helps meet WPS (Worker Protection Standard) for farms
- Detachable polyethylene shelves simplify cleaning
- Available with standard, 2-hour or 4-hour fire protection
- Optional containment pallets to further secure chemicals
- Sized for palletized storage of 2 to 80+ drums
- Lockable with restricted access for authorized persons
These robust storage lockers for agriculture chemicals check all the boxes for reliable pesticide, herbicide and fertilizer storage. The fire-rated models also allow indoor installation, giving workers convenient access without trekking outdoors.
With capacities suited for small to large agri-businesses, Compliance Solutions Canada’s catalogue allows you to easily select appropriately sized chemical safety lockers based on your storage requirements.
Space-Efficient Corrosive Storage with Stackable Cabinets
Where space constraints exist, stackable corrosive cabinets provide flexible storage options for acids, bases and other corrosive compounds. Compliance Solutions Canada offers specialized models that allow securely storing high-risk chemicals even in tight workspaces.
These stackable corrosive cabinets provide reliable containment and convenient access within a compact footprint. Units can be combined vertically or aligned side-by-side for optimized use of limited floor space.
Essential features that make these cabinets suitable for corrosive substances storage include:
- 18-gauge welded steel construction
- Corrosion-resistant coatings on interior surfaces
- 2″ leakproof door sills to contain spills
- Built-in grounding connectors for static dissipation
- Individual or ganged locking mechanisms
- Available with manual or self-closing doors
- Adjustable spill shelves to handle various containers
The robust construction resists chemical corrosion – allowing long service even with repeated exposure to harsh chemicals. Plus, the modular, stackable design provides almost unlimited storage expandability for acids, bases and other high-risk corrosive materials.
With capacities from 12 to 17 gallons per individual unit, laboratories with crowded workbenches can safely store a sizeable volume of corrosives in a relatively small footprint. The adjustable epoxy-coated spill containment shelves further optimize the storage density within each cabinet.
For medical centers, industrial facilities and other sites needing large acid/base storage capacity without sacrificing precious real estate, Compliance Solutions Canada’s stackable corrosive cabinets deliver space-efficient, high-density storage with complete regulatory compliance.
Final Thoughts
By investing in purpose-built hazardous material storage solutions like undercounter corrosive cabinets, hazmat drum storage cabinets and stackable corrosive cabinets, your business gains multipronged benefits:
- Safeguard staff from accidental chemical exposures or injuries
- Achieve full compliance with fire safety & occupational codes
- Protect facilities from uncontrolled fires or dangerous leaks
- Streamline workflows with convenient access to materials
- Optimize storage density, especially where space is limited
Compliance Solutions Canada offers industry-leading product engineering, tailored solutions and decades of expertise in implementing robust chemical storage lockers, cabinets and containers across Canada.
Whether your needs involve pesticide storage for farms, flammable liquid control in commercial settings or corrosive compounds for laboratories – Compliance Solutions Canada has versatile storage products to address your unique requirements.
Simplify regulatory compliance while creating reliably safe workplaces with hazardous material storage solutions from Compliance Solutions Canada. Reach out today at 1-877-761-5354 or mail to csc@csc-inc.ca to discuss your needs with a subject matter expert.
