Things heat up at lectures

The asecos experimental lecture on 'risks and protective measures in handling hazardous substances' demonstrates explosions and chemical reactions that can happen in day-to-day work. Even the handling of smallest amounts of flammable liquids can cause devastating consequences. And, according to asecos, the potential risk increases with experienced staff used to daily work with hazardous materials since people tend to take for granted things that they do or see often.

In collaboration with DSC, asecos, the German manufacturer of safety storage cabinets, offers an informative lecture including live experiments.

The goal is to raise the participants' awareness and perception of hazardous materials.

Held at customer sites, the DSC/asecos DSEAR lecture is said to be informative, lively and entertaining. It covers UK legislation, giving examples of legal requirements and prosecutions. The chemistry style experiments clearly demonstrate what can go wrong when storage and handling is not taken seriously.