Case Study
Reduced Chemical Exposure Risk
Case Study | Reduced Chemical Exposure Risk Summary A water treatment company was responsible for maintaining scale and corrosion inhibitors and biocides on their customers’ boilers and cooling towers as part of their contract with the facility. This meant that the water treatment company’s employees were routinely exposed to corrosives and toxic chemicals. The water treatment company owner was concerned about the long-term exposure to these chemicals as well as an unintended spill, which could have caused an immediate health hazard to anyone exposed to the spill. This could also involve their customer in liability issues, as the incident would have happened on the customer’s premises. Challenge How could the water treatment company owner improve safety for his employees and show his custo