Over two billion Lithium ion cells are produced every year, but major safety concerns surround battery storage, quarantine procedures, transport/disposal of damaged batteries and thermal runaway. During a thermal runaway, the high heat created by the failing cell can develop to the next cell, causing it to also become thermally unstable. A battery pack can be destroyed within minutes or last for hours as each cell runs away. An irreversible thermal event in a lithium-ion battery can be initiated in several ways, by spontaneous internal or external short-circuit, overcharging, external heating or fire or even mechanical abuse.
During a thermal runaway hydrogen fluoride HF, phosphorus pentafluoride (PF5) and phosphoryl fluoride (POF3) are released, studies have shown that using water as a fire suppressant may also increase the formation of HF.
Our Electrovault storage units are made to comply with RC61 guidelines for Battery storage and can be tailored to suit your specification, 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 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.
Walk In Fire Rated Stores Stores
The FireVault storage module provides the highest level of safety instantly for the secure storage of all flammable materials. All areas of industry currently employ flammables in their processes from petroleum products to industrial chemicals.
Manufactured to the highest standards utilising only those fireproofing materials, which have been tested to BS 476, part 22, FireVault Stores comply with all relevant Health & Safety Regulations, Insurance requirements and environmental standards such as IS310, ISO 14001, EMAS and IPC licensing.
Standard features include, full width spillage collection sumps, up to 5 hour fire rated composite wall panels, insulated self-closing doors, intumescent ventilation panels, fixed shelving, anti-static grounding connections, fully welded, leak tested bunds, galvanized grid mesh floors. A range of optional extras are also available for the Firevault units including ex-rated electrical fittings.
All Firevault units are delivered to site fully assembled and ready for immediate use. No special site works are required and at any future time, they can easily be relocated by forklift truck or crane, thereby offering excellent flexibility.
The most common Firevaults are the Walk In Stores used for small container storage (25L cans, Winchesters etc) and feature:
With over 24 years experience in the design manufacture and implementation of safety storage systems for hazardous materials, We know from speaking to our clients that the most prevalent risk has always been in the storage of flammables. What also must be considered is the protection of valuable equipment. The Firevault can employed as a Fire rated critical equipment enclosure. Whether it be the HSE, EPA or even company insurers carrying out assessments on your site it will always be the risk of fire that is given the highest priority. The Firevault enables you to obtain the highest level of safety and protection when storing flammable materials or protecting your most valuable assets on on site.
The 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)
V Line V90.196.081.VDAC 90 Minute Fire Rated Cabinet
The asecos range of Fire Rated Cabinet are a renowned standard of quality employed throughout a full range of industries in the UK.
90 minutes fire-resistant V90
Dimensions : External 819W x 863D x 1,966H (mm)
Cabinet Weight: 344 Kg
Loading: 50 Kg evenly distributed load per shelf.
Storage: 5 No. shelves and 1 no. bottom collecting sump with perforated insert.
Spillage Collection: 12.5 L Leak tested, welded steel, liquid collection sump in base.
Access: 2 No. Electric opening slide-out doors
Finish: Chemical resistant powder coat finish
XL90.222.155.WDAS 90 Minute Fire Rated Cabinet
The asecos range of Fire Rated Cabinet are a renowned standard of quality employed throughout a full range of industries in the UK.
90 minutes fire-resistant
W x D x H (mm): 1555W X 1018D X 2224H (mm)
Cabinet Weight: 1,150 Kg
Storage: 1 No. adjustable shelf and 1 no. bottom collecting sump with perforated insert.
Spillage Collection: 225 L Leak tested, welded steel, liquid collection sump in base.
Access: Twin hinged wing doors
Finish: Chemical resistant powder coat finish
The asecos range of cabinets for internal storage of hazardous materials are a market leading innovative solutions. Chemstore are the preferred supplier for asecos in Ireland and the UK.
Corvault – Pallet / IBC StoresFeatures and Benefits:
Standard features include, full width spillage collection sumps, fixed shelving, polyethylene sumps , fully welded, leak tested bunds, galvanized grid mesh floors.
A range of optional extras are also available for the Corvault units including lighting etc.
Corvault – Walk In Corrosive StoresCladding: Profiled, single-skin cladding is fabricated from a Longlife Zintec based, corrosion resistant alloy which is then Plastisol coated.
Standard features include, full width spillage collection sumps, fixed shelving, polyethylene sumps , fully welded, leak tested bunds, galvanized grid mesh floors.
A range of optional extras are also available for the Corvault units including lighting etc.
Firevault – Organic Peroxide StorageStainless Steel Construction
Typically, chemical stores would be fabricated from mild steel which is then over-painted with a 2-part or 3-part industrial paint system. Standard units would also have exposed galvanized grid decking onto which the pallets would rest – these are unpainted and therefore expose the mild steel to the chemicals stored – in this case Organic Peroxide.
When designing an organic peroxide store a Grade 316 stainless steel finish is required, in all locations that could come into contact with the Peroxide. This includes the storage areas, the spillage retention bunds and the fire water retention tank.
The relevant HSE Guidance reference is called: –
CS21 – The Storage and Handling of Organic Peroxides. – Download it here
This is written, specifically to cover the
“… handling and storage of organic peroxides at customer or user sites.”
It clearly details the hazards associated with exposing such chemicals to mild/carbon steel: –
“… commercially available organic peroxides are capable of self heating and runaway decomposition. Initiation is by heating or contamination with, for example, transition metal compounds (particularly those of vanadium, chromium, manganese, iron and cobalt) amines, strong acids and alkalis.”
Furthermore, para 28, when discussing the handling of organic peroxides, states that: –
“… All containers and equipment which come into contact with peroxides must be compatible. Suitable materials include glass, porcelain, polyethylene and 316 grade stainless steel.”
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