A broad spectrum toxic chemical spill response kit has been developed by Enware to assist in responding to a wide range of hazardous chemical spills and vapours leaks in laboratories, including commercial, industrial, scientific, educational and medical facilities.
“FAST-ACT® helps eliminate hesitation and delay in emergencies because users don’t have to think about which treatment to use”, says Enware Business Development Manager, Environmental and Health, Mr. Scott Whittaker.
It is effective over such a broad range of potentially hazardous substances that it effectively replaces as many as five different treatments that would be otherwise required.
FAST-ACT® is a non-toxic, non-corrosive and environmentally friendly sorbent that is easy to maintain and use, requires no pre-mixing and has no limited shelf life.
Originally, it was developed for the military to counter Chemical Warfare Agents and CWAs.
FAST-ACT® (First Applied Sorbent Treatment – Against Chemical Threats) has also been successfully trialled on hydrofluoric acid at the Australian National University to complement its successful use on the most Toxic Industrial Chemicals (TICs) and Toxic Industrial Materials (TIMs) in the market.
FAST-ACT® rapidly neutralises a broad spectrum of toxic chemicals including acids, solvents, halogens, acidic and caustic gases, phosphorus and organic compounds. It offers one-step neutralisation of a broad spectrum of liquid or vapour spills found in laboratories used by organizations including: defence, emergency services, educational, government, hospitals and medical, chemical manufacturing, general manufacturing, mining and resources, materials handling, petroleum and energy, process engineering and transport.
“In addition to being highly effective on hydrofluoric acid – which can quickly cause severe skin, eyes and respiratory irritations - the powder is quickly effective on typical small spills of highly toxic chemicals found in laboratories, including spills in confined spaces and vapours around fume cupboards, for example.
Available in shakers, wall units and pressurized cylinders, FAST-ACT® not only adsorbs a wide range of dangerous industrial and military substances – including those as powerful as CWAs - but also it breaks them down to safer by-products,” says Mr Whittaker.
The technology break-through enables relatively small quantities of product to be used immediately on toxic liquid or vapour incidents. This is because FAST-ACT® technology creates a massive increase in the powder’s active surface area. Just 20g of NanoActive FAST-ACT® has a surface area equivalent to a football field, says Mr Whittaker.
FAST-ACT® joins Enware’s broad families of safety and environmental technologies, including decontamination equipment, health management systems and Enware emergency showers manufactured in Australia to comply with the toughest regulations covering workplace safety.