USE, VOLUME AND FORMULATION The notified polymer will not be manufactured in Australia. It will be imported into Australia in 200 L steel drums as a component of Croda Supershield CSB 4032 (contains 41% notified polymer). This will be reformulated into paint products for professional use only; these products will contain 15.7% of the notified polymer. These paints will be used for high build applications such as rolling stock and agricultural machinery. Import volumes for the notified polymer are as follows: Year 1 2 - 4 5 Import Volume (tonnes) 25 25 - 200 200 OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE The notified polymer is not manufactured in Australia but imported as a component of the formulation Croda Supershield CSB 4032. The likelihood of occupational exposure prior to reformulation at paint manufacturing facilities is low; exposure is only likely to occur due to accidental spillage. Occupational exposure to the notified polymer can potentially occur during reformulation and during application of the paint products containing 15.7% of the notified polymer. The processes involved in paint formulation include: lab development, which will involve personnel for periods of 8 hours/day for 10 days/year. paint makeup, which will involve personnel for periods of 3 hours/day; frequency dependent on market acceptance of the polymer formulation. quality control (QC) testing, which will involve personnel for periods of 6 hours/day; frequency dependent on market acceptance of the polymer formulation. filling, which will involve personnel for periods of 6 hours/day; frequency dependent on market acceptance of the polymer formulation. All the above processes will occur under exhaust ventilation with the capture of volatiles using scrubbers. Staff will be provided with personal protective equipment including goggles and solvent resistant gloves. Paint products containing the notified polymer will be applied using the airless spray technique. This will occur in spray booths with fume extraction and downdraft ventilation which will reduce worker exposure. The main exposure pathways during reformulation of the notified polymer will be dermal and possibly ocular. Inhalational exposure to both the notified polymer and solvent fumes will be minimised by the use of exhaust ventilation and scrubbers for volatiles. In addition the notified polymer is not considered volatile. During spray application dermal, ocular and inhalational exposure is possible during both
USE, VOLUME AND FORMULATION The notified polymer will not be manufactured in Australia. It will be imported into Australia in 200 L steel drums as a component of Croda Supershield CSB 4032 (contains 41% notified polymer). This will be reformulated into paint products for professional use only; these products will contain 15.7% of the notified polymer. These paints will be used for high build applications such as rolling stock and agricultural machinery. Import volumes for the notified polymer are as follows: Year 1 2 - 4 5 Import Volume (tonnes) 25 25 - 200 200 OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE The notified polymer is not manufactured in Australia but imported as a component of the formulation Croda Supershield CSB 4032. The likelihood of occupational exposure prior to reformulation at paint manufacturing facilities is low; exposure is only likely to occur due to accidental spillage. Occupational exposure to the notified polymer can potentially occur during reformulation and during application of the paint products containing 15.7% of the notified polymer. The processes involved in paint formulation include: lab development, which will involve personnel for periods of 8 hours/day for 10 days/year. paint makeup, which will involve personnel for periods of 3 hours/day; frequency dependent on market acceptance of the polymer formulation. quality control (QC) testing, which will involve personnel for periods of 6 hours/day; frequency dependent on market acceptance of the polymer formulation. filling, which will involve personnel for periods of 6 hours/day; frequency dependent on market acceptance of the polymer formulation. All the above processes will occur under exhaust ventilation with the capture of volatiles using scrubbers. Staff will be provided with personal protective equipment including goggles and solvent resistant gloves. Paint products containing the notified polymer will be applied using the airless spray technique. This will occur in spray booths with fume extraction and downdraft ventilation which will reduce worker exposure. The main exposure pathways during reformulation of the notified polymer will be dermal and possibly ocular. Inhalational exposure to both the notified polymer and solvent fumes will be minimised by the use of exhaust ventilation and scrubbers for volatiles. In addition the notified polymer is not considered volatile. During spray application dermal, ocular and inhalational exposure is possible during both
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