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In 2009/10 the storage, warehousing and road haulage industries reported over 8500 work related accidents to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Local Authorities. Almost 1600 of these accidents were classified as major injuries such as fractures and amputations. Resources You should store aluminium canisters separately from steel canisters (especially rusting canisters). This will:
have programmed engineering inspections (extending to water testing if structural integrity is in doubt) HSG137: Health risk management: A practical guide for managers in small and medium-sized enterprises HSG250: Guidance on permit-to-work systems: A guide for the petroleum, chemical and allied industries You must take operational and design precautions when mixing or blending wastes, depending on the composition and consistency of the wastes (for example when vacuuming dusty or powdery wastes). HSG245: Investigating accidents and incidents: A workbook for employers, unions, safety representatives and safety professionalsHSG158: Flame arresters: Preventing the spread of fires and explosions in equipment that contains flammable gases and vapours This guidance is issued by the Health and Safety Executive. Following the guidance is not compulsory and you are free to take other action. But if you do follow the guidance you will normally be doing enough to comply with the law.” Tanks, pipework and fittings must be examined by a competent person, following a written scheme. The scope and frequency of examination must also be determined by a competent person. You must work out how often to carry out these internal examinations using a risk assessment approach. This should be based on:
Wherever practicable you should store all other wastes under cover. Covered areas must have good ventilation. This applies to any such container: All containers that need them should have a lid or bung, and the lid or bung must be closed except when the container is being sampled, having waste added into it or having waste removed from it. You must make sure that tankers are not used as blending or reaction vessels as this is not their designed purpose.HSG232: Sound solutions for the food and drink industries: Reducing noise in food and drink manufacturing Ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the health and safety of yourself and others who may be affected by what you do or do not do.” HSG251: Fumigation: Health and safety guidance for employers and technicians carrying out fumigation operations You must make sure that transfers into and from tankers only take place in bunded areas designed to contain a worst case spillage. You must have emergency storage for leaking vehicles to minimise any acute incidents caused by a seal on a tanker failing.
HSG210: Asbestos essentials: A task manual for building, maintenance and allied trades on non-licensed asbestos work With thousands of work-related injuries recorded in the warehousing, storage and road-haulage sectors every year, regular inspection of storage equipment is essential to ensure employees’ safety, says Alex Ashcroft. You must have measures in place to make sure that couplings are a correct fit. This will prevent couplings from loosening or becoming detached. You should provide, maintain and clean your own couplings and hoses to guarantee their integrity and fitness. You should also: HSG209: Aircraft turnaround: A guide for airport and aerodrome operators, airlines and service providers on achieving control, co-operation and co-ordination You must provide suitable containment measures (for example drip trays) for aerosol canisters held in containers which cannot collect and hold free liquids released from the canisters. Or you should transfer them to secure containers that are able to hold free liquid.All stored containers must keep the labelling they had at acceptance. If the label is damaged or no longer legible you should replace the label with that same information. The latest articles and guides from NBS subject specialists and construction industry contributors.
A comprehensive online collection of construction related standards, regulations, technical advice and articlesYou must direct overflow pipes to a contained drainage system (for example the relevant secondary containment) or to another vessel where suitable control measures are in place. Cages used to store aerosol canister containers must be robust, fire resistant and of an appropriate mesh size (based upon the size of the canisters being stored). This is to constrain the canisters and prevent any ejection. Where the cage is not constructed with a mesh roof, the mesh wall panels must extend into the roof space of the storage area to make sure that the structure is completely enclosed. You should, where applicable and based on a recorded risk assessment, make inert the atmosphere of tanks containing organic liquid waste with a flashpoint less than 21°C. This can be done, for example, by using nitrogen gas. You must not carry out activities that represent a clear fire risk within any storage area. Examples include:
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