Are you storing chemicals in your facility? If so, you probably realize that they can be quite a hazard if they leak, spill, or are exposed to fire. Read on to find out more about how you can greatly increase the level of safety at your facility.

Carrying out fire extinguisher servicing is not only an important safety measure, it is a legal requirement. Employers and managers have a duty to ensure that all fire righting equipment is properly maintained - find out about your responsibilities.

All UK businesses have to have their portable electrical appliances checked on a regular basis. Find out whether it is best to pay an outside contractor to do your testing, or train your own staff to use PAT testing equipment in house.

Welding Safety: This is one of those things that many want to be welders, do not take serious. You can only get away with avoiding safety for so long before it bites you in the butt. I have seen many people welding without gloves and you can get away with this for a little while but what happens when a spark lands on your hand and sticks to the skin?

One of the main things to consider when choosing a spill kit is the type of container that will suit your facility and whether you will need a container to safely transport hazardous waste once you are finished cleaning up a spill. Absorbent kits are available in a variety of containers from small clear bags to mobile wheelie bins and Overpack Drums which all provide different benefits. If you choose Overpack Kits for your facility they will provide you with many advantages. Find out more about these types of spill kits and how they can benefit you and your facility below:

Whether in the workplace or at home, spills are an almost every day incident; each spill costs time and money to implement spill response and clean up the spill effectively. This is why when dealing with leaks and spills you want the clean up to be easy but also be as cost effective as possible.

Every facility should have an effective spill response plan to prevent accidents from becoming disasters. Stocking the appropriate spill response equipment and providing the proper training for all employees is important before a spill response plan can be implemented.

In order to effectively respond to liquid spills in your facility it is important that you have the right spill kits available so that you can achieve fast response in an emergency situation. You may choose to have one large kit that can deal with large volumes of liquid as well as being able to handle smaller spills that might happen more frequently. Absorbent station spill kits are an effective solution for both types of situations as they can house large quantities of absorbent supplies in one location, whether it be for one large spill or multiple smaller spills. Find out more below about these types of kits and when you may need them in your facility:

Draeger has been developing, producing and distributing devices and systems for detecting and measuring gaseous contaminations at the workplace for over seven decades. Drager products have developed in parallel to the ever-increasing global requirements regarding occupational safety and its increased awareness.

Gas measurement serves as a technical aid and an assessment of the concentration is only possible with a gas measurement device. To determine the hazard potential of a gas it is necessary to measure its concentration and to consider the duration of exposure and other parameters such as the type of work being performed.