Charging ahead safely
The RAPID shift toward electric vehicles (EVs) across consumer markets, motorsports, and commercial fleets, is transforming the global automotive landscape.
The RAPID shift toward electric vehicles (EVs) across consumer markets, motorsports, and commercial fleets, is transforming the global automotive landscape.
AS SUMMER temperatures rise, so does the risk of improper chemical storage. A vital but sometimes overlooked aspect of safe storage is temperature control, especially during warmer months when ambient conditions can easily breach safe thresholds.
WITH SPRING being a time for renewal and organisation, it’s the perfect opportunity to review your gas cylinder storage practices. Improper storage – such as unsecured cylinders or inadequate ventilation – poses serious risks, including injuries, regulatory fines, and operational disruptions.
A CHEMICAL manufacturing company has been fined £2.5m following two incidents of uncontrolled releases of highly corrosive acids at its site in West Thurrock, Essex.
WHILE 80% of Nordic employees feel safe at work, gaps in chemical safety training, digital solutions, and regional consistency highlight the need for stronger health and safety strategies.
CHEMSTORE HAS partnered with a leading UK university to install a state-of-the-art external chemical storage unit, ensuring improved safety, compliance, and seamless integration within its new Physics, Engineering, and Computer Science building.
AS WINTER approaches, industries that rely on the storage and use of chemicals face unique challenges.
CHROMIUM-6, also known as Chromium VI, CR VI, chrome, chromium, Cr, Cr6+, or hexavalent chromium, is a highly toxic and carcinogenic form of the element chromium.
MIKE BRODIE, managing director of Chemstore UK, offers some insight into the most recent guidance on the safe storage of lithium-ion batteries in the UK.
LIGHT AIRCRAFT such as an Airbus A320 can hold 27,000 litres of fuel, while a Boeing 777 can hold over 100,000 litres of fuel. The refuelling process is delicate and is conducted meticulously every time due to the severity of the dangers involved.
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