Choosing the Right Spill Kit Based on Chemical Hazards in Your Lab

When we are trying to keep our labs safe, one of the most important choices we can make is to choose the right spill kit for the chemicals we’ve got in our lab. A spill kit is used for cleaning up spills properly and fast. We can get hurt by chemical spills if we don’t clean them up properly, so being able to quickly access the best spill kit possible is quite crucial to ensure our lives and the Earth aren’t put in harm’s way.

Determining the possible hazards of chemicals and selecting the proper spill kit

Before we select the appropriate spill kit for our lab, we need to understand the hazards the chemicals we work with pose. Some of the chemicals can ignite, others can be irritating to our skin and still others can make us sick if we breathe them in, she said. Understanding what each one will do can guide us in selecting a spill kit, which typically contains the appropriate things like absorbents, gloves, goggles, etc., to use when cleaning up spills.

How to Choose the Right Spill Kit for Your Lab

There are a few key things to consider when choosing a spill kit, to ensure we protect our lab. For one, we have to ensure the spill kit is suitable for the kinds of chemicals that we employ. Second, we need to assess whether the kit abides by any of our own lab’s or other safety organization’s rules. Finally, how big the spill kit is, and where we’re going to keep it so that we have access to it in an emergency, we also need to consider.

Determining the Right Spill Kit for Your Lab’s Requirements

So, let's figure out which spill kit is best for our lab, and to do that, we should first list all the chemicals we posses. Then we can learn about each and every chemical to find out how dangerous they are. Given this information, we can select a emergency spill kit designed to address what we anticipate spilling in our lab.

Essential considerations when picking a spill kit

When it comes to picking out a spill kit for our lab, there are some things that are critical to keep in mind. Some of them relate to the chemicals we are using; some to how many chemicals we have and to how we store them. We should also ask how much training our lab staff is receiving on spills, since that will largely determine how well a spill kit works in emergencies.