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Hi All,
My company is implementing a wet flocking system in to the warehouse, we are an automotive company so the parts created will be used in vehicles. I currently have no experience with this and would like some advice in regards to legislation (DSEAR/ATEX) and if there is any material out there that can give me a better understanding of the potential risks and control measures.
Thank you in advance for your help.
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Ashley, I read your post and, not understanding, I googled 'wet flocking'. Top of the list was this: Quote:
Wet Flocking - OSH discussion forum - IOSH forums home
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7 hours ago - 1 post - 1 author
Hi All, My company is implementing a wet flocking system in to the warehouse, we are an automotive company so the parts created will be used ...
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quote=JohnW]Ashley, I read your post and, not understanding, I googled 'wet flocking'. Top of the list was this: Quote:
Wet Flocking - OSH discussion forum - IOSH forums home
forum.iosh.co.uk/default.aspx?g=posts&m=722593
7 hours ago - 1 post - ‎1 author
Hi All, My company is implementing a wet flocking system in to the warehouse, we are an automotive company so the parts created will be used ...
Me too, but I got :- http://rainysunraysnails...king-nails-moderate.htmlWhich I guess is not exactly the process or scale. On other sites it seems to be a process of covering something in glue and then covering it with fibres, which may or may not be fire proofing. I would guess this is going to be a dusty process with a lot of airborne particles. So fire issues, respiratory etc. :o)
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The description of the process did remind me of a visit I made around 1975 (yes, I am old) to a floor-covering company who were working on a process like this, 3mm fibres electrostatically attracted to a material coated in an adhesive.
Ashley, apologies we've hijacked the thread, obviously intended for folks who knew what wet flocking was, not for uz who didn't.
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JohnW wrote:Ashley, I read your post and, not understanding, I googled 'wet flocking'. Top of the list was this: Quote:
Wet Flocking - OSH discussion forum - IOSH forums home
forum.iosh.co.uk/default.aspx?g=posts&m=722593
7 hours ago - 1 post - 1 author
Hi All, My company is implementing a wet flocking system in to the warehouse, we are an automotive company so the parts created will be used ...
:o) Apologies,... I am keen to hear more about what this is... but I keep reading wet flogging.....
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There had been 115 views and only one comment, however to be more helpful
The glue, is it a solvent based glue ? (as you note DSEAR / ATEX). It may require a permit under Environmental legislation and SED due to the VOC release, but does depend on Qty etc.
NB SED = Solvent Emission Directive
VOC = Volatile Organic Compounds
More Environmental than H&S, but still may be applicable. I would have thought whoever is selling you the equipment for the process may be able to give you a good guide
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Are you recreating 1970's Cortinas?
Nylon fibres? = fire hazard, dust
Electrostatic spraying? = electrical hazards, possible explosion
Adhesive? = flammables or water based = skin, inhalation
Housekeeping = waste + disposal
Manual handling
Post spray processes? = cutting/shaping.
In a former life I did plenty of work over several years with a flocking company and was very unpopular with the management. They contended that in many years of operating like that they hadn't had any serious incidents. My insurance principals eventually decided that the business was not being offered renewal terms. They would not accept my good advice.
I believe they are still in business and have not yet had a major incident. Maybe they were right!
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Despite having seen a wide range of processes in different industries during my time with HSE I have to admit that the term "wet flocking" was unfamiliar to me. After doing a cursory internet search earlier today (which elicited this thread at the top of the list) I also consulted a contact at Rumour Control. He wasn't sure about the term but thought it might have something to do with sheep! Furthermore, if respirable airborne particulates are involved, he suggested that wet flocking might be less harmful than dry flocking!!! :-)
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than you for all your help i did a bit more research last night and looked in to sorts of materials that will be used during the process. BA's will be needed as well as LEV's we are also looking at blast panels due to the risk of an explosive atmospheres other control measures will be put in place such as chemical overalls and specialist anti-static equipment. The process involves going in to a sealed room where plastic interior parts will be covered in a glue then fibers will be added after this is complete the parts will be moved to a drying room and made ready for collection. Some of the material that will be used has stated that it can cause cancer and is corrosive. I will hopefully be able to post some images when the build is complete.
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