The importance of good
housekeeping n terms of safety can be seen on the various posts that have shown
what can go wrong if waste material is allowed to accumulate. Here is a recent
story emphasizing the need for good housekeeping.
Workers at a manufacturing company in
the Western USA evacuated their shop around 10 a.m. one morning during the week
of January 29, 2017 as metal shavings caught fire and spread potentially toxic
spoke within the building.
Local firefighters called for
assistance from a hazmat unit to help deal with the fire that couldn't be
attacked with water. Firefighters say magnesium and aluminum shavings caught
fire, but they're not exactly sure how yet. It didn't take crews very long to
locate and extinguish the fire. However, the spent several hours ventilating
the building before allowing workers to return.
All of the burned materials were
dumped into a metal trash can before being moved outside. As of noon, the
employees should start the cleanup from the fire and resume operations.
According to the company website, the
shop turns out high-quality metals products.
The Aluminium Plant Safety
Blog is glad that this small fire was able to be contained. Many times small
fires can grow. For unknown reasons this company did not have the proper fire
extinguishers in stock. We strongly recommend that all companies that process
aluminium (and magnesium) have the proper fire extinguishers on hand. Imagine
what would have occurred if the fire department did not come quickly enough.
One only has to look at the past stories on the APSB and see how quickly a
small fire can grow and eventually destroy a facility.
The Aluminium Times Magazine
had an article regarding good housekeeping practices. Here it is:
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