End delay and confusion when responding to chemical spills and hazardous vapours

A broad spectrum toxic chemical spill response kit from Enware has been formulated to end potential confusion and delay in responding to a wide range of hazardous chemical spills and vapour 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® rapidly neutralises a broad spectrum of toxic chemicals including acids, solvents, halogens, acidic and caustic gases, phosphorus compounds 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.

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..