Creating safe workplaces and working environments

Safety awareness in our industry is increasing every year, and it is vital for our employees to feel safe in their jobs. At Lyma Kemiteknik, we have extensive knowledge of corrosive liquids and can help you create safe workplaces for your employees.

At Lyma Kemiteknik, we offer a variety of applications that pump and move different types of corrosive and abrasive liquids. In addition to checking that the equipment is safe to use, we also ensure that it provides a safe working environment.

Safe products and personal protection

Today, we are good at protecting ourselves with personal equipment in our work environment. We are constantly learning to
using products that are safe, and thereby secured
both the process and the staff working on it.

To protect those working in an industrial environment, flange guards and splash guards are simple and cost-effective solutions. These prevent the medium, which passes through valves and flange joints, from spraying onto existing equipment and personnel. Both indoor and outdoor environments can be secured using the equipment. The guards allow the lethal spray to be channelled within the shelter, and in a controlled manner to prevent leakage and damage.

Finding cost-effective solutions

All industries today strive to have only planned maintenance stops. Unplanned stops are costly, not only in lost production. Equipment can be replaced, but when people are injured, it is a tragedy. If your production equipment gives you more production hours without hassle and works year after year with little service and maintenance - it is said to be cost-effective. If you can avoid personal accidents, it is invaluable. Something as simple as having a sanded plastic jelly jar around your workstation prevents simple slipping accidents.

Creating safe environments with the right materials

A plastic grating is preferable because of its low weight.

Choosing the right material for the right environment is crucial to creating safe workplaces. All materials react differently in different environments. For example, metal may be perfect in one environment but not at all resistant and media-proof in another. Similarly, plastics and glass fibre reinforced plastics are optimal and resistant in some environments where precious metals are not.

If a hatch, such as an inspection hatch or a chute, is to be opened, for example, a cucumber in a puddlet is preferred because of its low weight. In general, materials that are lighter in weight are better when it comes to preventing lifting and back injuries. It is also important to remember that plastic products, unlike metal products, can never rust.

When it comes to equipment that has to handle toxic and corrosive media, it is therefore particularly important that the material of the media-related parts is selected according to the particular medium to be pumped, moved or stored.

The right production equipment and the right choice of materials ensure safe operation and thus a safe workplace.

Laws and rules in the workplace

Both the employer and the employee are responsible for complying with the laws and regulations governing the work environment. Everyone who works in industry knows that it can sometimes be a dangerous industry and awareness of workplace risks is high. At Lyma, we work daily to minimise risks and contribute to safe workplaces.

Lyma can help you choose the right material

At Lyma, we have been working with corrosive liquids for over 40 years. We have extensive experience in material selection and can help you to more easily combine the right material for your liquid.