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#1 Posted : 10 December 2003 14:11:00(UTC)
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Posted By Max Webber
We have a contract to refurbish the basement of an old town hall. Some of the walls and ceilings have been coated with Arsenic based paint. This is to be removed, does anyone know if there is any guidance apart from COSHH and EH73 that directly relates to removal of old paint in confined spaces?
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#2 Posted : 10 December 2003 15:14:00(UTC)
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Posted By Paul Leadbetter
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Don't forget that arsenic has a chronic effect (carcinogenicity) as well as an acute effect (toxicity).

Paul
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#3 Posted : 10 December 2003 16:59:00(UTC)
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Posted By Chris Pope
Max,

You have got us all worried that we are surrounded by arsenic paint - how would it be easily identified ? trade names, smell, colour, age !!
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#4 Posted : 10 December 2003 17:31:00(UTC)
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Posted By peter gotch
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Some info at

http://europa.eu.int/com...l/dangsub/explsubst4.htm

Good luck with your COSHH assessment.

Regards, Peter
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