One of our reps down in tampa had been talking to a potential client about the benefits of citrol 266 biodegradable cleaner. As time had gone on, the excuse was the mechanics like what we're using, works good, etc, etc...
Yesterday, one of the mechanics washed down some equipment with the current product, and had gotten some on his clothes.
Not thinking, after he'd done his job, he lit up a cancer stick, and in a split second, his polyester clothes flashed into a fire on him and
he went screaming closer to the cleaner, which ignited and blew the whole building. If there is a good thing that came out of this, it was that he was thrown out of the building with better than 80% burns and is not out of the woods as of yet.
Point is, there's more to just looking at price of products. The safety issue is one of the biggest issues needed to consider. In the case of the 266, the flash point is highly volatile in it's neat or shipping form, but when properly used in normal dilution rates with the water, it no longer is a fire hazard, and his over-sprayed clothes would never had been ignited.
Just thought this was an issue that one might consider when looking at chemicals and safety issues for themselves and others.
Yesterday, one of the mechanics washed down some equipment with the current product, and had gotten some on his clothes.
Not thinking, after he'd done his job, he lit up a cancer stick, and in a split second, his polyester clothes flashed into a fire on him and
he went screaming closer to the cleaner, which ignited and blew the whole building. If there is a good thing that came out of this, it was that he was thrown out of the building with better than 80% burns and is not out of the woods as of yet.
Point is, there's more to just looking at price of products. The safety issue is one of the biggest issues needed to consider. In the case of the 266, the flash point is highly volatile in it's neat or shipping form, but when properly used in normal dilution rates with the water, it no longer is a fire hazard, and his over-sprayed clothes would never had been ignited.
Just thought this was an issue that one might consider when looking at chemicals and safety issues for themselves and others.