# Pr oduct St ew ar dship & Safet y Commit te e (PSSC)

e (PSSC) Pr ogr ams Ov erview: 2008 – 2009 EP A Meeting – Wa shing ton, D .C . June 25, 2009

# Pr oduct St ew ar dship & Safet y Commit te e **Mission St**  **atement**

• Support and pr omote the Spr ay Foam (SPF) industry fr om a Health, Safety

, and En vir onmen ta l (HSE) per spectiv e by pr omoting the safe handling of foam chemicals and finished fo am fr om initial manufactur e thr ough ins ta llation, use, and om initial manuf ough ins llation, use, and ultimate disposal.
• Serv e as a r esour ce for the member ship and the public on HSE topics, disseminating tools and guidance by the wa y of te chnical ex pertise, r elev an t documen tation, and tr aining (in per son and electr onically).

# Pr oduct St ew ar dship & Safet y Commit te e

Air Products Ark ema BASF Huntsman ICL Icynene 

# Commit **te e**  **Member s** 

Bayer Material Science BioBased Insulation CertainT eed Insulation FOMO Products Gaco - We ste rn Honeywell Icynene IRC R oofing NCFI Polyurethanes North Central Insulation Re sin T ech/Henry Co. RPC Indus tries, Inc

# Pr oduct St ew ar dship & Safet y Commit te e **Activities**

• Iden tify pr ojects and pr ogr ams with r espect to spr ay foam HSE issues
• Pr ovide education on HSE aspects of spr ay foam ovide education on HSE aspects of spr
• Iden tify and sponsor r esear ch pr ojects, dev eloping t echnically sound data to addr ess HSE issues
• Con tinually update, r evise and supplemen t the HSE content on the SPFA we bsite and accr edit ation cour ses, as necessary

# PSSC Major Pr ojects **SPF Emissions T** 

**esting Protocol**  

# Program (with CPI) **PROJECT DESCRIPTION** • Develop compr ehensive emissions testing pr otocol fo r SPF industry; va lidate pr otocol via emissions testing by 3 rd party labor atory **GO AL (once developed and in use)**  • Help manufactur er s to consistently char acteriz e emissions and potential IAQ impacts of their SPF pr oducts over time
• Anticipated that manufactur er s ma y use r esults to: • Pr ovide data to support r ecommended re occupancy times and building ventilation ra tes; or to • Support formulations of SPF s ystems **ST AT**  **US** • Wo rking with Air Quality Sciences to v alidate the pr otocol via emissions testing

# Lif **e Cycle Analysis Project OBJE**  **CTIVE** • Develop a cr adle - to - cr adle life - cycle analysis for re pr esentative SPF pr oducts used for insulation and ro ofing applications **PROJECT DELIVERABLES** • Utilizing pr ofessional LCA consultants, the r esult is e xpected to be an ISO 140xx - compliant methodology for supplier s to pr ovide a unified, r eliable means to ev aluate the envir onmental



# PSSC Major Pr ojects

methodology for supplier s to pr ovide a unified, r eliable means to ev aluate the envir onmental impact of their pr oducts to support: • Envir onmental mark eting claims • Net ener gy savings pr ojections • Analysis will include manuf acturing, tr ansportation, use and end of lif e disposition of SPF materials • Metrics to include CO2, ener gy , GHG • Deliver ables will include Pr oduct Declar ation Statement and Life Cy cle In ventory **ST AT**  **US** • Statement of work complete. Nearing final selection of LCA pr actitioner – interviews complete.

# SPF **A Ac** **credit ation Course Updat** **e** (with CPI) **OBJE CTIVE**  • Update the handbook content for the Health, Safety and Envir onmental aspects of SPF (Chapter 1 of the SPFA 101 Intr oduction to Spr ay Foam Accr editation Cour se ) **VA LU**  **E T O THE INDUSTRY**  • Wo rking with HSE industry e xperts fr om the ACC - CPI Pr oduct Stewar dship Gr oup and select SPFA contr actor member s, obtain updated information on HSE topics, including • Po ssible health effects of SPF ingr edients and solvents



# PSSC Major Pr ojects

SPFA contr actor member s, obtain updated information on HSE topics, including • Po ssible health effects of SPF ingr edients and solvents • Selection and use of PPE • Pr ocedur es fo r application of SPF and coatings • Handling and stor age of SPF chemicals • Spill pr evention, cleanup and disposal • Envir onmental r eporting and r egulatory r equir ements **ST AT**  **US** • Initial dr aft r evision complete. In r eview & comment stage. Estimated completion date – August 2009.

# Safet y Guidance **Spray Foam 2008**  **- 2009**  **Conference Presentations**  Safety/Quality T rack:

• Respiratory Protection for the SPF Industry

• Safety: How

M uch is T

oo Much?

• FTC R - Va lue Rule Review
**All presentations available**  **fo r free download fr**  **om www** **.spr ay**  **fo am.or** **g**

# En vir onmen ta l Mark et ing Guidance **Spray Foam 2008/2009**  **Conference Presentation**  **and Posters** Marketing Tr ack:

• Marketing SPF as Green
• Green Incentives and Education for SPF Roofing

• Green Building Performance: Claims vs. Results

• FTC Green Guidelines (poster)
**All presentations available**  **fo r free download fr**  **om www** **.spr ay**  **fo am.or** **g**

# PSSC Pr ogr am Ma trix
**CURRENT PROJE CT**  **S Life**  **Cycle Analysis**  Develop ISO - compliant cradle - to - grave LCA for SPF **SPF Emissions Te** **sting Protocol**  Develop test method fo r suppliers to measure emissions over time **SPF A Course Accreditation**  **Wo rkbook**  SPFA/CPI update the HSE Chapter of the SPFA Accreditation Program. **SPF Health and Safety Video** Update instructional v ideo on HSE f or SPF contractors . **SPF A W**  **ebsite Content** Update health, safety , and en vironmental information on the SPFA website