With so many eco friendly and green alternative activists, regulatory agencies, and watchdog groups and organizations all over the United States, it definitely has become harder for businesses and corporations who conduct unsafe and hazardous disposal methods to get away with such laziness and duplicity. However, no matter how many organizations rise up to ensure the safety of the planet, some businesses still get away with polluting the environment, whether it be intentional or unrealized. Unfortunately, the correct answer to the question posed: “Is water pollution still a problem in the U.S.?” is yes.
Look no further than a water pollution issue that took place just recently with a company called Cooper Power Systems, which incurred a chemical spill at its facility in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that injured seven employees. The unfortunate incident involved a spill of over fifteen gallons of acid from a pressurized hose. To add insult to injury, of those people who were exposed to the spill, they became injured because the powers that be at Cooper Power Systems performed cleanup duties of a dangerous chemical that were not befitting the health and safety needs and standards. Because those workers had not been trained to handle a chemical spill, nor did they have the needed and required protective gear to shield themselves form the chemical, they became needlessly injured – a horrible result that could have been prevented. It was only after this unsettling circumstance took place that Cooper Power Systems the necessary corrective actions to clean up the spill. Due to negligence and failure to protect its workers, along with the environment, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, also known by their acronym, OSHA, found Cooper Power Systems guilty of committing several indecent practices, and levied a fine of $166,000.
It is unfortunate that even in our present society, where an onus is put in safety protocol and protective the environment as best we can, there are companies out there who continue to fail holding their ethical standards to the rules and regulations set forth by federal regulatory agencies. Luckily, for those of us who care about our planet and out fellow human beings, there are companies around, such as Ecolink who look for ways to help companies like Cooper manage and understand the chemicals they use. Ecolink works to present companies with eco friendly, green alternative solutions that can often replace the hazardous chemical compounds still in use by the company.
If your business is looking for ways to improve chemical management, contact Ecolink to learn how to reduce, reuse, and in some cases even recycle your industrial chemicals. Ecolink experts can help your company transition to chemical solutions that will help keep your workers safer. Smart businesses will evaluate their chemicals to discover safer choices to avoid accidents, lawsuits, fines, and potential injuries that might certainly be prevented.
Are there Green Cleaners for Industrial Cleaning?
/in industrial green cleaning products/by Industrial DegreasersBecause the term involves the idea of ‘cleaning,’ many industrial businesses do not even consider whether their cleaning operations are actually eco friendly. How could an industrial cleaning solution not be safe, as it involves cleaning? Unfortunately, there are a to of chemical agents involved in industrial cleaning, that industrial businesses are actually putting their workers, as well as the environment in harm’s way while they clean their industrial parts, metals, components, materials, products, and even their warehouse, facility, or specific type of operations center. The first part of combating the prevention of hazardous industrial cleaners is making industrial businesses aware that they cleaning solvents and solutions it is using are actually hazardous, and they should cease and desist any further use of the industrial product. Secondly, an alternative source of industrial cleaning must be made readily available, so these industrial businesses and make a smooth and simple transition, otherwise a lot of time and money is wasted on the part of industrial companies, subsequently making them less conducive to the idea of making the transition. Companies such as Ecolink have been performing this two-part process for quite a while now; helping many industrial businesses make the switch to a safer industrial cleaner. In other words, Ecolink provides industrial organizations an opportunity to make the change to green cleaners for industrial cleaning. The following will provide some background on where green cleaners are made available for industrial companies.
Any industrial company wanting to know whether its industrial cleaning agent is harmful can contact federal regulatory committees, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). These two regulatory agencies, along with many others, provide a comprehensive list on the hazardous industrial cleaners that are still in use. This list will also offer solutions to which these industrial businesses can transition, meaning their operations will not lose its cleaning effectiveness and efficiency. Ecolink has been a valuable resource for both regulatory committees and industrial businesses, as their in-house team of scientists, environmentalists, philanthropists, and worldly experts devote a significant amount of time to research and testing, coming up with valuable green cleaning solutions to which industrial businesses can switch.
The fact of the matter is that green cleaners are available for industrial cleaning, and there is no longer a valid reason or mitigating circumstance as to why any industrial businesses are still using harmful chemical cleaning solvents. With regulatory agencies and green alternative companies like Ecolink out there, there is more than enough information resources available to help industrial companies identify hazardous industrial cleaners, as well as make the switch to a green cleaning product.
Is Water Pollution Still a Problem in the U.S.?
/in Water Pollution/by Industrial DegreasersWith so many eco friendly and green alternative activists, regulatory agencies, and watchdog groups and organizations all over the United States, it definitely has become harder for businesses and corporations who conduct unsafe and hazardous disposal methods to get away with such laziness and duplicity. However, no matter how many organizations rise up to ensure the safety of the planet, some businesses still get away with polluting the environment, whether it be intentional or unrealized. Unfortunately, the correct answer to the question posed: “Is water pollution still a problem in the U.S.?” is yes.
Look no further than a water pollution issue that took place just recently with a company called Cooper Power Systems, which incurred a chemical spill at its facility in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that injured seven employees. The unfortunate incident involved a spill of over fifteen gallons of acid from a pressurized hose. To add insult to injury, of those people who were exposed to the spill, they became injured because the powers that be at Cooper Power Systems performed cleanup duties of a dangerous chemical that were not befitting the health and safety needs and standards. Because those workers had not been trained to handle a chemical spill, nor did they have the needed and required protective gear to shield themselves form the chemical, they became needlessly injured – a horrible result that could have been prevented. It was only after this unsettling circumstance took place that Cooper Power Systems the necessary corrective actions to clean up the spill. Due to negligence and failure to protect its workers, along with the environment, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, also known by their acronym, OSHA, found Cooper Power Systems guilty of committing several indecent practices, and levied a fine of $166,000.
It is unfortunate that even in our present society, where an onus is put in safety protocol and protective the environment as best we can, there are companies out there who continue to fail holding their ethical standards to the rules and regulations set forth by federal regulatory agencies. Luckily, for those of us who care about our planet and out fellow human beings, there are companies around, such as Ecolink who look for ways to help companies like Cooper manage and understand the chemicals they use. Ecolink works to present companies with eco friendly, green alternative solutions that can often replace the hazardous chemical compounds still in use by the company.
If your business is looking for ways to improve chemical management, contact Ecolink to learn how to reduce, reuse, and in some cases even recycle your industrial chemicals. Ecolink experts can help your company transition to chemical solutions that will help keep your workers safer. Smart businesses will evaluate their chemicals to discover safer choices to avoid accidents, lawsuits, fines, and potential injuries that might certainly be prevented.
Are All Paint Strippers the Same?
/in Paint Strippers/by Industrial DegreasersSo, with the obvious concern regarding the types of paint strippers available, and whether paint strippers are safe to use, what is an industrial organization, or even an individual, needing a paint stripper to do? Luckily, serious advancements in the types of chemicals that are placed into paint strippers have been made, making the active ingredients in paint strippers much safer now than they used to be. Green alternative solution agencies such as Ecolink have worked hard at assisting scientists and chemists with the producing of eco friendly, green alternative paint strippers that work as effectively as traditional sources, but without the hazardous components involved. Ecolink believes that all harmful chemical agents should be removed from all industrial products, services, and components, because nothing is worth the potential for harmful exposure that could be placed on employees and the environment. Especially with today’s technologies and advancements, scientists, chemists, and green solution organizations like Ecolink are finding much success replacing older hazardous chemical compounds with newer, green alternative solutions.
To find out more about new paint strippers laced with safe active ingredients, it is recommended that you consult with a representative of Ecolink. The professionals at Ecolink can point you in the right direction for eco friendly, green alternative paint stripers, so you can remove paint from any surface as efficiently as possible, while not having to worry about the exposure to harmful chemical agents.
Metal Pretreatment Chemicals Manufacturers
/in Metal Pretreatment Chemicals Manufacturers/by Industrial DegreasersSpeaking of Ecolink, this green alternative solutions company is completely behind this new process of metal pretreatment because it signals the development of an environmentally sound technology that delivers two main features that sum up the core mission and values of Ecolink – the process offers incredible advantages to industrial businesses, and it does so in an eco friendly, green alternative manner. The technology behind this chemical pretreatment process works to minimize the pollution potential of the original pretreatment process, as well as make the entire service much more advantageous by serving multiple steps at a time rather than just one, which also reduces the amount of time needed to complete the service. This new chemical metal pretreatment service has examined and fixed any possible negative impact it could have on our environmental systems, including water, soil, and air. The operation has successfully minimized the negative effects on all of these eco systems, instead of sacrificing one for the other, which conventional operations unfortunately did.
Please have a member of your industrial business contact Ecolink, and one of our representatives will happily provide much more detail on this system, along with how you can find metal pretreatment chemical manufacturers that can provide this wonderful solution. An Ecolink professional will also explain in more detail the benefits involved to using this metal pretreatment process, including its environmental efficiency, resource recovery solutions, and material substitution process. If you are a part of an industrial business needed a metal pretreatment manufacturer, Ecolink has the answer for you.
What is Chemical Leasing?
/in Chemical Leasing/by Industrial DegreasersTo those of you involved in industrial business practices who might be unfamiliar with the business practice of chemical leasing, this blog will hopefully shed some light on the practice, because it can make a big difference for your industrial business. First, chemical leasing involves a chemical company that supplies its developed chemical(s) for a specific purpose, making a chemical available for use to a client or customer, but that chemical company retains the rights and ownership of that chemical. At first, this might sound like a questionable business practice to industrial businesses that use certain chemicals to clean and degrease industrial parts, metals, and materials of particles and contaminants that prove harmful to an industrial components intended use. However, the intention of chemical leasing is to improve the economical and environmental factors involved in the use of chemical agents to clean and degrease industrial components. Essentially, the producer of a chemical makes available the functionality of a chemical, but not the chemical itself. Why? Well, chemical leasing allows for the sustainable management of chemicals. Some may read this and feel as though it is a method of policing industrial organizations. However, the truth is chemical uses are constantly changing. Putting those who developed the science behind the produced chemicals responsible for making the necessary changes or improvements on the chemicals in use, or even recalling or terminating its use if it has been found that the compounds that make up the chemical are hazardous to people and/or to the environment ensures that safety is optimized.
It has been determined that industrial businesses who use chemical components to clean and degrease industrial parts, metals, and materials do not keep up to date with changes in the effects and ramifications of using certain chemical compounds. You see, sometimes when a chemical has been put in commercial use several years ago, it can still have discoveries made on it several years later that would require changes made to the chemical, and more often than not the scientists behind the creation of the chemicals are usually the ones making the discovery, or the ones first notifies. Unfortunately, the industrial organizations using the chemical, that has been recently found to be potentially harmful, are the last ones to know about the news, and keep the chemical in use a long time after it has been determined to be unsafe. Moreover, some industrial businesses are so happy with the cleaning and degreasing elements to the chemical it uses that there is hesitance to replace it with something else, even if it has been determined as hazardous. By placing the onus of monitoring the compounding agents used in creating certain chemicals on the chemical company through the practice of chemical leasing, it is easier to stop the use of specific chemicals and make the necessary changes to ensure no harmful agents are in commercial use.
For more about chemical leasing, contact Ecolink. Ecolink can help you better understand the business model associated with chemical leasing, and can ensure your company takes full advantage of the benefits associated with chemical leasing.