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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Linds Russell on October 26, 2011, 04:21:35 pm

Title: Chemical stickers on vans
Post by: Linds Russell on October 26, 2011, 04:21:35 pm: Does anyone know if we are required by law to carry warning stickers on our vans for our chemicals?

I see plenty of irritant labels on bottles and we carry flamable solvents but I have no idea if our vans should warn people of this.

Linds
Title: Re: Chemical stickers on vans
Post by: Neil Williams on October 26, 2011, 04:24:35 pm: Depends on the quantity, unless of course it's sulphuric acid or nuclear waste!
Title: Re: Chemical stickers on vans
Post by: garry22 on October 26, 2011, 05:32:41 pm: It might be worth checking with the local fire station.

I know people like air conditioning companies are supposed to have labelling for things like brazing or oxy acetylene gear.

I wonder how we stand with things like spirit (or maybe the quantities are too small?)
Title: Re: Chemical stickers on vans
Post by: Mike Mahoney on October 26, 2011, 08:08:40 pm: Hi linds,

chemical COSHH sheets section 14, always section 14 this will tell you whether any specific labelling is required and other transport considerations. One attatched.

Regards

MCM
Title: Re: Chemical stickers on vans
Post by: robert meldrum on October 26, 2011, 10:34:23 pm: I believe we are supposed to always carry coshh sheets for all chemicals we carry. Must admit I never have.
Title: Re: Chemical stickers on vans
Post by: M.Acorn on October 26, 2011, 10:45:06 pm: Mine are all in the back of the training folder I got from Prochem ;D
Title: Re: Chemical stickers on vans
Post by: mark joyce on October 26, 2011, 10:55:03 pm: I always have several copy's in a folder just in case you never know when you will need them
Title: Re: Chemical stickers on vans
Post by: Paul H on October 29, 2011, 10:14:41 pm: can we make bombs from the chemicals we carry??? or we going to shut the motorway if we have a spillage of (all 5 litres of this and that)... i'm not sure but am interested
Title: Re: Chemical stickers on vans
Post by: Jamie Pearson on October 29, 2011, 10:40:54 pm: Quote from: Paul H on October 29, 2011, 10:14:41 pm
can we make bombs from the chemicals we carry???

If you know what to look for.
Title: Re: Chemical stickers on vans
Post by: John Kelly on October 29, 2011, 11:08:12 pm: The amount carried on a carpet cleaners van would come under the small load exceptions criteria. I think this includes any dangerous goods under 1 kilo or 1 litre. Probably the most potent thing you would carry is rust remover. and some solvents. Non of these as far as I aware come in containers over 1 litre.
Title: Re: Chemical stickers on vans
Post by: Paul H on October 30, 2011, 07:34:37 am: Quote from: CleaningSystemsUK on October 29, 2011, 10:40:54 pm
Quote from: Paul H on October 29, 2011, 10:14:41 pm
can we make bombs from the chemicals we carry???

If you know what to look for.
[ a few wires and a timer....oh and listen for some tickeing! ;D]
Title: Re: Chemical stickers on vans
Post by: John Kelly on October 30, 2011, 08:45:23 am: Quote from: Paul H on October 29, 2011, 10:14:41 pm
can we make bombs from the chemicals we carry??? or we going to shut the motorway if we have a spillage of (all 5 litres of this and that)... i'm not sure but am interested

Not as daft as it might sound.