UAB „Elgama-elektronika”: a multi beneficiary from chemical risk management

UAB 'ELGAMA-ELEKTRONIKA' is a Lithuanian partner company in LIFE FFR-2 project, specializing in the development and production of smart electricity meters. Elgama has improved several elements in the chemicals risk management (CRM) system and implemented resource efficiency cases since the beginning of the project.

What the company has already done:

• UAB „Elgama-elektronika” has adopted the recommendations provided by FFR-2 partner experts on improving its chemical inventory to make it a more effective tool for managing chemical risks. CRM elements addressed: chemical inventory; legislation and compliance.  
• Procurement and commissioning of a varnishing robot for the treatment of printed circuit boards, enabling the shift from manual to automated varnishing. As a result, the use of reprotoxic varnish has decreased by approximately 20%, while the use of solvents in this process has been almost eliminated. Solvents are now only used for cleaning the dosing needles.
• Due to the introduction of the automatic varnishing robot, the generation of hazardous waste from personal protective equipment and auxiliary materials has been drastically reduced — by over 95%.
• The company has improved the chemical safety in the storage area and workplace where varnish and solvent are located. These locations are now marked with a chemical safety card which contains essential information from the safety data sheet. 

Next steps:

UAB „Elgama-elektronika” will collect and analyse data on the performance of the equipment to continuously improve the efficiency and safety of their processes based on data-driven insights. Also, the company will raise staff awareness about chemical hazard classes.