Types Of Dangerous Goods Storage

The dangerous goods that are utilized, kept and transported through New Zealand should fall under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 to be legal and safe to utilize. As there are so many different types of dangerous goods storage requirements for all the various kinds of dangerous goods it is vital to have regulations to sustain the safety of people, property and the environment.

When it comes to dangerous goods storage there are nine classifications that a dangerous goods storage facility can hold, given they have up-to-date authorisation for all dangerous goods storage handlers and including the containers in that the dangerous goods are to be held in.

Below are samples of each class and with examples how a trustworthy dangerous goods storage facility should store such goods.

Classification one comprises of explosives that comprise, but are not limited to, gunpowder, plastic explosives and fireworks. Each good has particular dangerous goods storage guidelines such as suitable temperatures, amounts kept, how long the good can be kept for and what the good should be kept away from. For an explosive good the number one item to keep away would be a naked flame.

Classification two includes gases, flammable and non-flammable. These goods must also be kept away from naked flames. For careful dangerous goods storage of these goods they need well areas with good airflow and to be fixed to a stable item to stop the goods from falling. Specific goods like LPG need to be stored away from other stored gases by at least three metres or be separated by firewalls.

Classification three includes flammable liquids like petrol that once again should be kept away from naked flame. This type of dangerous goods storage can be at risk to spilling and contaminating drains leading to waterways. Therefore these liquids need to be stored away from waterway drains and kept in good quality sealed containers. Dangerous goods storage spill containers can also stop these spills from causing serious damage.

Classification four is flammable solids such as phosphorus and charcoal. These goods must be kept separate from acids, bases and oxidisers. A dangerous goods storage handler of a flammable solid will, at all times, keep the good away from ignition sources.

Classification five is oxidising agents and organic peroxides such as Potassium Permanganate, which can be used as a treatment for water. These dangerous goods storage methods include the use of deep spill control containers and during the dangerous goods storage the goods need to be kept away from combustible materials, reducing agents and organic materials.

Classification six involves toxic and infectious goods such as cyanides and heavy metal compounds such as mercury. These items need dangerous goods storage to use well aired, cool and dry settings with the use of secondary containers to maintain any incidental spills.

Classification seven is radioactive substances. These need specially trained dangerous goods storage handlers. Such goods need to be stored completely separate from other chemicals as well as far from people. Government approved facilities are frequently used for this type of dangerous goods storage.

Classification eight includes corrosive substances such as nitric acid, acetic acid, ammonium hydroxide and many more. These substances need dangerous goods storage containers to be separated form other substances. A dangerous goods storage facility will also use specially lined acid storage containers and/or secondary trays that must be corrosive resistant. Also, such goods must not be stored on metal shelves and organic acids and inorganic acids must be kept separate form one another.

Classification nine includes miscellaneous goods that incorporate a variety of goods that have dangerous properties but do not fit into the eight classifications above.

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