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Substance Procedure

ISSUE HISTORY
Issue Description of Change Revised by Effective Date
01 Initial release Befikadu Belete

REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
Document Number Document Title
ISO 22000:2005 FSMS - Requirement Clause 4.2.1 c – documentation requirements
ISO 9001:2008 QMS - Requirement Clause 4.2.1 d – documentation requirements
HMESC: 02.32.51.201 Warehousing
HMESC: 02.32.01.001 Raw Materials Intake, Storage and Treatment
HMESC: 01.40.01.713
Safe Handling of Dangerous Substances

Contents Pages
FOR DOCUMENT
A. Revision History 1 CONTROL USE ONLY
B. Reference Documents 1
C. Contents 1
1. Purpose 2
2. Scope 2
3. Definitions 2
4. Abbreviations 3
5. Responsibilities 3
6. Procedures 5
6.1. Handling and storage 5
of chemicals
6.2. Chemical Storage by 7
Compatibility Groups
7. APPENDIX 4 – A 8

APPROVAL: Name: Mr. Befikadu Belete Signature: Date: Jan 2016

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1. PURPOSE
The purpose of this procedure is to ensure that all chemicals are stored in accordance with Heineken
specification during receiving and storage. The procedure is to provide guidance regarding safe storage
of chemicals based on their compatible storage schemes.

2. Scope
This Procedure applies to all chemicals stored on the factory and all members of the workers including
guests who work with the chemicals.

3. DEFINITIONS
Chemicals storage area: this covers all chemicals used in the laboratory and process for the
production of beer stored in any room, space or piece of furniture where chemicals are stored for
departmental, laboratory or individual use.

Combustible Liquid: A liquid having a flash point at or above 37.8° C.

Flammable Liquid:- A liquid with a flashpoint below 37.8°C and lowering a vapor pressure not more
than 275.8kPa (absolute) at 37.8°C.

Flash Point:- The lowest temperature at which a flammable liquid, within a container, gives off enough
vapor to form an ignitable mixture with air near the surface of the liquid.

Separate storage: means locating chemicals in different storage areas. A storage area is a section of
a warehouse is separated from other rooms by either by fire-resistant walls and ceilings or safety
cabinets or both.

Segregated storage: means storage of chemicals in the same storage area where the products are
separated from one another by gaps or barriers (walls, non-combustible substances of storage class)
or in safety cabinets made of non-combustible material.

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4. ABBREVIATIONS
MSDS - Material Safety Data Sheet

5. Responsibilities
5.1 Chemical Store Manager or Laboratory Manager or Brewing Manager
➢ Ensure workers are complying with rules and regulations.
➢ Ensure all hazardous products are labeled and stored correctly.
➢ Ensure the suppliers are complying with Heineken policies and procedures.
➢ Ensure the availability of MSDSs for each chemical and all chemicals are stored in accordance
to MSDS.
➢ Provide assistance when required regarding materials, training and storage.
5.2 Laboratory or store or Brew House workers
➢ Follow all labeling requirements.
➢ Comply with the proper use and storage of chemicals.
➢ Report to supervisor any contraventions.
➢ Maintain MSDS in the database.
➢ Use the appropriate and approved personal protective equipment such as gloves, aprons,
goggles and respiratory protections such as masks when using the chemical.

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6. Procedure

Receiving the MSDS of

the chemicals

NO
Is the storage area Information from supplier
Known?

Yes

Make sure all employees wear

the required PPE

Unload the chemical

Yes
Is there a Put separately and take the
leakage? necessary measure

NO

Store on specified area

Labeling and coding

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6.1 Handling and storage of chemicals

6.1.1 General procedure
➢ Containers of corrosive chemicals shall be stored in trays large enough to contain spills or
leakage.
➢ Chemicals shall be stored by reactive class (i.e., flammables with flammables, oxidizers with
oxidizers).
➢ Incompatible chemicals shall be physically separated from each other.
➢ Chemicals shall be transported in an appropriate manner
➢ Spill kits shall be accessible and in proximity to chemical storage areas and storage areas shall
be designed to contain spills, including the water used for firefighting purposes.
➢ All containers shall be properly labeled with appropriate supplier labels or workplace labels.
➢ Labels shall be firmly attached to the containers and be legible.
➢ Keep chemical containers closed with properly fitted caps when not in use.
➢ Storage locations shall be equipped with fire extinguishers.
➢ In all cases, the MSDS shall be consulted for specific instruction on safe storage and
incompatibility information.
➢ Areas that have chemicals in use or stored shall be equipped with an eye-wash station or
overflow shower as required by the MSDS.
➢ Ventilation shall be used as required by the MSDS.
➢ Apply signage to the doors of chemical refrigerators stating: NO FOOD, BEVERAGE, or ICE
FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION."
➢ Cold rooms have closed air-circulation systems that re-circulate escaped vapors within the
chamber.

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6.1.2 Acid Storage

➢ Large bottles shall be stored on a low shelf or in acid cabinets.
➢ Oxidizing acids shall be segregated from organic acids, flammable and combustible materials.
➢ Acids shall be separated from caustics and from reactive metals such as sodium, magnesium
and potassium.
➢ Acids shall be segregated from chemicals which can generate toxic gases on contact such as
sodium cyanide and iron sulphide.
6.1.3 Caustic storage
➢ Caustics shall be stored away from acids.
➢ Solutions of inorganic hydroxides shall be stored in polyethylene containers.
➢ Caustics are stored below eye level.
➢ Spill control procedures and materials (neutralizers, absorbent pillows) shall be available.
6.1.4 Water Reactive Chemicals storage
➢ Water reactive chemicals are stored in a cool, dry place protected from water sources.
➢ Alkali metals (lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, and cesium) should be stored under
mineral oil, or in waterproof enclosures such as glove boxes.
➢ In case of fire, a Class D fire extinguisher is used.

6.2 Chemical Storage by Compatibility Groups

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The following table should be used as a guideline but the ultimate responsibility for segregation and
compatibility is the MSDS provided by the supplier of the product.
Product type Septacid Purexol Sopurclean OP, Depex AC Lubranol Sopurclean REAL
2, Acidofoam CA, CIP
SPS SN
Alcafoam Pastosept K, MIX OP,
KTA, MIX 250 Septacid
CL-M
BPRD 43, WPS BN
20, DT6 PS
Septacid Violet
ok Cl2 ok Nox Non Ok ok chemical rxn
Purexol 2,
Alcafoam CL-M
Cl2 Ok Cl2 NOx+Cl2 Non Ok Cl2
Cl2
Sopurclean OP,
Acidofoam CA,
Pastosept K, MIX
KTA, MIX 250 Ok Non ok Ok Non ok Ok Ok Non ok
BPRD 43, WPS 20,
DT6
Depex AC Riskof Risk of
NOx NOx+Cl2 Non ok Ok chemical chemical rxn
rxn
Lubranol SN Violet
Non ok Non ok ok Non ok Ok Ok chemical rxn
Sopurclean CIP Risk of
OP, Septacid BN
ok chemical Ok Ok
PS
Ok Cl2 rxn with TA Non ok

REAL Violet Risk of Violet

chemical Cl2 Non ok chemical chemical Non ok Ok
rxn rxn rxn

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Acids
Alkaline

7. APPENDIX 4 – A

Suggested Shelf Storage Pattern

Compatibility Group Name Chemical Class

Group

Group A Inorganic Acids, Inorganic acids (except nitric), sulfur, arsenic, halides,
Inorganic Salts sulfates, sulfites, thiosulfates, halogens, phosphorus,
phosphates
Group B Inorganic Bases Hydroxides, oxides, silicates, carbonates
Group B Organics Alcohols, glycols, amines, amides, hydrocarbons, esters,
aldehydes, phenol cresols, organic sulfides, organic
acids
Group D Flammables, Ethers, aliphatic solvents, aromatic solvents
Combustibles
Group E Inorganic Oxidizers Borates, chromates, manganates, permanganates,
chlorates, perchlorates, chlorites, hypochlorites,
hydrogen peroxides, amides, nitrates, nitrites, azides
Group F Organic Peroxides Peroxides, azides, hydroperoxides
and Explosives
Group G Reactives Air and water reactives, metals and hydrides.
Group H Cyanides, Sulfides Cyanides, cyanates, sulfides, carbides, nitrides
Group I Highly Toxics, Highly toxic compounds, carcinogens, mutagens,
Carcinogens, teratogens
Reproductive Toxins

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