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### 2010 **Communicating Safety a**  **nd Health Hazards in Spray** **Poly urethane**  **Foam T raining**  **Neev a**  **- Gay**  **le Candelori, Director**  **ACC Center**  **for the Polyurethanes Industry** 

**May 4, 2010**

# Ov **er view** 

• Who is CPI? • 2009 - Enhanced Pr oduct St ew ar dship Pr ogr am • 2010 - Ne xt St age of Spr ayP olyur ethane F oam Pr oduct St ew ar dship Pr ogr am • Summary

# Who **is CPI?**

CPI is part of the A CC, the lar ges t tr ade association fo r the chemical indus try , and its Plas tics Division, the lead or ga niz ation fo r plas tics r esin pr oducer s

## Center f**or the P olyur**  **et hanes**  **Indus try**  **Mission**  CPI is the voice of the polyur ethane indus try in North America  CPI pr omot es the sus ta inable gr owth of the

es the sus owth of the polyur ethane indus try in c ooper ation with user gr oups.  CPI coor dinat es on k ey indus try activities with polyur ethane tr ade associations acr oss the globe.

## Pr **oduct St ewar**  **dship His to**  **ry**  Guidance materials on polyur ethane r aw materials  Po lyur ethane tr aining pr ogr ams  Re gulatory Compliance Assistance Pr ogr am  Tr uck Bed Liner Health and Safety Pr ogr am  Spr ayPolyurethane Foam Health and Safety Pr ogr am 5

# Tr **uck Bed Liner**

**Health and Sa fe**  **ty Pr ogr** **am**

• Multi - year pr ogr am, year pr included alliances with OSHA Re gions IV

, V, and VI. • Alliances focused exc lusiv ely on use of MDI in spr ay - on truck bed liner applications.

# Tr **uck Bed Liner**

**Health and Sa fe**  **ty Pr ogr** **am**
• Re sulted in e xt ensiv e tr aining pr ogr ams, guidance and outr each.

– Joint CPI/OSHA Tra ining Seminar s

– We bsite

– Guidance documents

– Speaking eng agements

– Tr ade Shows

– Video (in final s tages)

## Spr**ay P**  **olyur et**  **hane Fo**  **am Health and Saf** **et y Pr**  **ogr am:**  **Supporting Green Jobs Growth**   Helps fuel economic r ec ove ry , impr ove ener gy efficiency , and supports gr owth of gr een jobs.  Some SPF made in part with r enew able r esour ces  Use of soy based and castor - oil based polyols . Use of soy based and castor oil based polyols  Some SPF manufactur ed fr om post consumer and industrial PET scr ap.  Conserv es ener gy  Monthly ener gy sa vings up to 40%; investment can be r ecovered in less than 5 year s thr ough ener gy sa vings.  Sa ve s GHG emissions  Ratio of GHG emission savings to emissions used to mak e insulation is 233 to 1.

## Spr**ay P**  **olyur et**  **hane Fo**  **am Health and Saf** **et y Pr**  **ogr am:**  **Supporting Green Jobs Growth**   Incr eased in te re st in ener gy sa vings – commer cial mark et.  Home impr ove men t is up - ener gy tax cr edits, s timulus funding.  One of the highes t R - va lues/inch of all commer cial insulation ma te rials, upwards of 6.0 - 6.5 per inch.

upwards of 6.0 6.5 per inch.  Enables a builder to obtain LEED cr edits.  Rapid gr owth of SPF brings with it need for incr eased outr each and communications on safe use and handling.



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## Indus **try Led Enhanced**

**SPF Pr**  **oduct St ewar**  **dship Pr ogr** **am P**  **RIMAR Y**  **G OA**  **L** T O INCREASE UNDERST

ANDING OF SAFE INST ALLA TION PRA CTICES REGARDING USE , HANDLING AND DISPOSAL OF SPRA Y POL YURETHANE FOAM .

## Indus **try -**  **Led Enhanced**

**SPF Pr**  **oduct St ewar**  **dship Pr ogr** **am**

• Launched in 2009 by both CPI and the Spr ayP olyur ethane F oam Alliance. Has both a work er focus and • consumer/building occupant focus

• Initial work er focus (2009) – impr ove under sta nding among high pr essur e work er s.

## Spr**ay P**  **olyur et**  **hane F oam: P**  **os te**  **rs**

## Spr**ay P**  **olyur et**  **hane F oam: Guidance** 

### SPF **Health and Saf ety W** **ebsit e**  **SPRA YPOL**  **YURETHANE** 

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## Next **Stage of Spray Polyurethane Foam**  **Product Stewardship Program**

## Ne **xt St ag**  **e of Pr ogr** **am...**

• Pr ogr am focuses on pr actices and communications that can help to minimiz e pot ential for e xposur e to work er s and building occupants to spr ayfoam chemicals.

• Thr ee - pr onged st rate gic appr oach to SPF pr oduct s tewardship:

– **Wo rk** **er Performance and T** **ra ining.**  Build and deploy a national health and safety **er Performance** Build and deploy a national health and saf tr aining pr ogr am for pr ofessional SPF contr actor s working with 1 and 2 - component SPF.

– **Outr each.**  Ed ucate DIY ’e rs , consumer s and the building /co nstruction sector about k ey issues informing the selection of a contr actor; differ ences between SPF pr oducts; health and safety pr actices fo r DIY’ er s and consumer s during and aft er pr oduct inst allation; under sta nding gr een mark eting claims; and r e - occupancy guidance.

– **Re sear**  **ch.** Develop r esear ch and t es ting pr ogr ams to develop a bet te r under sta nding of chemical issues and analytical exposur e assessment methods associat ed with SPF , and engineering contr ols used during inst allation.

# Wo **rk er T** **ra ining** 

## Wo **rk er**  **Tr aining: SPF Con**  **tr act**  **or**

• Exis ting W ork er Tra ining and Te st ing Module (for high - pr essur e syste ms)

– Short te rm: • Upda ted e xisting w orkbook, pr esentation, and test ques tions – ava ilable on CPI website. • Eng aged thir d parties with e xisting tr aining pr ogr ams for r apid deployment. • Individual compan y tr aining webinar s, online pr ogr ams, and enhancements underw ayu tilizing CPI materials.

## Wo **rk er**  **Tr aining: SPF Con**  **tr act**  **or**

• Pr oposed Learning Module / T es ting Concept • Implemen t a national SPF health and safety tr aining module and te st ing pr ogr am fo r high - pr essur e SPF s yste ms. • Identification of par ameter s fo r tr aining pr ogr am underw ay. Identification of par aining pr am underw • Identification of third party contr act or s to manage testing. • Outr each to s ystems houses, dis tributor s, r elated indus try or ga niz at ions, and other thir d parties underw ay. • Adminis ter online tr aining webinar and tes t e xa m. • Pr ovide documentation of test completion. • Collect metrics.

## Wo **rk er**  **Tr aining and P**  **erf ormance:** 

**We at**  **heriz at**  **ion Con tr** **act or** 

• Pr oposed Tra ining Module Concept

– Materials to be developed and deliver ed to weatheriz ation contr actor s via: • Feder al and State weatherization pr ogr ams • Thir d - party tr aining fa cilities • SPF Health and Safety website

## Additional Guidance

• **Ve ntilation Guide** 

– To p ro vide contr act or s with options on how to set up an effectiv e containment and v entilation fo r removal of SPF chemicals during and after application.
• **Re spir**  **ato r**  **Selection Guide**

**Selection Guide**

– Te chnical guidance on the selection of a r espir ator and accessories and cartridge changeout schedules.

– Pa per to be pr esented at CPI’ s P olyur ethanes 2010 Confer ence. (10/12/10)
• **Tr anslations** 

– Spanish tr anslation of SPF pr oduct s tewardship tr aining and guidance materials

# Consumer **Outr each** 

## Outr **each**

• Develop weatheriz ation contr actor , D - I - Y, and consumer - fa cing cont ent to answer ke y questions:

– Re - occupancy times / ventilation

– Questions on installed product

– Tw o – component low pressure applicator FAQs, guidance, tip sheets

– Mark eting claims guidance

– Additional Resources • Promote tr aining pr ogr ams, guidance materials, and videos. • Communicat e health and safety information on inst alling SPF. **SPRA YPOL**  **YURETHANE** 

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# Re **sear ch** 

# Re **sear ch** 

• Conduct re sear ch on diisocy anates (MDI, pMDI) and other SPF r aw ma te rials used in 1 and 2 - component SPF. Pr oposed pr ojects ar eas t o support the ov er all pr oduct stewar dship • oposed pr ojects ar o support the ov oduct stewar pr ogr am include:

– IH monitoring methods for MDI and pMDI

– pMDI and polyur ethane dust e xposur es during the post - application of trimming / cutting

– Ve ntilation Te chniques

– SPF Emissions T

esting Pr otocol

– Emissions (to help r efine r e - occupancy guidance)

– Curing ra te

# Summary  SPF is fueling economic r ec ove ry , impr oving ener gy efficiency , and supporting gr owth of gr een jobs.  SPF can be use safely when work er health and safety is integr ate d in to workplace pr actices! Gr een jobs should be health y and safe jobs! to workplace pr actices! Gr een jobs should be health y and safe jobs!  SPF is an essen tial part of the solution in answering the call for impr ove d ener gy efficiency nationwide.  We ar e continuing to update materials and pr ogr ams re gularly , visit our website often. 

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