If you store hazardous substances on-site, you need to be prepared for an emergency. Typical emergencies include:
Depending on the volume and type of hazardous substances you use and store on-site, you may trigger the threshold that requires you to have an Emergency Response Plan (ERP).
pH7 offers an extensive range of emergency response equipment to help you respond quickly and effectively to a chemical emergency. Our chemical emergency response solutions fall into six categories:
- Spill Kits – Ready-made kits that include a mixture of absorbents to deal with a spill. Kits vary depending on the amount they absorb, which type of spills they target (Oils, Chemicals, or Universal), and the type of container they come in, including bags, buckets, or wheelie bins.
- Industrial Absorbents – ph7 International offers an extensive range of industrial absorbents, including SpillTech® polypropylene pads, socks and pillows, SpillFix® Coir Peat (a.k.a floor sweep), Mineral Sponge® (a.k.a zeolite), SpillSorb (a.k.a Sphagnum Peat) and Uni-Safe® chemical binder.
- Containment Booms – Designed to contain spills of water.
- Emergency Showers & Eyewashes – Plumbed deluge showers and eyewashes from Guardian, all manufactured and certified as meeting the ANSI Z358.1 and AS4775 standards.
- Tobin® Saline Eyewash System – Europe’s leading sterile eyewash system for areas where plumbed eyewashes are not practical.
- Escape Respirators – Supplied air (SCBA) and filtering respirators specifically designed to provide 15 minutes of escape time from chemical gases, fumes and smoke.
To get started on your Emergency Response Plan, you can look at the products and videos we’ve listed here. You can also download our Spill Response and Emergency Showers and Eyewash catalogue, which provide an overview of some of the most common solutions.
To speak with one of the team about your Emergency Response needs give us a call on 0800 323 223 or use the chat function on the bottom right of our webpage. Ask us about coming to your site and doing a site storage risk assessment.
