Making the case that our Cl2 Emergency Response Kits need to be in a formal maintenance program

One common deficiency we encounter in our chlorine (Cl2) work is the management of these emergency response kits (e.g. A, B, and C Kits).  We find three common failures regardless of the type of Kit:

1. Kit(s) is not inspected “routinely”
2. Kit contents are not managed per their specific requirements (i.e.. hood gaskets)
3. Personnel lack training on applying the Kit(s)

Let’s discuss each opportunity and how putting our kits into our Centralized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).

Kit(s) is not inspected “routinely” and Kit contents are not managed per their specific requirements (i.e.. hood gaskets)

I say this often; we MUST DEFINE and QUANTIFY our safety process to achieve greatness in safety.  How we define and quantify “inspections of safety-critical equipment” is actually relatively easy.