--- title: What floor coatings can withstand a chemical environment? description: Working within a chemical environment often involves a greater attention-to-detail. 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Posted by [Jamie Gillespie](https://info.cpcfloorcoatings.com/author/jamie-gillespie) on Sep 13, 2016 8:00:00 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![what-floor-coatings-can-withstand-a-chemical-environment.jpg](https://info.cpcfloorcoatings.com/hs-fs/hubfs/what-floor-coatings-can-withstand-a-chemical-environment.jpg?width=320&name=what-floor-coatings-can-withstand-a-chemical-environment.jpg)Working within a chemical environment often involves a greater attention-to-detail. Corrosion or contamination of even generally benign chemicals can cause worry or panic in employees, managers, and even in the public. **The best way to protect your business, the environment, and employees when running a facility that works often with dangerous chemicals? Focus on [safety](https://info.cpcfloorcoatings.com/safety-first-work-safety-in-the-floor-coatings-environment) from the ground up.** Whether you’re the owner of the business or simply in charge of day-to-day operations as a facility manager, you’ve probably thought before about what type of floorings can best withstand a heavy chemical environment. Today, we’d like to answer this question for you and get you started on the path to a *truly* safe workplace facility. ### Types of Flooring The first and most important qualification you’ll be looking for when [choosing the flooring for your facility](https://info.cpcfloorcoatings.com/how-to-choose-the-right-industrial-floor-coating-for-my-facility) is its ability to withstand extreme chemicals. Whether the chemicals involved are acidic, alkaline, or corrosive, you’ll need *serious* strength. **Chemical-resistant epoxy floor coating can provide that strength.** These types of flooring has the capability to withstand just about any chemical environment, boasts a unique longevity that sets it above other flooring choices, and prevents potential chemical corrosion or dangerous reactions from occurring. **But, they are not all the same! For example:** If you’re needing protection from a corrosive versus an acidic material, just any or one type of [epoxy coating](https://info.cpcfloorcoatings.com/the-advantages-of-epoxy-floor-coating) may not perform as intended. Make sure your coatings installation contractor is asking you the right questions and offering the right products. On top of its other benefits, it’s also easy to clean and sanitize, helping to keep your employees safe. 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