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News Release from: Enviro Tech Europe
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 27 April 2007
Online account shows risks of trike
The UK HSE website has published an account of a fatality that illustrates the dangers of trichloroethylene.
The following story taken from the HSE website makes chilling reading "The director of a small powder coating company was found dead in a trichloroethylene vapour-degreasing tank"
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 27 Jan 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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"His employee described how the director had previously entered the tank to clean out the waste until he felt unwell".
"He would then climb out, get fresh air and then go back in to continue the operation".
"In the past 7 years, nearly a third of all fatalities in the surface engineering industry have been from exposure to chlorinated hydrocarbons".
The safe handling of any potential harmful substance is paramount and responsible companies ensure operators are well trained in product use and ensure safety information is understood.
Trichloroethylene is the chlorinated solvent widely used in metal degreasing.
It is a known carcinogen and therefore demands keen risk assessment.
Currently, users of more than one tonne per annum are required by European legislation to seek early substitution.
Equally the EU Cancer Directive encourages the same.
Enviro Tech Europe is the manufacturer of the most popular alternative.
The EnSolv range of products is approved to critical aerospace standards by Boeing.
Recognising the need for solvent users to understand both product and degreasing machinery, they have made available special guidance on vapour degreasing via their website to support those seeking to get away from trichloroethylene. Request free introductory details about products from Enviro Tech Europe ...
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