Difference between revisions of "Personal Storage Policy"

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* No smouldering materials
 
* No smouldering materials
  
* No hazardous materials (COSHH)  - every material has a MSDS sheet saying whether it needs marking, can be put in cupboard, etc.  if obviously hazardous, need to get sheet and read it and follow any storage procedure
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* No hazardous materials (COSHH)  - every material has a MSDS sheet saying how it should be handled and stored.  if obviously hazardous, need to get sheet and read it and follow any storage procedure required in the MSDS sheet. The MSDS sheet must be printed and put in the Materials place in the Store Room.
  
 
* Things should be labelled and appropriately packaged
 
* Things should be labelled and appropriately packaged
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* no  radioactive, chemicals, bio hazards, fuming or odorous, illegal
 
* no  radioactive, chemicals, bio hazards, fuming or odorous, illegal
  
* what about paint stripper?  you buy consumer grade thing, but now it’s in a workplace, print the data sheet and store on file. If there’s a symbol on the
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* no noise emitting things (eg. no beeps every hour)
back or you don’t want to drink it … orange symbol - means worry about it.
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* if you make a new chemical - you don’t know if it has an orange sq - so don’t store it without checking
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* “no active things” but ok for silent digital watch
  
* note that donations might be hazardous :)  stuff at home is ok but it’s not ok at works premises
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* nothing that affects people working around it or things in adjacent
  
* Random inspections!
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* no hot / light / emissions
  
* if it looks hazardous, a metal flammable liz cupboard
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* lids should be secured
  
Detailed regulations from commercial storage company at http://www.safestore.co.uk/terms_and_conditions/default.aspx.
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* items such as knives - the box must be marked and blades sensibly packed
  
* if you printed the MSDS sheet, the sheet goes in a folder.
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* boxes must be marked if super heavy
  
* no noise emitting things (no beeps every hour)
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* LI ion batteries - commercial off the shelf batteries in their own covering OK. Homemade ones, need review.
  
* “no active things” but ok for silent digital watch
 
  
* nothing that affects people working around it or things in adjacent
 
  
* no hot / light / emissions
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'''What to do if you have a material you aren't sure about?'''
  
* lids secured or marked or packed, (e.g. knives) , marked if super heavy
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* Eg if you buy consumer paint stripper, it's now in a workplace, so you need to print the datasheet and store it in the Store Room with the other files.  If there’s a symbol on the back (such as an orange symbol) or you don’t want to drink it  - means worry about it.
  
* LI ion batteries - commercial off the shelf batteries in own covering OK, your own project, not.
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* if you make a new chemical - you don’t know if it has an orange sq - so don’t store it without checking
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'''Notes'''
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We might need to organise Random inspections!
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Detailed regulations from commercial storage company at http://www.safestore.co.uk/terms_and_conditions/default.aspx.
  
* fire proof areas for battery charging
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We may wish to provide a fire proof areas for battery charging
  
* no unattended charging of non-off-the-shelf Li Ions or using non-off-shelf chargers
 
  
* Nothing obviously dangerous or illegal :)  
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Nothing obviously dangerous or illegal :)  
  
 
Visible summary rules - detailed page linked off (broad rules with lots of examples)
 
Visible summary rules - detailed page linked off (broad rules with lots of examples)

Revision as of 15:49, 13 November 2012

What can and can't we store in our storage boxes?


  • No smouldering materials
  • No hazardous materials (COSHH) - every material has a MSDS sheet saying how it should be handled and stored. if obviously hazardous, need to get sheet and read it and follow any storage procedure required in the MSDS sheet. The MSDS sheet must be printed and put in the Materials place in the Store Room.
  • Things should be labelled and appropriately packaged
  • no food not securely packed
  • no explosives
  • no radioactive, chemicals, bio hazards, fuming or odorous, illegal
  • no noise emitting things (eg. no beeps every hour)
  • “no active things” but ok for silent digital watch
  • nothing that affects people working around it or things in adjacent
  • no hot / light / emissions
  • lids should be secured
  • items such as knives - the box must be marked and blades sensibly packed
  • boxes must be marked if super heavy
  • LI ion batteries - commercial off the shelf batteries in their own covering OK. Homemade ones, need review.


What to do if you have a material you aren't sure about?

  • Eg if you buy consumer paint stripper, it's now in a workplace, so you need to print the datasheet and store it in the Store Room with the other files. If there’s a symbol on the back (such as an orange symbol) or you don’t want to drink it - means worry about it.
  • if you make a new chemical - you don’t know if it has an orange sq - so don’t store it without checking

Notes

We might need to organise Random inspections!


Detailed regulations from commercial storage company at http://www.safestore.co.uk/terms_and_conditions/default.aspx.

We may wish to provide a fire proof areas for battery charging


Nothing obviously dangerous or illegal :)

Visible summary rules - detailed page linked off (broad rules with lots of examples)