Specialist Hazard File

Deep knowledge and understanding in every corner of complex risk.

However complex your hazard, however niche your industry, Anchor Safety expert knowledge and experience can support you all the way to full and continuous compliance. Here are just a sample of the challenges we can help you to overcome:

Ammonia Containment

Ammonia, used across many industries including the production of fertilisers, plastics, synthetic fibres, dyes, explosives, and pharmaceuticals, is a significant hazard if uncontained...

Atex Explosive Atmospheres

The term ‘ATEX’ is derived from the French phrase "ATmosphères EXplosibles". An Atex zone denotes a hazard in any situation where the mix of the air and dangerous substances...

Car Batteries

Lithium-ion batteries, common in electric vehicles rather than the lead acid batteries used in diesel and petrol cars, are classified as hazardous materials due to their chemical composition...

Carbon Monoxide and Hydrogen Cyanide

Both Carbon Monoxide (CO) and Hydrogen Cyanide (HCN) are dangerous gases in their own right when inhaled in any quantity, restricting oxygen from reaching essential organs...

Combustible Dust

In line with the HSE directives on fire hazards, the presence of dusts should always be mitigated with adequate ventilation, cleaning and maintenance as far as possible...

Confined Spaces

Working in confined spaces in any industry, whether a sewer, storage tank, silo, or wind turbine, comes with a whole range of particular challenges and hazards, and taking specialist advice on the PPE, equipment and RPE for confined spaces is advisable...

Drug Testing

Use and effects of drugs and alcohol in the workplace are an increasing problem, where the influence of alcohol, illegal substances and drugs taken for medical reasons can seriously impair both efficiency and the ability of individuals and co-workers to do their jobs safely...

Gas Detection

As well as the importance of gas detection in confined spaces such as tanks and silos, gas monitoring is vital for safe working in a range of industries. With strong relationships with gas detection industry specialists such as Drager and Crowcon, Anchor Safety experts can support gas monitoring needs in all these areas and more...

Hazmat Teams

Supporting Hazmat teams in any industry with the kit needed to protect from complex and severe hazards is second nature to the experts at Anchor Safety. Hazardous materials response equipment can include respirators, protective clothing (including chemical suits), gloves, boots, helmets and eye protection...

Hydrogen

Easier to ignite that petrol or diesel oil, hydrogen ignites and burns with even the tiniest spark of static electricity. Static electricity build up in clothing or from metal impact is enough to set off an explosion when hydrogen is available, particularly where the humidity is low and air is dry – common in many manufacturing industry scenarios...

Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S)

A risk for those involved in oil and gas extraction, wastewater treatment, pulp and paper production, and food processing, hydrogen sulphide is a toxic, flammable gas. H2S (in low concentrations) is known by most people to smell like rotten eggs. However, it is not possible to rely on the human nose to detect it’s presence as hydrogen sulphide rapidly deadens the sense of smell...

Painting and Coating – Isocyanates

Solvent based paints are particularly high in volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including isocyanates, which can lead to unpleasant health effects. VOCs are invisible and spread through the air like smoke. Short term exposure threatens many symptoms which can increase the possibility of an accident occurring, such as headaches, dizziness, visual disturbance and memory loss...

Rescue Plans and Standby Rescue Teams

Planning rescue strategies and emergency escape plans involves equipment which you may not be completely familiar with on a day-to-day basis. Work with the experts at Anchor Safety who will be able to recommend the equipment and PPE needed for complex rescue situations, such as emergency escape breathing apparatus, chemical absorbent materials, oil absorbents and respirator masks for rescue pack...

SCBA

Designed for the most hazardous of environments and the toughest of jobs, breathing apparatus can be used where PAPR/Airline solutions cannot. Made for immediately dangerous to life or health atmospheres (IDLH), they are completely non-reliant on ambient air and hazard concentrations: This equipment supplies the user with a totally independent source of clean air...

Spill Response

Spill control is an unfortunate necessity in many sectors including construction, engineering, manufacturing, utility and transport. Industrial spill response is a specialised area and Anchor Safety Experts have wide experience in providing the emergency spill management equipment necessary for the extreme hazards involved...

Waste Water Treatment

The wastewater treatment industry faces challenges from a range of hazards including exposure to toxic and flammable gases, hazardous biosolids, and volatile chemicals. Workers may also face risks from biological hazards, confined spaces, and slips, trips, and falls...

Waste Recycling Plants and Bioaerosols

Recycling plants, whether those dealing with organic waste and compost or those focusing on the recycling of packaging, pose a huge exposure risk to bioaerosols for those employed on site. Bioaerosols are airborn microorganisms, such as fungi and bacteria, which multiply during the breakdown of organic materials...

Wind Turbines

In the wind energy industry, more than 500 incidents were reported for onshore wind farms in the UK in 2020. 86% of those incidents were on live wind farms. The key risk areas identified were during routine maintenance, during access/egress, and while working with electrical systems, many in confined spaces...

More Specialist Hazard Files will be coming very soon. Watch this space.

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