Health & Safety and the Environment
Every one of us has a duty towards maintaining a clean and healthy environment. Global warming, climate change and the release of greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide into the atmosphere have made us realise the need to impose limits on the amount, type of coatings and the conditions in which they are applied. The eventual aim is to significantly reduce all emissions into the air which have the potential to cause harm to the environment.
Environmental and Health & Safety legislation is having a significant effect on most paint and powder coating users. The Solvent Emissions Directive, the Solvent Emissions Regulations 2004, The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) and a whole host of connected regulations are proving to be a real headache for many companies manufacturing strategies.
Reducing the impact on the environment as well as maintaining employees health and safety at work is paramount in manufacturing today and in order to meet the high standards required it may be necessary to take a closer look at coating processes.
We can provide help to tailor individual manufacturers paint and powder coating needs to help ensure users are complying with legislation without compromising output and quality. This can be achieved by improving coating techniques and by using alternative types of coating, compliant (high solids, low VOC content) or waterbased coatings for example.
Please contact us for free advice and help in sorting out any Environmental and Health & Safety issues you may have or are unsure of. In our experience there is usually a solution to most of the problems encountered.
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