Quality is defined by the set of properties of the product covered by a guarantee provided by the supplier to their customer
Quality is defined by the set of properties of the product covered by a guarantee provided by the supplier to their customer. Nowadays, besides the price of the product, it is precisely the quality which is decisive for the success of any business and the competitiveness of its products on the market. The customer expects a precise response from their supplier to their needs. In order to satisfy customer needs as best as possible, Lovochemie, a.s. has built a quality management system, which undergoes permanent enhancement and development. The honesty of all employees of Lovochemie, a.s. is the foundation of the guarantee for the quality of our products, as well as their personal engagement in this management system.
Since 2003, Lovochemie, a.s. has been a member of the European Fertilizer Manufacturers Association – Fertilizers Europe (formerly EFMA). Active participation in the Product Stewardship project is one of the duties following from membership in this organization. The main motto of the project is the effort to establish proper conditions to ensure that fertilizers and the raw materials for their production, admixtures and semi-finished products, are processed, transported, stored, distributed and used safely, taking into account health protection, occupational safety, the safety of the population, and environmental protection.
The "Product Stewardship" project sums up in a comprehensive form not only the requirements of applicable legislation, but also instructions and guidelines related to the safe production, transport and storage of fertilizers, while preserving the utility properties of the products. This project is also intertwined with other established systems – the quality management system (QMS), environmental management system (EMS), and the system of occupational safety and health protection (OSHP) and serious accident prevention (SAP), while suitably completing these systems.
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Safe storage of fertilizers containing ammonium nitrate
Quality is defined by the set of properties of the product covered by a guarantee provided by the supplier to their customer. Nowadays, besides the price of the product, it is precisely the quality which is decisive for the success of any business and the competitiveness of its products on the market. The customer expects a precise response from their supplier to their needs. In order to satisfy customer needs as best as possible, Lovochemie, a.s. has built a quality management system, which undergoes permanent enhancement and development. The honesty of all employees of Lovochemie, a.s. is the foundation of the guarantee for the quality of our products,
as well as their personal engagement in this management system.
Fertilizers based on ammonium nitrate are safe provided that
they are handled in accordance with industrial guidelines. They are not toxic while being handled, and they cannot
burn or spontaneously explode.
When exposed to heat or fire, the fertilizers may decompose, releasing
toxic fumes.
What to do
Quality is defined by the set of properties of the product covered by a guarantee provided by the supplier to their customer. Nowadays, besides the price of the product, it is precisely the quality which is decisive for the success of any business and the competitiveness of its products on the market. The customer expects a precise response from their supplier to their needs. In order to satisfy customer needs as best as possible, Lovochemie, a.s. has built a quality management system, which undergoes permanent enhancement and development. The honesty of all employees of Lovochemie, a.s. is the foundation of the guarantee for the quality of our products,
as well as their personal engagement in this management system.
- Always keep records of what is stored
- Have storage instructions easily available
- Train personnel in safe handling and sudden events
- During work, observe the principle: First in – first out storage
- Use good management practice
- Have free access to equipment in the event of an accident, and to escape routes
- For maintenance: Obtain the consent of the manager and execute the work while observing the proper
- procedure
- Use only approved electrical tools
- Use safety warning symbols
- Properly identify bags and containers
- Perform safety inspections
- Observe the prohibition of access for unauthorised persons
What not to do
Quality is defined by the set of properties of the product covered by a guarantee provided by the supplier to their customer. Nowadays, besides the price of the product, it is precisely the quality which is decisive for the success of any business and the competitiveness of its products on the market. The customer expects a precise response from their supplier to their needs. In order to satisfy customer needs as best as possible, Lovochemie, a.s. has built a quality management system, which undergoes permanent enhancement and development. The honesty of all employees of Lovochemie, a.s. is the foundation of the guarantee for the quality of our products,
as well as their personal engagement in this management system.
- Do not smoke or use open flame
- No gas bottles, barrels with oil or fuel filling stations may be stored
- in the vicinity of the fertilizers
- Do not use light sources with glowing fibres, only fluorescent light sources;
- avoid touching the fertilizers
- Make sure that no source of heat is in contact with the fertilizers
- Avoid undertaking any work using heat besides approved work done under
- strict control
- No contamination of the fertilizers by flammable and organic substances, hay and
- straw, agricultural chemicals, oil and fat, acids and bases
- Do not use sawdust, only inert substances to dry up wet floors