Transporting hazardous goods in lifts

The transporting of hazardous goods in lifts should be unaccompanied.

 

No clear rules apply. Lift transports must be assessed on a case-by-case basis, but you should always consider whether being stuck in the lift with the goods or the seal breaking would be detrimental to your health and safety. If yes, such transports should be unaccompanied. In most cases, the transport of chemical waste and chemicals would fall into this category.

 

The goods must carry a clear sign stating that the lift is carrying hazardous goods and therefore must not be used.

 

Use lifts with emergency cordoning tape on the wall as this will minimise the risk of anybody inadvertently walking into the lift if it stops before reaching its destination.

Always work with another person so that one of you can get to the relevant floor before starting the lift.

 

The following lifts at Frederiksberg can be cordoned off:

Højhuset sections 4 and 8.

Building 2-74

Building 1-05

Building 1-62

Please contact the undersigned if you need cordoning tape in your lift.

 

Also:

• Use trolleys with high sides/edges or baskets to avoid any risk of the goods sliding onto the floor during transport.
• If using trolleys, make sure that the wheels have brakes so that the goods do not slide around.
• If requesting servicing of the lift while transporting hazardous goods, always inform the service department when reporting the problem.
• Take the necessary materials for collecting spillages corresponding to the volume contained by the largest container and personal protective gear.
• Pressure cylinders must be secured in trolley and be fitted with safety cap. Remember safety footwear!

In the following instances, you should not accompany the goods being transported:

• Liquid nitrogen etc. being used for cooling cells. Can boil off in a very short space of time in a small lift and displace oxygen.
• Dry ice can displace oxygen, but involves risk of losing consciousness due to poisoning even at low concentrations.
• Chemical packaging with content which may fall from trolleys or be dropped. If the packaging is unsealed, vapours or dust may be emitted.