{"id":3471,"date":"2022-08-31T15:58:45","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T07:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/healthandsafety\/home\/hazardous-materials\/chemical-safety\/storage-of-chemicals\/"},"modified":"2024-02-15T16:03:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T08:03:51","slug":"storage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/healthandsafety\/hazardous-materials\/chemicals\/storage\/","title":{"rendered":"Storage of Chemicals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The following requirements apply to the storage of chemicals:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do not store chemicals in alphabetical order, segregate as required by the chemical\u2019s classification.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Store heavy containers or packages of chemicals between knee and shoulder height;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Protect chemical containers from falling (e.g. the use of a barrier or a lip on shelving);<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please refer to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/healthandsafety\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chemical-Management-Plan.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/healthandsafety\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chemical-Management-Plan.pdf\">Chemical Management Plan<\/a> under the\u00a0<strong>Storage<\/strong>\u00a0section for further information and Curtin\u2019s requirements on the following topics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Correct storage and handling (including decanting) of chemicals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Segregation and incompatibilities can be achieved by firstly following the specific storage requirements detailed on the Safety Data sheet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maximum storage quantities in laboratories, refrigerators, freezers and bulk stores.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Compatibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Chemicals can react with each other to cause fire or the release of toxic gases. As a result, it is essential that incompatible substances are appropriately segregated. Refer to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/healthandsafety\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chemical-Management-Plan.docx\">Chemical Management Plan<\/a> under the&nbsp;<strong>Storage<\/strong>&nbsp;section.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following requirements apply to the storage of chemicals: Please refer to the\u00a0Chemical Management Plan [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":0,"parent":3395,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3471","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/healthandsafety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/healthandsafety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/healthandsafety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/healthandsafety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/healthandsafety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3471"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/healthandsafety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3471\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/healthandsafety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/healthandsafety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/healthandsafety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}