Maintenance of your Safety Cabinet

Cleaning and Maintenance Every Six Months

Every six months, or when you have a spillage inside the cabinet or maybe dust/ dirt has accumulated on the cabinet:

Wash the interior with a soapy wet sponge and dry with a soft dry cloth such as a Micro-fibre cloth.
Wash the shelves both sides and the exterior walls as above.
Remove the shelves and check inside the bund for product which may have leaked.
Contact a chemical disposal company to remove any accumulated chemical or solvents which may be present in the bund.
Use penetrating oil ( Such as CRC or WD-40 ) to spray onto the full length of each door hinge,
the flush mounted door handle
the door catches, top , bottom and centre of edge of the RH door.
Also oil the linkage of the internal door closers.

Maintenance of your Safety Cabinet - diagram

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Adjust the speed of the door closer:

I is Closing speed regulation valve, II is latching speed regulation valve.
Counter-clockwise turning can make the speed faster, on the contrary, clockwise turning will make the speed slower

Installation of your Safety Cabinet

The Location Brackets provided can be used to secure your cabinet to a wall or floor especially in an earthquake prone location. After positioning your cabinet and adjusting the adjustable feet (already fitted to the bottom of your cabinet) to eliminate any chance of your cabinet rocking, simply attach the brackets to the cabinet and wall with the fixings provided. You can drill and screw into the outer skin of the cabinet only, be sure not to drill or screw into as the inner skin wall which is further 40mm towards the inside of the cabinet. Ensure you attach the earthing cable to a small bolt on the lower RH side of the cabinet and the alligator clip to an earth such as a bolt in the floor or a structural steel column. This is to retard small sparks from static electricity. If in doubt please contact an electrician.

Safety when using your Safety Cabinet

Please use chemical resistant gloves and eye protection while washing your cabinet to help eliminate chemicals getting on your skin or splashes in your eyes. Please contact your health professional for advice if you feel unwell or need assistance from the cleaning process. You can call 111 if it has become an emergency. When loading your Safety Cabinet with chemicals it is prudent to wear a Hi-Vis jacket to show other personnel that you may be carrying toxic chemicals and for them to be aware that you may require a clear walkway to the Safety Cabinet.

Adjusting Door Closer Arms

Please ensure your door closers are adjusted to prevent the doors from staying open when unattended. The doors must automatically close when not being held open as required by AS1940 On the odd occasion, some closers may require an adjustment to shorten the arm by screwing the thread inwards on the arm.

1) Simply remove the screws from the saddle on the door …then loosen the nut on the thread .. screw in the thread until the door will not stay open on its own, then reassemble and tighten the lock nut. Or 2).. Loosen the locknut on the threaded rod….Remove the vertical screw in the elbow, turn the body of the arm to screw onto the Threaded rod, thus shortening the arm until the door will not stay open. Check the return arms on both doors and repeat the adjustment if required If you have any trouble adjusting the closer arm, please contact us.

Adjusting door closer arms on your safety cabinet