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News Release from: Enviro Tech Europe
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 20 July 2006
Solvents roadshow moves on to the North
East
The EnSolv Roadshow will visit the North East of England in association with Fraser Cleaning Technologies at the end of August 2006.
Local authority environment departments are urging all companies using over 1 tonne of trichloroethyene (trike), likely for vapour degreasing, to review their obligations under the Solvent Emissions Directive This EU legislation places clear obligations on users
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 27 Jan 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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As a carcinogen, no specific safety level is known.
Recent in vitro bioassay studies indicate DNA damage at levels of 25ppm exposure.
A substitution plan is required based on the products risk phrase.
The issue is two fold.
First, exposure to workers which can have some controls; but also the emissions into the community which present additional risks.
Part of the demand for registration is to allow the community to be aware of users.
Many companies using trike exist in the centre of communities, near homes and schools and protection is a key element of local authority enforcement.
The EnSolv Roadshow recently visited Barnsley, South Yorkshire, to advise people on how they might deal with these issues.
The next roadshow will visit the North East of England in association with Fraser Cleaning Technologies at the end of August 2006.
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