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Article: How to control warehouse losses. (Special Report: Loss Control and Safety Review)
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- National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management
- Article date:
- August 10, 1992
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1992 The National Underwriter Company. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Many products stored in warehouses are mildly to extremely hazardous. Further, the business of storing hazardous materials is a growing one. But with an understanding of the materials being stored, their risks and the appropriate safety measures, it can be a safer business, too.
What substances are considered hazardous? Federal authorities identify such common products as hair spray, antifreeze, grass seed, bleach and insecticides.
The risk of fire and pollution or contamination can make otherwise harmless substances hazardous, as well as adding another twist to warehouse loss control: If certain toxic chemicals are involved in a blaze, fire department ...