COMPLIANCE requirements for using and storing flammable liquids in the workplace are quite detailed and specific. Unfortunately, the requirements are spread over a number of agencies and multiple ...

Every day industrial workers transfer potentially hazardous chemicals, such as solvents, acetones, lubricants, cleansers, and acids, from large drums into smaller containers or into machinery.

In a new case study addressing the July 2007 explosion and fire at the Barton Solvents distribution facility in Valley Center, Kans., the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) determined that a static ...

WASHINGTON, USA — The Washington State Fire Marshall’s Office is urging people to be aware during National Burn Awareness Week. The official dates are February 4-10. This year, the State Fire Marshall ...

Government and safety organizations, such as the U.S. Department of Transportation, don't mess around when it comes to labeling flammable liquids; many of us are familiar with the highly-visible red ...

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 ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Flammable and combustible liquids are around us more than we think, and the WSP State Fire Marshal's Office wants to make sure you are safe around them. The fire marshal's office says ...

An Elgin man has been charged with aggravated arson and other offenses after he allegedly sprayed a flammable liquid onto an Elgin police officer and a police car Wednesday and set some items on fire ...

COMPLIANCE requirements for using and storing flammable liquids in the workplace are quite detailed and specific. Unfortunately, the requirements are spread over a number of agencies and multiple ...