Hazardous Storage Safety Products and Supplies

There are four categories for hazardous material storage cabinets, flammables, paints & inks, acids & corrosives, and pesticides. Each cabinet is designed to safely store each type of material to fit within OSHA guidelines.

All hazardous material storage cabinets have the same OSHA and NFPA (for flammable storage) codes where applicable in their design. These safety cabinets come in a wide variety of sizes ranging from 4 - 90 gallon capacity. As well as sizes to hold 1 - 2 fifty five gallon drums. Most sizes from 12 gallon and up will have at least one adjustable shelf. The larger the cabinet the more shelves that will be included. These safety cabinets are made from 18 gauge all welded steel. They will also have 1 1/2 inches of insulating air space to prevent buildup of explosive temperatures. The cabinet bottom will have a 2 inch lip to prevent leaks from spilling onto the floor. These cabinets offer two options in doors. One style is a manual closing door where the user must close the door in case of emergency. The other style is a self closing door. This type of door will have a fusible link that melts at 165 degrees which allow the doors to close automatically in case of an emergency. Flammable storage cabinets are yellow, paints storage & ink storage are red, acid storage & corrosive storage are blue, and pesticides are green.

The other type of storage cabinet is for cylinders. There are two basic types of the type we are all familiar with are the cylinders that are used with a gas grill. The other style is a much thinner and taller tank. There are vertical and horizontal cabinets. The vertical cabinets are for the taller thinner tanks. These cabinets have capacities ranging from 5 - 20 cylinders. The horizontal cabinets for the smaller tanks have capacities ranging from 4 - 16 tanks. These cabinets are generally yellow, however the horizontal cabinet can come in plain aluminum.

All hazardous material cabinets will come from the manufacturer will all required markings for a safety cabinet. Remember safety of your personnel and property is the most important task we all have. So if you store any type of hazardous materials be sure to use the proper hazardous material storage cabinet.