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Justrite: Safe Chemical Storage

Ensure safe chemical storage with Justrite’s color-coded cabinets!

Various colored safety cabinets from Justrite are artfully arranged in a group. Designed for storing hazardous materials, each is labeled with warning signs for flammable, corrosive, or toxic substances—ensuring dependable chemical storage.

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A yellow safety cabinet, made by Justrite, stands with the door ajar, revealing three shelves filled with red metal safety cans. The cabinet is adorned with warnings like Flammable and Inflammable, ensuring maximum precaution.

Flammable Cabinets

Two gray metal cabinets with Caution Corrosives signs stand ready to enhance laboratory safety. The tall and short, rectangular high-quality lab equipment ensure secure storage of corrosive materials, complementing premium fume hoods for a safer work environment.

Acid Corr Cabinet

The red Justrite safety drip can, with a metal lid and side handles, offers efficient spill control. Its front features a yellow label detailing safety information and capacity, ensuring reliable secondary containment for hazardous liquids.

Sfty Drip Can-Spill Tray

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Safety Can

A teal safety cabinet, adorned with the Justrite logo and warning labels FLAMMABLE and KEEP FIRE AWAY, features a handle for easy access. This cabinet ensures secure storage with spill control measures in place for added safety.

Chemcor Cabinet

A yellow Justrite plunger can, featuring spill control, has a metal spring-loaded lid for safe dispensing of flammable liquids. The label provides safety information and warning symbols for added secondary containment measures.

Plunger Cans

The Importance of Safe Chemical Storage

Proper chemical storage is crucial for maintaining a safe work environment and preventing accidents. Justrite, in partnership with MATERIAL HANDLING USA, offers a range of safe chemical storage solutions designed to protect both employees and first responders in the event of a fire or other emergency. By using color-coded storage cabinets, you can quickly identify and segregate different types of chemicals, ensuring compliance with industry standards and improving overall safety.

A scientist in a white lab coat works diligently amidst the laboratorys equipment and glassware. At the center, a blue cabinet labeled Acid stands out alongside a Justrite Safe Chemical Storage unit, ensuring all substances are securely contained within the bustling lab environment.

The Dangers of Improper Chemical Storage

Storing chemicals improperly can lead to a host of dangers, including fire, explosions, and toxic exposures. In the event of a fire, unknown chemicals can pose significant risks to firefighters and other emergency responders. Smoke-filled environments further compound these dangers by reducing visibility and making it difficult to assess the situation. This is why proper chemical storage is not just a regulatory requirement but a critical aspect of workplace safety.

How Color-Coded Cabinets Improve Safety

Color-coded chemical storage cabinets provide an immediate visual cue about the type of chemicals stored within. This system helps workers quickly identify hazardous materials, segregate incompatible substances, and follow proper safety protocols. This ensures a safe storage for chemicals. In an emergency, these color codes also provide firefighters with essential information, enabling them to respond more effectively and safely.

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What Color Chemical Storage Cabinet Should You Use?

A person in a safety uniform is organizing various paint cans on shelves inside a yellow Justrite Safe Chemical Storage cabinet. Nearby, a blue cabinet features a sign reading No Ignition Sources within 3 Meters.

Industry Best Practices for Color Coding

While OSHA and NFPA do not mandate specific colors for chemical storage cabinets, industry best practices have established widely recognized color codes. These colors help organize chemicals and provide quick identification:

  • Yellow: Flammable chemicals and liquids.
  • Red: Paints, inks, and other combustible liquids.
  • Blue: Corrosive and hazardous liquids and solids.
  • Green: Pesticides and insecticides.
  • Silver/Neutral: Laboratory cabinets.
  • White/Beige/Gray: Waste or outdoor lockers.

Using these colors helps ensure that chemicals are stored correctly and reduces the risk of accidental mixing of incompatible substances. This ensures a safe storage for chemicals.

The Role of Reflective Labels

In addition to color coding, Justrite chemical storage cabinets feature Haz-Alert® reflective warning labels. These labels, printed in English, French, and Spanish, clearly state the nature of the contents (e.g., “Flammable – Keep Fire Away”) and are strategically placed at both the top and bottom of the cabinet. This ensures that the labels are visible even in low-light or smoke-filled conditions, providing critical information to emergency responders.

A yellow metal cabinet with the Justrite Safe Chemical Storage logo shines in the darkness, adorned with signs reading Flammable Keep Fire Away and Inflammable. The warning symbol on its door stands out, emphasizing safety.

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Choosing the Right Justrite Storage Cabinet

Selecting the Appropriate Size and Type

Justrite offers a wide range of chemical storage cabinets in various sizes and configurations to meet different needs. Whether you require a small cabinet for a laboratory or a larger unit for an industrial setting, Justrite has a solution that fits. When selecting a cabinet, consider the volume of chemicals you need to store, the type of chemicals, and the available space in your facility.

Customization Options for Specific Needs

Justrite understands that every facility has unique requirements, which is why they offer customization options for their chemical storage cabinets. You can choose cabinets with additional features like self-closing doors, adjustable shelves, and built-in ventilation systems to enhance safety and compliance.

A person in jeans and a gray T-shirt is carefully placing red safety cans into a tall, yellow Justrite safe chemical storage cabinet. The cabinet, nestled within an industrial setting with chain-link fencing in the background, features three sturdy shelves.
A worker, equipped with a red hard hat and blue work uniform, places a red safety can into a Justrite Safe Chemical Storage cabinet. The open yellow cabinet reveals several more red safety cans inside, set against a backdrop of industrial machinery and equipment.

The Importance of Compliance and Safety Standards

Meeting OSHA and NFPA Guidelines

Compliance with OSHA and NFPA standards is essential for maintaining a safe workplace. Justrite’s chemical storage cabinets are designed to meet or exceed these guidelines, providing peace of mind that your facility is compliant. These standards cover various aspects of chemical storage, including the construction of cabinets, proper labeling, and ventilation requirements.

Protecting Workers and First Responders

By adhering to safety standards and using Justrite’s color-coded storage cabinets, you are not only protecting your employees but also first responders who may need to enter your facility during an emergency. Proper storage and clear labeling can save lives by providing critical information quickly and efficiently.

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FAQ's

Color-coded chemical storage cabinets help quickly identify and segregate different types of chemicals, improving safety and compliance.

Justrite cabinets are designed to meet or exceed OSHA and NFPA guidelines, ensuring that your facility is compliant with all relevant safety regulations.

Yellow cabinets are typically used for storing flammable chemicals and liquids.

Justrite cabinets come with Haz-Alert® reflective labels that are highly visible, even in low-light or smoke-filled environments, providing crucial information to first responders.

The size of the cabinet depends on the volume of chemicals you need to store and the space available in your facility. Justrite offers a range of sizes to accommodate different needs.

Chemical storage cabinets should be inspected regularly to ensure they are in good condition and meet all safety requirements.