What do we expect from a safety storage cabinet?
The main role of the safety sotrage cabinets is the protection against fire. They protect dangerous substances in cases of temperature increase (over 180°C).
With safety storage cabinets you achieve:
- prevention from explosions which could intensify the fire
- provision of sufficient amount of time to leave the area
- provision of sufficient amount of time to save and extricate the appliance / for the fire brigade to intervene
What happens when the temperature of 180°C is exceeded?
Most of the chemical substances approach their ignition temperature which can lead to explosion.
Fire is the same no matter where you are!
Whether you are in Londoon or in Lisbon, there is no difference. Fire is always the same. Temperature-time curve shows that the fire temperature can increase up to 576°C within 5 minutes. After 30 minutes it reaches 842°C and after 90 minutes the flames reach temperature of over 1000°C.
Practically proven safety with type 90 safety storage cabinets - even in case of fire
Recently, a fire broke out in the production hall at the VEDAG company in Bamberg (Germany). Temperatures of between 1,000 and 2,000 degrees Celsius developed as a result - and for several hours at that. Inside the hall there was also a type 90 safety storage cabinet from asecos. Around 70 litres of inflammable solvents were stored in it. After the fire had been extinguished, the exterior of the safety storage cabinet clearly showed the power of the forces that had acted on it. Decisive, however, was the fact that the containers stored inside - and thus their hazardous contents - were all intact (see photo). The safety storage cabinet had lived up to its promise: the enormous heat of the fire did not penetrate to the hazardous materials in the safety storage cabinet.
Open safety storage cabinet type 90 after fire - video
Fortunately no-one came to harm in the blaze. If hazardous materials are not stored appropriately, however, the hazard potential can be significantly higher and the damage is often much more severe.
