Site Assessment

What does a Chemstore hazardous material site assessment cover?

Chemstore provides free hazardous material site assessments for businesses across the UK. One of our experienced engineers can visit your site to review chemical storage, bunding, segregation, spill response, gas storage, dispensing and other hazardous-material risks. Following the assessment, Chemstore provides a written report with recommendations to help improve storage arrangements and support compliance with applicable health, safety and environmental requirements.

Since 1993, Chemstore has worked closely with customers across a wide range of industries. We understand that assessing hazardous material storage and handling requirements over the phone or by email can often prove difficult. Our experienced engineers can visit your site, review your existing arrangements and help identify practical improvements to hazardous material storage and handling.

What is included in a Chemstore site assessment?

As part of our ongoing commitment to our clients, Chemstore offers a free Site Assessment Report service. This includes a visit by one of our experienced engineers, who will carry out an initial inspection of your hazardous material storage and handling arrangements.

A written report is then produced with observations and recommendations based on the conditions identified during the visit. Where applicable, the assessment can consider requirements and guidance including:

  • Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
  • COSHH – Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002
  • DSEAR – Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations 2002
  • Relevant Health and Safety Executive guidance for hazardous material storage and handling
  • Environment Agency or relevant devolved environmental regulator requirements, where applicable
  • ISO 14001 environmental management requirements, where relevant to the client’s management system
  • Requirements relating to equipment intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres, where applicable

What topics can be covered during the site assessment?

  • Hazardous and pollutant material storage
  • Hazardous material bunding and segregation
  • Emergency spill response
  • Laboratory chemical and gas safety
  • Safe handling of hazardous materials
  • Safe dispensing of hazardous materials
  • Personal protective equipment
  • Safety signage requirements
  • Training requirements
  • Static electricity management for highly flammable substances
  • Waste streams and safe waste-material storage
  • Gas storage and management
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