Safety Cabinets Legislation

Why work with safety cabinets?

A safety cabinet is perfect for storing hazardous materials and chemicals. The cabinet reduces risks from hazardous substances and protects:

• ... your employees in their daily tasks. Such safety cabinets ensure that hazardous liquids are stored so that the safety and health (inhaling vapours or coming into contact with leaks) of your employees is guaranteed.
  
• ... the environment: These cabinets are equipped with collection boards and/or bins that ensure that leaks are always collected, instead of immediately leaking onto the work floor or seeping into the soil.
  
• ... buildings: Flammable substances must be stored in a fire-resistant manner. The safety cabinet prevents the creation or further continuation of fire within buildings.

So it's crucial to store all products correctly and to transport and handle them safely. Our products are designed and tested to ensure quality and reliability, fully complying with applicable codes and regulations in every aspect.

Types of safety cabinets and their characteristics

Storage of pesticides

Pesticides can be harmful to water and must be stored separately in their original sealed containers. These containers should not be stored in cardboard boxes but in a safety cabinet made of non-combustible material. It should also be immediately clear that it is a storage area for pesticides. Therefore, be sure to include the following sentence: 'Pesticides - no unauthorized access'.

Storage of acids and alkalis

Safety cabinets for acids and alkalis must be equipped with stainless steel spill trays or bottom sumps. CGK opts for plastic shelves/trays.

For the containment capacity of acids and alkalis, the same applies as with pesticides:

• In case of a leak, 10% of the stored quantity must be able to be contained, but at least the capacity of the largest container.
  
• If it concerns a water abstraction area, the entire stored quantity must be able to be contained. It is possible that your safety cabinet will need a larger containment pallet in this case.

Storage of flammable substances

A safety cabinet for flammable substances must have self-closing doors and be equipped with air supply and exhaust vents that automatically close at a temperature of 70 °C. Choose appropriate sump trays that remain liquid-tight at high temperatures. These must be able to contain 25% of the total stored products and at least the largest container.

Please note that each safety cabinet may store a maximum of 150 liters of flammable substances and must remain fire-resistant for a minimum of 60 minutes.