Chemical Handling, Storage and Compatibility
Segregation that reflects chemistry rather than warehouse convenience
Incompatible storage causes incidents that are entirely foreseeable from a compatibility chart. This course covers hazard classification, segregation distances, bunding and drainage, and the compatibility assessment that should govern where material is placed.
This course sits alongside our Hazardous Chemical Storage consulting work, so what is taught is what we do.
Who should attend
Course content
Every module is taught with worked examples and exercises drawn from real plant, and adapted to your own process where the course runs in house.
Classification
- GHS hazard classes and what each implies for storage
- Transport classification and how it differs from workplace classification
- Reading a safety data sheet for the storage relevant sections
Compatibility
- Using a compatibility chart and understanding what a conflict means
- Oxidisers, acids, bases, water reactives and pyrophorics
- Reaction products that are worse than either reactant
- Assessing a mixed store honestly
Storage design
- Segregation distance and physical separation options
- Bunding capacity, drainage and firewater retention
- Ventilation, temperature control and ignition source exclusion
- Stacking, racking and container integrity
Operations
- Receipt, inspection and rejection criteria
- Decanting and transfer operations
- Spill response and the material specific considerations
- Inventory control and the regulatory thresholds it feeds
What you receive
- A compatibility assessment matrix for your inventory
- A storage layout and segregation checklist
- A bund capacity and firewater retention worked example
- Assessment result and attendance record
What changes afterwards
- Storage layout reflects chemistry rather than available space
- Bund and drainage capacity accounts for firewater as well as spill
- Warehouse staff recognise a conflict before material is placed
- Inventory data supports regulatory threshold reporting
Standards and references
We teach Chemical Handling, Storage and Compatibility against GHS classification and labelling of chemicals and the codes listed with it, at the edition current when you run it.
Run Chemical Handling, Storage and Compatibility for your team
We will come back with dates, the pre-reading it needs and a cost per head. Tell us who is attending, what they already do day to day and whether you want it at your site or delivered online.
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