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Mission
The SafeSource mission is to become a leading developer, manufacturer, and distributor of state-of-the-art cleaning and disinfectant products that exceed Federal and State regulations and standards, meet and exceed customer needs and expectations, and which have strong commercial viability. These products will be of the highest quality in terms of excellence in scientific research and development, production quality, application technology, operational performance, and human safety.
The Company
SafeSource, manufactures industrial / institutional cleaners based on proprietary formulations originally developed for a leading scientific corporation and acquired by SafeSource in December, 2002. More than an excess of twenty million dollars developing these state-of-the-art products designed to go beyond parity with leading manufacturers by achieving the same performance without incorporating any hazardous ingredients. Most cleaning products contain solvents and other volatile materials in relatively high concentrations. These chemicals, which can irritate the skin and eyes and may be harmful if ingested, tend to evaporate easily and can persist in the air for an extended period of time. Virtually every cleaning product now carries or is required by law to carry a "Caution", "Warning", or "Poison" on its label to give advice of these hazards. SafeSource has submitted its formulas to the relevant federal agencies, which determined on the basis of independent chemical evaluations that SafeSource cleaning products are not hazardous and therefore do not require such labeling. SafeSource intends to utilize its technological advantage by targeting industries negatively impacted by poor indoor air quality caused, in part, by hazardous chemicals.
The SafeSource Solution
SafeSource, LLC manufactures and markets human and environmental safe institutional and industrial cleaners and disinfectants. SafeSource products enable building operators to meet or exceed the criteria established in these regulations by employing the latest advances in surfactant and food grade ester technologies. The surfactant and food grade ester technologies utilized by SafeSource results in efficacious products that are first and foremost human safe. Human safe products, by definition, are automatically environmentally responsible whereas environmentally responsible products are not always human safe. For example; d-limonene based cleaners and degreasers are derived from orange peel oil and are biodegradable. However, the oranges are sprayed with pesticides that can be toxic to humans. Also, d-limonene in its natural state is corrosive to human tissue. Many of the solvent technologies still in use have known and well documented human toxicity profiles. For example; 2-butoxyethanol is a commonly used solvent that is a known neurotoxin. Products such as Simple Green, touted as very environmentally friendly", contain 2-butoxyethanol. SafeSource products do not contain any hazardous ingredients and are free of Mercury, Zinc, Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), and CFC's.
The SafeSource Advantage
The SafeSource competitive edge comes from two focal points. The first is the name "SafeSource". This in and of itself implies the concept of chemical safety. With the issues of improving the work environment and worker safety, the name "SafeSource" clearly implies just such a focus. The second competitive edge is the technology itself. SafeSource is at the forefront of offering effective cleaning products that utilize the most advanced technologies available. In doing so, SafeSource is offering to its customers the first product line that is safe and environmentally responsible and that actually works, and is obtainable at a competitive price. In the past, these product characteristics could only be accomplished independent of each other or, at best, as a combination of the two. The customer can, for the first time, receive all four in a single package.
Chemical Safety
On average two to five times worse than outdoor air pollution, poor indoor air quality has been ranked by the EPA as one of the top five threats to public health. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and other chemicals released by cleaning products have been identified as a major source of air contamination. OSHA estimates that Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) affects 30 to 70 million U.S. workers. Losses in income and productivity have been estimated to cost tens of billions of dollars per year. Chemical safety is assuming an increasingly prominent position in the public awareness as both a health and an environmental issue1. Concerns about high asthma rates, cancer, and other illnesses-ranging from everyday allergies to multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS)-are rising, as are concerns that the cause of these problems may be the everyday chemicals used within and around our facilities. Health care providers are recognizing that products can impact our health and the environment. They are finding opportunities to improve the environment, occupational health, and patient safety by choosing safer, cleaner, more sustainable products and practices2. Recognition of and concern about the increase in the number of reported occupational respiratory incidents and workers compensation claims has resulted in the design, implementation, and enforcement of stricter environmental health and safety regulations, such as:
- Clean Air Act
- California Proposition 65
- Massachusetts Toxic Use Reduction
- Superfund (Title III)
- Toxic Substances Control Act
- Resource Conservation and Recovery Act