One of the first preventive measures parents take with their children when their little ones are still very young is to instruct them to stay away from dangerous items around the house. Almost always, some type of chemical product, or multiple products is involved. If you have dangerous chemical around the house – most of which are used for cleaning, but can produce serious harm or even deadly if placed in the hands of an unsuspecting toddler – imagine what kind of hazardous chemicals are in the possession of industrial businesses. The fact of the matter is that most chemicals present a dangerous element, no matter what state it is in – liquid or gas – and is harmful to both the environment and to people who are regularly within close proximity to it. What these industrial businesses need to do is find methods, ways, or even substitution options that will allow them to use less chemicals, because no matter how effective the chemical might be for its intended use, there is absolutely no justification for placing people and the environment in harm’s way.

As briefly touched on in the previous paragraph, the most important reason industrial businesses need to use less chemicals in the workplace is because many chemical that are fused with hazardous toxins have proven to be linked to both short term and long term health issues involving people who were in regular contact or proximity with the chemical. Some of these health issues are so detrimental to the health of an individual that in some cases, it has led to death. How can this be? Some chemicals still in use have been detected to have carcinogens, meaning those people who work in an environment that uses such chemicals are exposing themselves to cancer, which consequently leads to dreadful health issues, some of which can even result in agonizing pain and death. As stated earlier, no matter how effective and efficient a chemical product is, if it can hurt the people who are employed to utilize its function, then the use needs to be stopped immediately.

Another reason why industrial businesses need to stop using chemicals is that they also harm the environment. Research and testing prove that hazardous chemicals kills plant life, destroys soil, poisons water sources, and emits impurities into the air that people breathe, as well as emits toxins that deplete the ozone. Again, the main issue involves injuring and killing resources found on our planet. There is simply no justification to use chemicals whose chemical compounds can be so destructive.

Industrial businesses need to work harder at finding methods to and solutions that allows them to use fewer chemicals. Another option is to switch to eco friendly, green alternative chemicals, most of which will perform the necessary duties as effectively as your previous chemical solvent, but minus the risk of harming people and/or the environment.