ANCHOR SAFETY EBOOK INSIGHTS
RPE for Painting & Coating Industries
Including: Isocyanates – Your questions answered
In this guide we answer all your questions on appropriate Respiratory Protection Equipment (RPE) for use while painting and coating, including a specific FAQ section on Isocyanates, from what they are, to the dangers posed and what your responsibilities are in protecting your workforce.
Ebook Contents
- Introduction
- The first step: Risk Assessment
- Preparation
- Painting – Consider the wider picture
- The risks of VOCs
- What equipment do you need?
- Fast Compliance!
- Facial Hair
- Spray painting and Industrial powder-based painting.
- What equipment do you need?
- Control and reduce the hazard
- Protect from exposure
- The importance of face fit
- Clean up
- Health Surveillance
EXTRACT
Manual spray painting is one of the biggest causes of occupational asthma in the UK affecting those working with spray application of polyurethane paints, coatings, foams, glues and flooring compounds. The fine aerosol mists and vapours generated by spraying can be inhaled and VOCs including isocyanates can be easily absorbed by the lungs, while also affecting exposed skin and eyes.
Vehicle Paint Sprayers are in fact 80 times more likely..
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