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HSE Guidance: “HSG276 – Isocyanate Paint Spraying – Safely Managing Spray Booths and Rooms

This HSE Guidance is aimed at vehicle body shop owners, managers and supervisors, their employees (particularly paint sprayers) and suppliers. It will also be useful to industries, other than motor vehicle repiair (MVR), where there is spraying of Isocyanate-containing paints …

HSE Guide INDG388 “Safety in Isocyanate Paint Spraying”

This HSE Guidance Note is aimed at owners, managers and supervisors of Vehicle Bodyshops. It outlines the risks in using Isocyanate paints (also known as 2K, two-pack or polyurethane paints) in motor vehicle repair and how you can minimise them …

HSE Guide: Spray Painting Using Isocyanate-Based Paints

This guidance is aimed at SMART (Small and Medium Area Repair Technique) repair sprayers using isocyanate-based and other paints and who generally operate as a mobile unit. It is also useful for franchisees, managers and operators in motor vehicle repair …

HSE – Offshore Series OCE17 “Laboratory Practice”

This HSE guidance sheet for Offshore locations describes good practice for laboratory work in the offshore environment which involves the analysis of chemicals and process fluids, eg measuring oil in water using perchloroethylene (TTCE). It covers the key points you …

HSE – Prevention of Dust Explosions in the Food Industry

1. Introduction 1.1 Explosions and fires within the food industry from combustible materials are a known hazard and they can have devastating and irreversible effects. This information sheet concentrates solely on the fire and explosion hazards encountered in the food …

LEV for the Control of Welding Fumes in the Construction Industry – Literature Review

Abstract Arc welding is a common unit operation in the construction industry, where frequent changes in location and welding position make it more difficult to control fume exposures than in industries where fixed locations are the norm. Welders may be …

DEFRA Statutory Guidance for the Working of Timber etc – Process Guidance Note 6/02(12)

Process Guidance Note 6/02(12) Statutory guidance for the working of timber and manufacture of wood-based products.  September 2012. This is a document sourced in reply to a forum topic about Cyclones and Wood dust.  This explains the moisture content of …

A.I.S.E. Guidence for Safe Handling of Enzymes

Enzymes are important constituents of modern detergent products. They are proteins which catalyse chemical reactions: they break down soils and stains and thus achieve improved washing performance. Safe handling of enzymes during the manufacturing process is important because, if inhaled …

Safety Aspects of Handling Isocyanates in Urethane Foam Production

This resource is on the IChemE website: SAFETY ASPECTS OF HANDLING ISOCYANATES IN URETHANE FOAM PRODUCTION By E. CORBETT, A.R.I.C*   SUMMARY The handling and storage of the group of chemicals known as polyisocyanates are discussed, together with the questions …

Terry the Stoneworker

Video case study Terry the former stoneworker suffering with silicosis Dr David Fishwick interviews Terry who suffers from silicosis after being exposed to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) at work. Terry worked for over 30 years with different types of stone. …