Spill Kits

[ivy]

Hi
I was wondering about chemical spill kits. Who do you buy them from or what do you need to make one?

Thanks Ivy

[Labbie]

We made our ones up.
Cardboard box from the print room, that the reams arrive in. Cover in contact. This spills Kit contains
Perlite or Kitty litter
Sodium Bicarbonate Solid
Sodium Carbonate Solid
Ice Cream container
Gloves
Sponge
Wipe up cloth
Safety glasses
One Dust mask
a sign Chemical spill cleaning in progess

We have never used our spills kit.

[lada]

Ivy, we have done the same here, made up our own, but I know, you can get them from chem. suppliers and they are more specific(eg ammonia spill etc). I have never used it, but I feel the home made one is enough.
Lada

[ri]

Hi All,
we have made our own spill kits too and have in them also-
Vermiculite (instead of kitty litter),
dustpan and broom (or a pooper scooper)
nitrile gloves (in the case of a chemical spill)
plastic shopping bags (for waste)
Pine-O-Clean (a frightening spill can be vomitus, anything to make it smell better)
It's not a bad idea to have 500g of sulfur around in case of a mercury spill.
All this is stored in a distinctive plastic bucket for a quick grab
Cheers,
~Robyn

[estelle]

Hi Ivy,
Nice to see a name I know
I am like the others, I made up a kit that is stored in a central place, my list is the same except that I also have a mop marked just for spills as well that I keep with the kit. So far I have never had to use it.

Estelle.

[rae]

Hi
Check out the CSIS folder there is a section on spill kits.

Lorrae