Hydro is a Norwegian group
employing over 32,000 people worldwide.
We are the leading group in aluminium production.
The site's particularity is that
we are highly diversified
and we specialize in the extrusion of profiles
with very low dimensional tolerances.
I'm in charge of the anodizing department.
I'm also responsible for lean management.
My role is to advise and assist
management and staff in matters of
of health and safety at work,
as well as the environment.
The anodizing process requires, among other things,
the use of sulfuric acid or caustic soda,
to which we are of course constantly exposed.
There may be splashes on the side.
It is possible that someone
gets in contact with these products
during sampling.
Thankfully,
Prevor's DIPHOTERINE® solution
is there to help.
And we've also extended the use of these products
to maintenance workers,
who may themselves be working
in these high-risk areas.
So these people are also trained
for the use and application of Prevor products.
So far, we've had very few serious accidents
- knock on wood -
and the fact that we have trained people,
people who are aware,
people who are sensitized to risks,
means we can guarantee that
if something happens,
people will react quickly.
The Prevor range
has allowed us to avoid
more serious accidents,
and this has been recognized.
It has been confirmed that
after an intervention at the hospital
or after seeing a general practitioner (GP),
Prevor products had really helped
to limit physical or ocular damage
in the case of contact with a corrosive chemical.
Prevor's environmental products
have enabled us to make progress in many areas.
For example, we use POLYCAPTOR®
to absorb oil spills.
We use SAFUREX®
to neutralize the small splashes
that occur in the baths on the anodizing line.
What's really impressive about this product is the color indicator,
which allows you to tell
whether it's an acid or a base.
Even someone who doesn't work there all the time
can neutralize safely.
TRIVOREX® is used when
large quantities of chemicals are spilled
and then need to be absorbed.
We haven't experienced
any proven risks with flocculants,
but during this campaign to promote
your products in our company,
one risk did come to my attention:
the risk of slipping.
Indeed,
the effects of POLYCAPTOR® are quite amazing:
today, we'd use cardboard
to absorb the flocculant,
tomorrow, we'll be certainly using POLYCAPTOR®
to clean the area and avoid
the risk of slips and falls.
POLYCAPTOR® therefore offers us
a clean alternative to cardboard,
simply absorbing all the flocculant on the floor
and disposing of it in the garbage can.
Hydro always wants to be at its best,
to be the first in its field.
Today, the Group's policy is
to have a long-term approach,
to preserve our resources,
and I think that the environment range
perhaps allows us to take
a step forward in sustainable development.
By using these environmental products,
you can avoid alteration and environmental impact
by trying to clean and
neutralize the product.
So I think it's an interesting way
of standing out from the competition,
really taking into account
the environmental dimension
in the case of an incident or chemical spill.