How Good Is Your Chemical Housekeeping? Part II

Just as a quarterback has to keep his eyes open for changes in the defense or certain other telltale moves of opposing players, we need to keep a lookout for danger signals on the job in order to keep your "team" safe and successful.

The importance of good housekeeping is no a joke to anyone who wants to avoid the hazards presented by sloppy habits—especially when it comes to chemicals that can catch fire or explode.

Following are some goals of good chemical housekeeping. As you read through them, be thinking about your facility’s housekeeping practices and how effective they are at maintaining safe conditions.

• You can open any storage cabinet and tell at a glance which products are there and whether any containers have leaked or spilled.

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• There is a list nearby to check off chemicals that need reordering.
• Chemical containers are situated safely—that is, away from the edges of shelves, away from high traffic areas, and out of the way of swinging doors.
• Empty containers are marked as such and properly disposed of right away or at least staged at a labeled bin or shelf so they don’t get confused with products still in use. You cannot find a container without a label anywhere in your business.
• At the end of a shift, your employees tightly close chemical containers they are using and return them to their designated storage space.
• You have supplies and personal protective equipment (e.g., safety goggles and protective gloves) for safely cleaning up small spills in each work space in a location that is easy to get to and well marked, and employees are trained about when and how to use them.

How would you rate your facility’s performance on these key chemical housekeeping issues? If you can’t say that you are 100 percent sure that your entire facility is 100 percent in compliance with housekeeping rules and that chemical storage and handling is 100 percent safe, then it’s time to make some changes. Don’t wait for the fire, explosion, and injuries or fatalities.

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