Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00412:body:0:p33
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00412
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 89473–100642

through skin, skin irritant).
                                 Static electricity: potential contact of flammable solvents with static electricity may result in fire and explosion.
                                 Other issues: manual tasks, heat stress, visibility, noise from plant and injection injury.
REVIEW OF CONTROL MEASURES          * review control measures including work processes and systems of work
                                    * review the safety data sheets and label of the products
                                    * review induction training (as required)
                                    * review inspection and maintenance logs of plant
                                    * review notifiable incidents
POSSIBLE EXPOSURE FOR EACH TASK  Paint mixing - conducted on open bench                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Colour matching - conducted indoors                                                                                                                 Spraying -conducted in spray booth                                                          Baking                                                                                              Clean up – conducted indoors
                                    * no ventilation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               * no ventilation                                                                                                                                    * possible inhalation exposure route                                                        * vapours from curing paint and solvents                                                            * skin exposure to solvents such as gun washing product
                                    * possible static electricity                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  * intermittent inhalation exposure to spray paint aerosols                                                                                          * skin exposure possible to whole of body                                                   *  drying line obstructs access                                                                     * inhalation of cleaning solvent and residual paint vapours
                                    * exposure of skin to paint                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    * hands protected but body unprotected                                                                                                              * possibility of skin injection injuries                                                                                                                                                        * area contaminated by solvent cleaning rags
                                    * inhalation of vapour possible                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    * heat stress in hot weather with unbroken work                                                                                                                                                 * risk of fire from solvent soaked rags
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       * noise from extraction system and spray gun
EXISTING CONTROLS                none                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           latex gloves                                                                                                                                        half face (class 2 respirator)                                                              none                                                                                                latex gloves
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    latex gloves, spray booth
POTENTIAL FOR EXPOSURE              * skin- high                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   * skin – high                                                                                                                                       * skin – high                                                                               * skin – high                                                                                       * skin – high
                                    * inhalation – possible vapour                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 * inhalation – high                                                                                                                                 * inhalation – extremely high                                                               * paint inhalation - moderate                                                                       * paint inhalation - moderate
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       * noise - moderate
RECOMMENDED CONTROL                 * conduct paint mixing in the spray booth with air supplied respirator or conduct paint mixing in a specially constructed extracted booth                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      * conduct colour matching in the spray booth with air supplied respirator or conduct colour matching in a specially constructed extracted booth     * use of air supplied respirator is required                                                * if entry is required, wearing of air supplied respirator is preferred                             * skin - hand and arm dermal protection required
                                    * skin protection by chemically resistant gloves required                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      * skin protection by chemically resistant gloves required                                                                                           * full body protection                                                                      * air monitoring may establish the need for Class 3 organic and gas vapour filtering respirator     * Chemically resistant gloves
                                    * conduct air monitoring to determine isocyanates and other solvents to determine level of respiratory protection required                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         * gloves and eye protection mandatory                                                                                                                                                           * inhalation protection from solvent vapours using an air supplied respirator, unless air monitoring indicates that a half-face air purifying respirator with a