before in acrylate, a related compound. Australia? The amenity and toxicity hazards of reactive monomeric substances Industry – are recognized in industry and subject to workplace controls. Where systematic flammable solvents are involved in production of glues and controls adhesives appropriate precautions need to be taken. Exposure controls are common in larger industrial organizations, but Industry not present in many small-to-medium enterprises (SME) nor – exposure implemented by home-operators and single traders. Exposure to What control controls glass fibres when fibre-glass products are cut or abraded is more of measures are a hazard than exposure to the resins themselves. in place to Regulatory levels are set by government agencies for exposure of manage risks workers to a range of volatile organic substances. For example, the posed by this Government eight hour exposure concentration for methyl methacrylates is 100 waste? ppm. Community members may be exposed to waste monomers when undertaking construction or maintenance work with two-component mixtures that form polyesters, Community polyurethanes or epoxies. Labels and containers of consumer products are required to carry advice on safe handling of the contents, although components are seldom identified. 1. Methyl acrylate product safety assessment (Dow Chemical, 2010): – https.msdssearch.dow.com 2. Safe Working with Fibreglass (CSBP, Allen Borham, 2009: References 3. Results from Australia were reported by E.M. Chua et of al., ‘Assimilation Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers from Microplastics by the Marine Amphipod, Allorchestes compressa’, Environmental Science and Technology, 48 (2014), S127-S134. Wastes of an explosive nature not subject to other legislation Waste name: NEPM code: Basel waste Basel permit Wastes of an explosive nature not T200, D340, category:Y15 code: A4080 subject to other legislation D350, E100 Low Moderate Medium High Extreme Hazard score (0 6) – >5.0 What is it? In addition to NEPM code T200, which is a direct translation to this Description of this is a catch-all category that captures a number of wastes the waste classified in Australia under the National Environment Protection
before in Australia? acrylate, a related compound. What control measures are in place to manage risks posed by this waste? Industry – systematic controls The amenity and toxicity hazards of reactive monomeric substances are recognized in industry and subject to workplace controls. Where flammable solvents are involved in production of glues and adhesives appropriate precautions need to be taken. Industry – exposure controls Exposure controls are common in larger industrial organizations, but not present in many small-to-medium enterprises (SME) nor implemented by home-operators and single traders. Exposure to glass fibres when fibre-glass products are cut or abraded is more of a hazard than exposure to the resins themselves. Government Regulatory levels are set by government agencies for exposure of workers to a range of volatile organic substances. For example, the eight hour exposure concentration for methyl methacrylates is 100 ppm. Community Community members may be exposed to waste monomers when undertaking construction or maintenance work with two-component mixtures that form polyesters, polyurethanes or epoxies. Labels and containers of consumer products are required to carry advice on safe handling of the contents, although components are seldom identified. References 1. Methyl acrylate – product safety assessment (Dow Chemical, 2010): https.msdssearch.dow.com 2. Safe Working with Fibreglass (CSBP, Allen Borham, 2009: 3. Results from Australia were reported by E.M. Chua et al., ‘Assimilation of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers from Microplastics by the Marine Amphipod, Allorchestes compressa’, Environmental Science and Technology, 48 (2014), S127-S134. Wastes of an explosive nature not subject to other legislation Waste name: Wastes of an explosive nature not subject to other legislation Basel waste category:Y15 Basel permit code: A4080 NEPM code: T200, D340, D350, E100 What is it? Hazard score (0 – 6) Low Moderate Medium High Extreme >5.0 Description of the waste In addition to NEPM code T200, which is a direct translation to this this is a catch-all category that captures a number of wastes classified in Australia under the National Environment Protection