C 9–2 Tips Checklist on Storage of Products / By-products / Working, Auxiliary and other Materials

Introduction
Use the following tips as suggestions:
C 9–2–1 With regard to biodiversity criteria - selection of suitable sites for storage centres (see also Detailed Checklist 10 on Selection/Location of Site)
Consider using fallow industrial sites for logistical secondary uses. Such areas provide , based on their locational characteristics, an ideal site for logistical secondary uses, without needing to use or develop previously untouched areas.

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C 9–2–2 General Tips on Storage of Products / By-products / Working, Auxiliary and other Materials
Make a point of keeping stocks in your storage site low and when possible only at the bare minimum necessary to operate. Large amounts of material require high capacity facilities leading to high storage costs and high risks for health and the environment.

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Consider using community procurement and/or storage solutions. In this way you will be able to distribute costs for storage maintenance and procurement. This helps also to lower the transport routes and required space for the storage facility.

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Regularly check your tanks and other non-movable containers (even for subterranean tanks) for leaks.

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Make sure that no dangerous substances can leak when storing raw and auxiliary materials. Pay special attention to possible dangers associated with contact to rainwater.

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Especially avoid storing propagating herbal products that could possibly escape from product components (e.g. herbal seeds or microorganisms) into the surrounding area. This is particularly applicable for alien species that could become invasive species in new habitats and spread out causing enormous damage to the local biodiversity.

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C 9–2–3 Storing environmentally hazardous material
Consider if it is necessary for your company to engage the services of an hazardous materials expert. Check with this person what the possible impacts on biodiversity could be.

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Make sure your personnel is trained in handling environmentally hazardous materials.

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Limit the stored amounts of environmentally hazardous materials to strictly the necessary amount.

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Replace environmentally hazardous materials with ecological alternatives.

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Set up your storage containers and the like in safe positions so that they are adequately protected against damage or falling.

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Make sure to use containers that can be properly sealed and spigots, which are properly and securely installed to avoid leakages and spills of fluids and / or volatile materials

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Use the appropriate storage units, e.g. double-walled containers with certified leak gauges to automatically indicate if and when there is a leak.

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Make sure that in the case of a leak the necessary preventative measures are in place to properly address the situation (e.g. containment and collection of spilled material possibilities such as catch basins and collecting rooms.

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Helpful links and organizations for Detailed Checklists C 9

www.gefahrstoffe-im-griff.de

The Dangerous Materials Portal for SMEs offers visitors information over its hazardous materials data bases, safety info-sheets, hazardous material directories, German and European regulations as well as much more sector-specific information.
(In German only)

www.umwelt-online.de

The umwelt-online.de web portal is your source for information on German legal regulations (laws, ordinances, administrative regulations, technical laws, etc.) concerning work, environmental protection, hazardous material transport and technology. You will also find information on laws pertaining to handling and storing certain environmentally hazardous materials. There is even a forum for info exchange.
(In German only)

www.umweltschutz-bw.de

The information platform Corporate Environmental Protection from the Ministry of Economic Affairs in Baden-Württemberg, you will find a comprehensive collection of material with practical information and legal guidelines for twelve different sectors that have been evaluated by experts.
(In German only)

www.verband-lb.de

That Association of Storage and Associated Equipment Manufacturers offers comprehensive information on storage technology. They offer many downloads that offer practical help in planning, standards and regulations as well as practical examples. (In German only)

www.who.int

The World Health Organization (WHO) offers legal information on international health, hazardous materials, environmental protection and  accident prevention.

www.uq.edu.au

The University of Queensland offers information on legislation and guidelines concerning the safe storage of chemicals.

www.businesslink.gov.uk

Businesslink.gov.uk is the official website of the UK government for enterprises and it offers information on storage possibilities for good and materials with regard for health and safety aspects.

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