What are the most common mistakes in hazardous chemicals management?

The amount of hazardous chemicals stored on site is large, even exceeding the designed inventory, and the implementation of safety management measures is not in place.

Some employees do not have a clear understanding of the characteristics of hazardous chemicals used on site. Although some companies have specially compiled digital codes for hazardous chemicals to solve this problem, which is convenient to call, employees only know the codes and do not fully understand the specific hazards of these hazardous chemicals.

Some companies pile hazardous chemicals directly next to high-temperature furnaces. As you know, high temperatures can cause hazardous chemicals to volatilize, which can easily lead to fires and explosions. Some companies use hazardous chemicals such as ethane and benzene during production, which poses serious occupational hazards.

No matter what industry it is, safety operating procedures are the experience and lessons learned from accidents. However, in the actual production process, many employees do not follow the operating procedures, violate objective laws and common sense, and thus cause many accidents.

Some enterprises’ occupational health protection facilities are not synchronized with production or do not meet the requirements, which causes occupational poisoning and other occupational diseases in the production process. Enterprises lack the necessary occupational health protection, and employees know little about occupational health.

Nowadays, most companies will distribute personal protective equipment to employees, but many of them do not meet the requirements. For example, gauze masks are used instead of activated carbon masks, etc.

Some hazardous chemical operation sites have incomplete safety tips and warning signs, and they have not been completed in a timely manner.

Some companies’ hazardous chemical operation sites are not equipped with eyewash, sprayers, emergency medicines, etc. as required; some companies do not even have emergency response plans, and employees lack emergency rescue knowledge and occupational health protection knowledge.

We have found that the air quality in many workshops of enterprises is extremely poor, with choking odors. Some work sites do not even have basic ventilation facilities, or they are not activated. The reason is that employees are afraid of trouble and leaders are afraid of wasting electricity... These are all due to inadequate management of enterprises. Although there are certain safety protection measures, they do not play their due role.

Many companies do not manage waste in a standardized and non-standard manner. Most companies wait until the waste accumulates to a certain level before processing it. However, everyone should know that during the storage period, chemical reactions are very likely to occur in waste, causing a series of accidents.