Chemstore designs and manufactures bespoke chemical storage warehouses for organisations across the UK. Solutions can be tailored around the substances, quantities and operational requirements on site, with options including temperature control, fire suppression, fire-rated construction, monitoring, access control, quarantine areas and fully bunded chemical segregation. Each warehouse can be configured to support safe, practical storage in line with relevant HSG71 guidance and site-specific requirements.
At Chemstore, we listen to our clients’ requirements and design bespoke chemical storage solutions around their operational and site-specific needs.
Our chemical warehouses are designed with reference to HSG71 guidance for the storage of packaged dangerous substances and can be tailored to suit your specification.
Trust in Chemstore’s experience developing and delivering hazardous material storage and handling solutions for demanding industrial environments.
Improving safety in the workplace is where our work begins. From there, we can help organisations reduce risk, limit disruption and develop storage arrangements that support efficient day-to-day operations.
Our products and services are designed around the applicable safety requirements, the hazardous materials being stored and the specific operational needs of each site.
Find out how a tailor-made solution could work for your site. Discuss your specific requirements with us and we’ll develop a bespoke proposal around your materials, storage volumes and operational needs.
Your deadlines are important to us. Chemstore manufactures in-house and works with clients to agree practical production, delivery and installation schedules around individual project requirements.
A 10-year structural guarantee is available on applicable Chemstore products, subject to the relevant warranty terms and maintenance requirements.
Sentence after teenage apprentice overcome by chemicalsSouth Tyneside Magistrates’ Court heard how, on 12 December 2017, the employee of Wheelnut Ltd, entered an area of the company’s former premises in Swalwell, Newcastle upon Tyne, known as the “acid room”. The employee entered the room to retrieve alloy wheels from one of three barrels of a chemical substance containing Dichloromethane (DCM), Methanol and Hydrofluoric Acid used in the stripping process. He was subsequently found by a colleague slumped unconscious over a barrel.
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found a risk assessment for the chemical wheel stripping process was not suitable or sufficient. Appropriate control measures should have included suitable exhaust ventilation in the room as well as respiratory protective equipment (RPE) for the employees. RPE was provided but it was not maintained in an efficient or effective state. Several parts of it were damaged and the air feed to it from the compressor was not filtered correctly. The investigation found that on this occasion, and previously, the employee was not wearing the RPE when he entered the room. Employees were not provided with suitable and sufficient information, instruction, and training with regards to the risks involved with using the chemicals, particularly the risks involved with using DCM.
Wheelnut Ltd of Whickham Bank, Swalwell, Newcastle upon pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. The company was fined £32,000 and ordered to pay full costs of £1718.50.
Speaking after the hearing, HSE inspector Joy Craighead said: “A young worker suffered a potentially serious injury. Breathing in DCM vapour can produce narcotic effects and, at high concentrations, unconsciousness and death. In this instance, the boy made a full recovery, but it could have easily resulted in his death.”
Commenting on the sentencing, Mike Brodie, Chemstore UK Managing Director said: “A storage arrangement with suitable extraction could have prevented this incident from happening. It is easy to underestimate the dangers of gases and vapours given off by chemicals because they can be odourless and vapourless but their effects can be devastating. Thankfully the apprentice in question made a full recovery but the incident is a reminder of the importance of storing hazardous substances correctly.”
If you are unsure of your obligations in this area, contact Chemstore today for a free site assessment.
You may also be interested in our free corrosives storage checklist.
Temperature Controlled StoresA very common problem our clients have is maintaining valuable liquids and and process chemicals within the correct temperature range for optimum safety and performance. Temperature Controlled Stores are the solution.
Valuable time is lost in waiting for chemicals to heated to performance temperatures and also product is fouled by exposure to incorrect temperatures.
Chemstore’s temperature controlled stores are stand-alone relocatable, insulated stores which are designed to provide secure, controlled storage for temperature sensitive materials. We offer a full range of sizes together with heating and cooling options. Depending on the hazardous material being stored by harnessing the SDS sheet Chemstore can provide the required storage temperature to alleviate any hazard presented by storing materials on site.
We also offer drum & IBC’s Enclosures designed to heat the contents of standard drums and IBC’s from freezing or ambient to your required processing temperature.
EN14470-2 Fire Rated Gas Cylinder Cabinets
G90 Gas Cylinder Cabinets
Large interior height –
Large, rigidly fixed rolling ramp made of corrugated sheet steel – High safety when manoeuvering cylinders into the cabinet, dampened folding down, lightweight, convenient installation of pressure gas bottles in the cabinet
Locking mechanism with cylinder lock – The cabinets can be integrated into existing master-key systems
Safe installation – No additional insulation of the pipes needed inside or outside
Ventilation – Complete uniform ventilation inside the cabinet (floor and ceiling). Pressure drop below 150 Pa by extraction of the air with a 120-times change of air. Successfully approved by testing.
Completely accessible internal space – Door opening angle max. 180°, the doors lock in place at 0° and are can be arrested at 90°
Cylinder retainer with ratchet straps – Across the whole width of the cabinet. Distance between the cylinders and the rear panel, give plenty of space for the flexible spiral piping. Safe and approved storing of gas cylinders in accordance with EN 14470-2
Observance of max. allowed increase in temperature on the valve of the gas cylinder of 50 K after 90 Minutes in accordance with EN 14470-2
Easy and convenient installations of gas fittings and pipes
Large interior height – Easy and convenient installations of gas fittings and pipes
Large, rigidly fixed rolling ramp made of corrugated sheet steel – High safety when manoeuvering cylinders into the cabinet, dampened folding down, lightweight, convenient installation of pressure gas bottles in the cabinet
Locking mechanism with cylinder lock – The cabinets can be integrated into existing master-key systems
Safe installation – No additional insulation of the pipes needed inside or outside
Ventilation – Complete uniform ventilation inside the cabinet (floor and ceiling). Pressure drop below 150 Pa by extraction of the air with a 120-times change of air. Successfully approved by testing.
Completely accessible internal space – Door opening angle max. 180°, the doors lock in place at 0° and are can be arrested at 90°
Cylinder retainer with ratchet straps – Across the whole width of the cabinet. Distance between the cylinders and the rear panel, give plenty of space for the flexible spiral piping. Safe and approved storing of gas cylinders in accordance with EN 14470-2
Observance of max. allowed increase in temperature on the valve of the gas cylinder of 50 K after 90 Minutes in accordance with EN 14470-2
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