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Safety
How to Avoid Acid Damage in the Battery Room
Forklift batteries are essentially giant tubs of acid. Take these preventative steps to protect your investments from acid damage.
TCLP Analysis: How Environmental Regulators Test Your Battery Wastewater
December 21, 2015
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Categories: Blogs, Batteries, Environmental, Maintenance, Management, Safety, Wastewater
BHS details the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure, and how to treat hazardous wastewater with the BHS Wastewater Recycling System.
Installing Ramps With Built-In Safety Features to Prevent Serious Accidents
Look for these safety features in the dock ramps and truck ramps at your facility. If you don’t see them, it may be time to upgrade your loading dock.
What is Forklift Battery Gassing and How Do You Manage it?
Forklift batteries produce hydrogen as a natural part of charging. Find out why and how to prevent risks associated with this potentially hazardous gas.
5 Pieces of Essential Safety Equipment for Battery Charging Areas
Lift truck battery room hazards can be easily controlled — and danger can be mitigated — with appropriate safety equipment and gear.
Using Signs and Labels to Improve Battery Room Safety
Safety is the most important factor in every battery room, and many of the potential hazards can be mitigated with a decidedly low-tech solution: signage.
OSHA Standards in the Battery Room — Part Four: Construction Industry Standards
June 17, 2015
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Categories: Blogs, OSHA, Construction, Safety
The fourth and final blog in this series examines OSHA standard 1926.441, which addresses batteries and battery charging in the construction industry.
OSHA Standards in the Battery Room — Part Three: The Rest of OSHA 1910
The third blog in this series discusses OSHA safety regulations for General Industry (Part 1910) as it relates to electric forklift battery handling.
OSHA Standards in the Battery Room — Part Two: OSHA 1910.178(g)
Part two of this blog series focuses on OSHA standards that refer specifically to changing and charging batteries for powered industrial trucks.
OSHA Standards in the Battery Room — Part One: Introduction to OSHA Regulations
The first article in our series on OSHA battery room standards identifies the major regulatory codes that affect battery charging areas.
