| Abstract: | Safe storage of chemicals. Stored chemicals can be a health risk, combustible, unstable, or explosive. It is consequently necessary to prevent such substances and their reaction products from damaging the environment or endangering people as a result of their release, decomposition, fire, or explosion. Storage conditions must therefore always be appropriate for the properties of the substances. This paper starts by outlining the basic principles of safe storage, namely minimization of potential hazards, avoidance of potential causes of danger and containing of any possible effects. Examples illustrate how the properties of the substances are taken into account in practice. |
