Spray Solvents: Curbing The Dangers of Exposure

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Spray solvents are used to dissolve another substance and come in several forms including the common aerosol can. Organic cleaners, in particular, pose significant danger to the environment and overall health when released into the air. The danger is less if the chemical will only be released for a short period of time in a well ventilated area. Extended or significant use increases the risk of solvent exposure with small enclosed spaces having the most potential for danger. In order for spray solvents to be less harmful their usage needs to be controlled by:

  • Using the Right Equipment
  • Having Proper Ventilation
  • Segregating the Work Area
  • Wearing Protective Gear
  • Using Less Toxic, Environmentally Safe Choices

If you are using the wrong equipment then the risk of inhalation or skin exposure to certain spray solvents is high. For example, conventional spraying with compressed air for painting creates excessive overspray, which in turn puts a mist in the air capable of traveling for an extended distance.

Ventilation is equally important because lack of clean air increases the concentration of the compounds evaporating into the surrounding environment. Mechanical ventilation is sometimes needed to properly ventilate work areas and prevent harm. When using spray solvents, it is also important to segregate the work area by keeping people at a distance who do not need to be exposed. Finally, respirators or other breathing apparatuses are sometimes necessary for extreme exposure scenarios to ensure breathed air is not contaminated. There is another option: choose a solvent or alternative that is less toxic and safer for the environment.

What Qualities Are Important for Safer Handling?
Every spray solvent has specific risks when inhaled, entering the eyes, and in other scenarios. There is no completely safe chemical making it important to read labels and follow any stated precautions. Environmentally friendly choices offer a reliable replacement to banned solvents like CFC (chlorofluorocarbon). The best spray solvents for improved safety have these important usage benefits:

  • Non-flammable
  • Fully Evaporative
  • No CFC’s
  • Leaves No Residue
  • Non-Toxic
  • Little to No Odor
  • Fast Drying Time
  • No Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs)
  • Meets Environmental Standards

Depending on the application, you may not be able to obtain each of these qualities, but even a non-toxic, non-flammable choice is safer. Spray solvents with little to no VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) and HAPs ensure that minimal harm is present as the solvent is released into the air during use. These pose specific harm to the environment and consistent exposure is dangerous. The type of application will also contribute to what environmentally friendly options are available as an alternative.

Spray solvent providers formulate their products based on the application, strength, etc. and some will only be suited for certain tasks such as electrical cleaning. At Ecolink, we have formulated many alternative spray solvents for safer handling and reduced environmental harm. They do not contain CFC’s, are non-flammable, have faster drying times, and are less toxic than their traditional counterparts. We are also able to blend a unique formula based on your needs to achieve coating or cleaning objectives in a safer, environmentally conscious manner. Contact us today to learn more.

Eye Safety: Are Workers Wearing the Right Gear for Chemical Handling?

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As eye safety month moves into full swing, it is time to take a minute and assess current workplace safety measures. On average over 2,000 workers experience some type of eye injury on the job each day. Of these, several will lose eyesight due to the injury. Companies often spend millions of dollars as a direct result of medical expenses and loss of work. Due to the extensive number of eye related injuries seen in the workplace each year, March has been designated as eye safety month.

The main objective of eye safety month is to increase awareness of the importance of taking the right precautionary measures while handling chemicals or other potentially dangerous items in the workplace. What measures are being taken to decrease the risk of injury for workers who handle dangerous chemicals? One of the most important safety measures is protective eyewear. It has been proven to drastically reduce the risk of injury as almost every accident could be avoided with this one piece of protective gear.

Choosing Effective Eyewear for Chemical Handling
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, one out of five individuals who suffered an injury were not wearing any protection. By taking this one action, you could significantly decrease the risk of injury in the workplace and any costs resulting from harm. Eyewear is only effective if it matches the type of work being done and anyone entering a worksite should be wearing this safety gear to be protected from flying objects, particles, or additional types of hazards. Selection becomes even more important in work environments where hazardous chemicals and cleaning solvents are handled.
Chemicals are simply dangerous and while inhalation is a big concern, eye safety month brings forward another significant danger. Direct contact with solvents or chemicals creates substantial injuries. Safety goggles are a must for protecting sight in the workplace as they shield the eyes from splashing, mists, vapors, and fumes. When choosing safety goggles, make certain they will be able to deliver an effective seal for complete protection. Prescription lenses are also available for workers who require glasses to properly work. These features should be carefully evaluated before selecting eyewear for your workers:

  • Lenses
  • Frame
  • Ventilation

Lenses are naturally designed to resist low to moderate impact for increased safety. They may be removable, support prescription needs, and offer protection from most types of exposure. Frames can be an eyecup or cover design with each having specific protection qualities. Eyecup frames cover the eye sockets completely while cover safety goggles may be worn over the workers glasses without disturbing sight.

Ventilation choices determine if particles are passed through the goggles and those offering direct ventilation allow large particles to pass into the goggle, while indirect or non-ventilated goggles prevent splash entry. As part of eye safety month, companies are encouraged to evaluate the effectiveness of current protective gear as well as the practices of handling harmful chemicals. At Ecolink, we want you to not only have the best cleaning solvents, but also a safe workplace environment. Remember to handle all chemicals with care during cleaning and promote eye safety month with the right protective wear!

Custom Chemical Services – Doing More than Selling Solvents & Degreasers

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While Ecolink is known for, and prides itself on providing custom chemical services to customers and companies that desire eco friendly, green alternative cleaning and degreasing of industrial parts, metals, components, and raw materials, our organization is striving to offer more than a product service for our clients. The professionals at Ecolink have the utmost confidence that we can become a trusted chemical advisor for your company. We believe our business model and mission can help you do more with less, meaning we can help your company use fewer chemicals, while still producing a more effective and efficient cleaning and degreasing of your industrial products. The experts at Ecolink have developed methods and solutions that enable industrial businesses to keep its chemical inventory at an all time low, yet producing even more part cleaning and degreasing needs. In addition, our professional advisors have developed ways to reclaim and recycle used chemical cleaning solvents for later reuse, which will immediately and significantly reduce the amount of chemical waste your business expends, as well as reduce your waste management costs.

Ecolink wishes to serve as your trusted chemical advisor. While we are thrilled that we are one of the lowest priced providers of eco friendly, green alternative solvents and degreasers, we also want to become your number one source for advisement and counseling regarding the state of chemical solvents at present and for the future. Ecolink wishes to lead your industrial business into the future and earn your complete trust in the process. Every single Ecolink project is well documented and held with strict confidence, which is bound by confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements. In addition, we do not require contracts from our clients. You are free to withdraw from our services at any time, but we have complete confidence in our abilities to earn your trust and to provide a level of service that cannot be matched by another custom chemical services organization.

Learning more about Ecolink is simple. All you have to do is contact us, and out experts will describe and display our proven methodologies, along with our cleaning and degreasing technologies that will seriously enhance your company’s critical manufacturing and cleaning processes. Services we offer to clients for which we provide consultation include taking steps that help your business adhere to and satisfy compliance ordinances, identifying methods that significantly reduce and altogether prevent pollution, sustaining a zero waste policy, reducing implementation costs, and training your team in chemical management. All together, these profound and critical components to improving your company’s chemical safety will also help maximize your overall production efficiency, as well as optimize your maintenance yields. Allow Ecolink to help your business solve the prevalent issues of streamlining your cleaning process with safe chemicals and reducing the risks associated with chemical solvents.

Precision Cleaning Solutions

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When you talk to workers involved in the operations of industrial organizations, and you ask about important aspects involving raw materials, there is no doubt that at some point in the conversation the importance or precision cleaning solutions will come up. You see, before any raw material begins its process of customization, forming, manipulation, and shaping so it can be used for its specific intention, the part will first be cleaned by what is hoped to be a precision cleaner. A raw material, if contaminated by oil, dirt, grease, rust, or any type of particle inhibitor, might not function as needed. Therefore, a precision cleaning solution is needed to rid the raw material of any particle inhibitor that could prevent the part from working as intended. If a cleaning solution is used that does not properly rid the raw material of any particle inhibitor, the raw material might be rendered useless due to any contaminants that are left over from an ineffective cleaning and degreasing run.

Raw materials are expensive, even when purchased in bulk. In addition, raw materials are given a lot of attention by industrial organizations, providing and implementing customized services, specialized services, and other types of operations in order to give the part an added physical and/or aesthetic enhancement so it can be used for its intended purpose. A lot of time and monetary investments are made ensuring that raw materials are completely and precisely prepped and prepared for its intended function. You can probably imagine the costly expense an industrial business will have to absorb if a raw material is not properly cleaned and degreased, especially after it has gone through the customization and specialization process that gets the part to where it needs to be right before it is put into action. Therefore, an industrial organization absolutely has to trust its precision cleaner to clean and degrease raw materials efficiently the first time, otherwise catastrophic scenarios ensue that can cause a domino effect throughout the entire operational process.

Ecolink can help industrial businesses solve the riddle of finding a precision cleaning solution that will clean and degrease raw materials of all particle inhibitors. So much is weighing on trusting a precision cleaning solution to effectively clean and degrease parts, metals, components, and raw materials. Therefore, it is imperative that industrial businesses locate a source of information that can be trusted when determining the best precision cleaning solutions that fits the needs of an industrial business’ cleaning and degreasing desires for its raw materials. Allow Ecolink to become your trusted source, and you will gain a valuable resource when determining the best eco friendly, green alternative precision cleaning solution that will promise to clean and degrease your raw materials of any and all particle inhibitors, including dirt, grime, grease, rust, oil, and other contaminants. You will never regret the decision of building a relationship with Ecolink.

Industrial Cleaning Solutions

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industrial cleaning solutionsCompanies – industrial businesses especially – that rely heavily on manufactured parts, components, metals, and materials, and manage mass production on a daily basis, need to have a reliable and efficient industrial cleaning solution that can handle the demands of cleaning those parts, components, metals, and materials on a massive scale. If your industrial enterprise falls under the description in the previous paragraph, and have not yet found a trusted business to manage your industrial cleaning needs, then employing a company that can assist and provide consultation for locating the right kind of industrial cleaning solutions business that can perform as desired may prove to be a wise decision.

Ecolink is a company that industrial businesses can trust to provide information regarding the best industrial cleaning solutions enterprise that can accommodate your business’ particular parts, components, metals, and materials cleaning needs. Ecolink has been offering both mentorship and information concerning industrial cleaning solutions, and the businesses involved in providing industrial cleaning services to all types of companies, for over two decades. Ecolink also provides information regarding eco friendly, green alternative industrial cleaning solutions that are safe for your employees to use and be in contact with, and are nonhazardous to the environment. Because many industrial businesses need a cleaning services company to customize its industrial cleaning services to satisfy all materials that need cleaning, having a company like Ecolink assisting you with pinpointing the right services can prove vital. Ecolink will partner your industrial business with a cleaning solutions company that you can trust to handle and tailor their methods based on your cleaning needs.

Due to the massive scale of production in which many industrial businesses are involved, it is pivotal to locate a cleaning services company, and a non corrosive, safe solvent that can deliver on your company’s cleaning demands and safety desires every time, all the time. As you will notice on the Ecolink website, our company has successfully consulted with, and has provided services and solutions for many different kinds of organizations and government agencies, located all over the United States. If you feel the desire to speak to an Ecolink representative so you can explain exactly the type of industrial cleaning service your business needs, one of our professionals will happily provide you with information and assistance regarding how Ecolink can best help your business acquire the cleaning solutions it needs. Ecolink can successfully help manage your company’s industrial cleaning solutions by offering unparalleled consultation and helpful, researched information.

In addition, you can read about the different kinds of harmful cleaning solutions still available on the market on the Ecolink website. Also described on the website are optimal safety replacements for those harmful cleaning products still in use, which promise to clean your industrial materials as effectively as your current solvent, as well as provide maximum safety to your employees.