Chemstore is now offering a full range of Asecos and Ecosafe lithium-ion battery charging cabinets. The entire catalogue is well suited to meet any company’s needs and budgets. Scroll down to view our full range.
To ensure the safety of people and property, we have created a safety storage solution for Lithium-ion batteries. Lithium-ion batteries have many risks of which the most known and the most frequent is ‘thermal runaway’ which can be due to a rise in the temperature of the environment, a shock, or a problem with the assembly of the battery.
When charging lithium-ion batteries heat can be generated, if this heat output is too high, a fire may occur, for example, if the lithium-ion battery, charger or cable is defective. Another major risk factor is thermal runaway of lithium-ion batteries. To combat this major issue we introduced a lithium-ion battery cabinet.
If you have larger battery storage needs perhaps you need to look at our Electorvault range.
Chemical WarehousesHere at Chemstore we listen to our clients requirements and design bespoke storage solutions to suit your needs.
Our Chemical warehouses are made to comply with HSG71 guidelines 
and can be tailored to suit your specification needs, whether that is:
Trust in our reputation for developing and delivering market-leading products and services for hazardous materials handling.
Improving the level of safety in your workplace is where our work begins. From there, we’ll help you reduce your risk, liability and downtime, and therefore increase productivity. Plus, we’ll take you beyond the legal standards for Health & Safety and Corporate Social Responsibility, with products and services that are also designed to exceed your performance expectations.
Here are just a few examples of what makes Chemstore stand out from the crowd:
Full design service
Find out how a tailor-made solution could work for you. Discuss your specific site requirements with us and we’ll engineer a bespoke proposal that slots right in with your needs.
Fast turnaround
Your deadlines are our priority. We manufacture to strict, in-house quality guidelines and can deliver to suit your deadlines. Plus, our experienced steel fabricators operate to the highest possible standards of excellence.
Quality you can count on
You’ll benefit from a 10 year structural guarantee on most products.
Chemstore’s Thermovault – Temperature Controlled Stores are stand-alone and relocateable.
Thermovault is available as an insulated design option or a Fire Rated option, which are designed to provide secure, controlled storage for temperature sensitive materials. We offer a full range of sizes together with a bespoke design service to suit your requirements with heating and cooling options.
We also offer Drum & IBC’s Enclosures designed to heat the contents of standard drums and IBC’s from freezing, ambient or even hotter to your required processing temperature.
Features:
Battery Transport Boxes
The potential hazards involved in the production, storage, and transportation of lithium-ion batteries are considerable. In the years ahead, the use of lithium-ion batteries, battery cells and battery modules will continue to increase dramatically in all industrial applications. The need for battery transport boxes will be crucial. During transport, it is important to be aware that damaged lithium-ion batteries must always be referenced as dangerous goods. Depending on the method of transport, the corresponding packaging standards are derived from the internationally applicable standards and provisions of the ADR, but also from the IATA-DGR, ICAO-TI, the IMDG as well as the RID in conjunction with UN3090, UN3091, UN3480 and UN3481.
Chemstore is now offering a premium line of battery transport boxes. Packing group 1 is an ideal solution for damaged, defective and unsafely transportable lithium-ion batteries up to 400 kg.
Packing group 2 provides a safety system for storage and transport in accordance with ADR SP376, P908 for defective lithium-ion batteries
Protective Suits
Coveralls
Chemical Microporous Coverall
Microporous fabric provides soft and flexible fitting wearing.
Seams with high protection of particulates and low level of liquid sprays or splashes.
– Microporous fabric in 3 different gsm for Standard, Heavy duty and light-weight choices.
– with hood and elasticated face opening/wrist/ankles
– available for knitted cuffs, thumb loops, and reflective tape
– anti-static treatment
– white AND blue colours available
Protection Level
CE Cat. III, Type 5B, 6B
Product use
· Biological hazards and infective agents
– Painting and dustproof
· Industrial cleaning
· Emergency services
· Industrial pharmaceutical manufacturing
– Agriculture and veterinary service
Company fined following extensive fire at chemical site
Chemical company LMA Services Ltd has been sentenced for safety breaches after a fire which quickly took hold of buildings and storage areas at the site.
Leeds Magistrates’ Court heard that on 30 June 2016, the fire started during a chemical dispensing operation in a Warehouse on Halifax Way, Pocklington Industrial Estate, Pocklington. Heptane, a highly flammable liquid, was being decanted from a bulk storage container into 4-litre metal cans. The operator dropped the can he was filling, exited the warehouse quickly and raised the alarm. He did not suffer any serious injury. The fire spread quickly and destroyed the warehouse, the adjacent warehouse and an external storage area between the two.
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) found that the process involved placing a bulk container of heptane onto racking at a height of about 1.5m. A table was then positioned beneath the bulk container onto which a small electrical weighing scale was positioned. Metal cans were placed onto the scale and an employee filled the cans by weight by manually operating a tap on the bulk container in the warehouse building.
A flammable vapour created during the process came into contact with an ignition source causing the vapour to ignite. HSE’s investigation found that the most likely source of ignition was a spark from the electrical weighing scales.
LMA Services Ltd of Halifax Way, Pocklington Industrial Estate, Pocklington pleaded guilty to breaching Regulation 6 (3) of the Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002. The company has been fined £14,000 and ordered to pay £2,377 in costs.
After the hearing, HSE inspector Dave Stewart commented: “The risks associated with the decanting operation were not fully understood by the company. There were potential ignition sources present within the area where a flammable vapour was likely to occur.
“This case highlights the importance of assessing risks associated with flammable atmospheres. Employers should ensure that adequate measures are taken to reduce the formation of flammable atmospheres so far as is reasonably practicable, and to ensure that only suitable electrical equipment is used in areas where a flammable atmosphere may be present.”
For advice and guidance on safe flammable liquid storage, or to book a free site survey, contact Chemstore UK today on 0208 704 1807.
Sentence after teenage apprentice overcome by chemicals
South 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.
3xIBC Spill PalletOur platform-free 3xIBC Spill Pallet is a one-piece unit that offers secondary spill containment when using 3 no. IBCs of compatible liquids together.
The 3xIBC Spill Pallet has a spill containment capacity of 1300L and is designed to withstand a maximum load of 4,500Kg with a low bund height of just 470mm.
The plastic construction is ideally suitable for the storage of aggressive or non-flammable chemicals.
Units are typically ex-stock for immediate shipping.
Dimensions: 470mm (H) x 3,255mm (W) x 1,340mm (D)
Weight: 86kg
Capacity: 1300L
Max Load: 4500kg
Order yours today by contacting Chemstore, emailing sales@chemstore.co.uk or calling us on 0208 704 1807.
S90.196.120 (WDAS) – 90 Minute Flammables Storage CabinetThe asecos range of Cabinets are a renowned standard of quality employed throughout a full range of industries in the UK.
Dimensions: External 1,196W x 616D x 1,968H (mm)
Cabinet Weight: 420Kg
Loading: 75Kg evenly distributed load per shelf.
Storage: 3 No. adjustable shelves and 1 no. bottom collecting sump with perforated insert.
Spillage Collection: 33 L Leak tested, welded steel, liquid collection sump in base.
Access: Twin hinged wing doors
Finish: Chemical resistant powder coat finish (Yellow)
If larger a larger flammable storage unit is required check out our Firevault range here.
Chempli
Chemstore Compliance (www.chempli.com) provides the most advanced software platform for the management of an organisation’s hazardous material; mitigating risk, lowering costs and guaranteeing compliance.
Operating since 1993 has given us plenty of experience, we have listened to you, the customer and understand the challenges and risks your job present. Through years of hard work and research, we have developed the compliance management software to enable you with a live, ready for use system guaranteeing compliance on your site.
Chempli will keep you step ahead with the latest safety regulations and expert articles and guides.
Comprising of a suite of modules, it provides your company with a cost-effective point of entry, coupled with a scalable architecture, enabling seamless migration to more advanced management, control and workflow functionality at any future point.
Imagine one centralised platform allowing you to:
Chempli is already being utilised in key industries such as Food Processing, Pharmaceutical, Universities & Medical Devices as some of our keynote clients have been instrumental for Chemstore developing this Compliance Management Software for Hazardous Materials – Chempli.
Chempli is compatible with the complete range of Chemstore storage solutions for flammables, compressed gases, hazardous, temperature-controlled, battery and corrosive material stores. It may also be seamlessly integrated with your organisation’s existing chemical storage infrastructure, to provide a central platform for the effective management of hazardous materials enterprise-wide.
For further information and to book a demo today please visit www.chempli.com
You can also download our pdf brochure detailing fully our compliance management software for hazardous materials here:
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