Scientists in laboratories use hazardous materials during their work. Unsafe exposure to personnel or premises can lead be severe accident and safety hazards, even endangering life. Chemical Storage Cabinets and Flammable Safety Cabinets are purpose-built to store the hazardous materials, ensuring the safety of the employees and decreases the chances of fire.
Safety of the lab personnel
Scientists working in the lab are exposed to highly dangerous elements. Care should be taken to ensure the hazardous materials are stored away appropriately, during and after experiments.
Safety cabinets built to handle highly flammable and hazardous materials are the right way to store. The safety cabinets minimise the exposure of lab personnel.
Security of the hazardous materials
Only trained and allowed scientists, students, or researchers should be allowed to access these hazardous materials. Therefore, security of the hazardous materials is a key concern in laboratories. Safety cabinets with locks installed on them provide an extra layer of protection. The locks help prevent accidental misuse, theft, breach, or messing around with the samples or chemicals in the lab.
Safety of the storage cupboards
The safety of the cabinets and cupboards plays an important role too. Uncertified and unsafe cabinets can lead to fatal accidents because of leakage or corrosion. The safety cabinets must be highly resistant to the chemicals stored inside. The safety cabinets must meet the standards such as NFPA 30 and OSHA 29.
Kewaunee’s
Kewaunee Chemical Storage Cabinets and Flammable Safety Cabinets are specifically designed for the storage of flammable and combustible liquids and the cabinet design standards are under NFPA 30 Chapter 9.5.3 and OSHA 29 CFR 1910.106 regulations. Kewaunee’s Chemical Storage Cabinets and Flammable Safety Cabinets are available for flammable and acid/corrosive storage. Check out https://www.kewaunee.in/ for more details.
