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#1 Posted : 18 July 2007 20:47:00(UTC)
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Posted By Steve Elliott One of my clients has asked me for advice. A worker is required to wear cartridge type RPE while using a trichloroethylene degreaser. The employee says he suffers from claustophobia and cannot wear the mask for any length of time. I have already suggested seeking out an alternative substance but nothing the employer has trialled works as well. Any thoughts please?
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#2 Posted : 18 July 2007 23:23:00(UTC)
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Posted By Ron Hunter Your client has a problem. This product is a Class 2 carcinogen and RPE doesn't cut it as an accepted control. Substitute or segregate.May be stringent environment enforcement issues too See: http://www.hse.gov.uk/fo...od/oc/200-299/294_49.pdf
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