A man looks on as fire fighters work to stop the blaze at an Isando business earlier. EIGHT fire engines were on site to extinguish a fire that left a number of highly flammable storage containers ...

Storing items safely is something I didn’t always pay enough attention to, especially when fire safety was concerned. Over time, I learned that even small mistakes in how things are stored can lead to ...

Key Points Storing flammable or pressurized items in oven drawers can lead to dangerous leaks or fumes.Heat from the oven can ...

The doors to laboratories utilizing hazardous equipment, toxic or flammable chemicals—and the doors to hazardous materials storage rooms—must be posted with an emergency response sign listing the ...

FLAMMABLE and combustible liquids are present in nearly every workplace. Gasoline, diesel fuel, and many common products such as solvents, thinners, cleaners, adhesives, paints, and polishes may be ...

As fuel prices rise, WorkSafe New Zealand is reminding businesses that petrol is extremely hazardous, and improper petrol storage puts workers ...

Segregate bases from acids, metals, explosives, organic peroxides and easily ignitable materials. Do not store aqueous sodium and potassium hydroxide solutions in aluminum drip trays. These will ...