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Posted By Martin Taylor
We use plastic film wrapping for several of our products and are looking to increase the ammount considerably.
A question has been raised as to whether we should be attaching a safety mark to the plastic as the product is supplied into the domestic market place and concerns of mishap to young children arise.
Where might I find guidance on legal requirements on the need to mark plastic packaging to be sold into the domestic market.
This is wrapping which one would hope would reach the bin very quickly after being unwrapped and is not associated with toys or childrens prodcuts but is in a large enough sheet to cause suffocation if played with inappropriately
thanks
Martin
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Posted By Mitch
Martin,
Morally you should put a warning on regardless of legislation, you have identified a risk and it should be addressed.
Mitch
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Posted By Colin Reeves
Morally you should be using LESS packaging in these "green issues" days, not more!
Colin
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Posted By Jay Joshi
This is where we go over the top or not. When we purchase cling film for domestic use, is the film labelled/marked??
Otherwise, morally we could end upo having an awful lot of warning signage resulting in signage overload!
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Posted By Martin Taylor
thanks for the feedback so far
Colin - this is a project designed to REDUCE packaging by replacing cardboard with FILM - we still need to protect the product till it reaches the customer
Mitch - we have identified a risk here but I would rate it as very very unlikely and largely influenced by the control that the parents have over the packaging and their children - in a risk assessment I would consider insignificant risk.
This is very much an area where legislation/ guidance is established to manage risks appreciated not by one individual company but by society based on national and international history of accidents.
That's why I want to make sure that we are not performing below any national standards - if anybody knows!
thanks for anybody who can offer advice - or pther people supply plastic film packaging with or without labels?
Martin
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Posted By David Bannister
If Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury, Morrisons, Co-op and my local shop do not place warnings on the clingfilm that my meat and veg come wrapped in, why should you?
My local authority collect cardboard and paper waste for recycling as well as glass and plastic bottles, trays but will not accept plastic wrap or foam trays. That all goes to landfill in the general waste. Which is greener?
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Posted By Martin Taylor
thanks again for the comments fellow safety people.
The web sites are certainly worth looking at - if you want to know the advice from a Swedish chain saw manufacturer.
On the 'green' issue of packaging - for the enviro ones amongst us a change from a cardboard wrapped DIY chipboard piece to one part protected by card and wrapped in film produces a 50% drop in carbon footprint - it's not just about the disposal angle - consider weight of packaging and transport costs of packaging distribution!
thanks again - I guess the answer comes back to 'risk assessment' and does anybody think that simply marking plastic film would reduce the risk of a tragedy - I am not so sure.
Martin
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Posted By Mitch
Only if the child could read
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