Environmental incident due to negligence in industrial safety.

This relatoria is based on the problem registered in the city of Guadalajara de Buga in the month of August of this year, in which, due to irresponsibility on the part of an agricultural input company. This problem brought concern to the community, especially to people who suffered from respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, etc. As for the environmental protection entities that were alerted to this situation.

Likewise, a regulatory entity that is in constant supervision of these warehouses is very necessary, which forces all companies to have a contingency plan, to have their employees prepared for any situation and to use certified chemical products.

At the same time, a concern arose that arises from the question: Is there not an entity that regulates and ensures that companies that work with chemicals, especially those that can affect people's health, have a contingency plan or management for this type of situation?

From our point of view and what we investigated, the incident, although it did not have great consequences, could be avoided. Since these warehouses that store this type of chemical substances, they must know the responsibility they have on the environment since these substances are used in industrial quantities. And just as companies must be aware of this, there must be a regulatory body so that cases of this type are not registered again.

In addition to the fact that, according to some media, the chemicals that generated the problem were not certified products, this also generates uncertainty since the quality of the agricultural products of this company is questioned and the information and instructions given to them are also questioned. employees regarding these emergencies.

Due to this, we conclude that industrial companies, regardless of whether they handle chemicals or not, must be aware of the great responsibility they have towards the environment, they must develop protocols considering each situation that may arise. They must also condition the employees, not only to carry out their work in the company, but also to know how to handle any situation or emergency that arises, clearly in order to be responsible and friendly with the environment and with the population that surrounds them. surrounds.

Based on: https://cvc.gov.co/boletin-prensa-219-2022