Work place and worker safety
Refrigerated storage containers are considered a potentially hazardous work place.
In many countries there are very specific regulations to ensure that cold storage zones remain a safe place of work.
The single largest danger is that somone is locked inside where there is the very real threat of freezing to death as well as suffocating as cold stores are often air tight. Many country's legislation stipulate
there must be a door that can be opened at all times from the inside.
This simple requirement means that standard reefer shipping containers are never compliant!
ArcticStore products include:
- A compliant door and/or an escape hatch
- Internally activated man trap alarm with external siren and beacon
- Day-glow emergency signage in case internal lighting fails
- Instuction signage on how to use, doe's and don'ts
- Comprehensive user manual on all aspects if using the storage container.
Users are reminded that there is a need for the correct protective clothing, including footware and that some countries have legislated maximum work time/minimum work break for cold storage activities.