Where do you store all the chemicals in your facility? Especially dangerous corrosive chemicals. Hopefully, you don't just have them sitting around the plant in big drums. Corrosive chemicals require special handling and precautions. Read on for a key part of the solution.

Chemical cabinets play a key part in any plan to protect your facility and your employees from the corrosive chemicals you might be storing or handling there. They are special storage cabinets designed to keep your corrosive chemicals safe. They're sold as corrosive storage cabinets or chemical storage cabinets. Of course, you need to make sure you get cabinets that meet legal requirements.

Once you're shopping for your chemical cabinets, you need to look for quality construction as well. For example, 18-gauge steel construction is a gold standard that you should stick to for the sake of protecting your plant and your employees. In addition, the doors, the sides, the top and the bottom should all be double walled with 1 1/2" air space between the walls.

Good quality chemical cabinets also come in blue high gloss powder finish, which not only makes them highly visible, but also makes cleaning easy. It also provides extra protection in case there is a spill or a splash. In addition, the cabinets should have red warning labels. They should also have a grounding attachment.

In addition, look for leak-proof 2" high door seals to prevent leaking of the chemicals. And, of course, they should meet OSHA 29 and Uniform Fire Code 30regulations.

Please note that steel cabinets are not suited for sulfuric, hydrochloric or nitric acids. If you are storing those chemicals at your facility, you will need cabinets made out of high density polyethylene instead.