Work Category Nature of work Exposure Physical form Personal Protective Equipment used (number of chemical of workers) Transport Transportation of 4 hours/day, Cool liquid Safety glasses, neoprene or nitrile gloves, safety boots (1) imported drums to the 12 days/year plant. Storage Forklift removal of drums 1 hour/day, Cool liquid Safety eyewear, neoprene or nitrile gloves, safety trial, (2) from transport vehicle to 36 days/year cotton overalls storage site and from storage to processing areas. Process Pumping chemical into From 2 hours/day, Cool liquid/gas Safety eyewear, neoprene or nitrile gloves, safety boots, workers (3 - 5) blending vessel, 36 days/yeara to 4 cotton overalls, goggles, hard hats, organic vapour mask monitoring & adjusting hours/day, 210 (where necessary) blending conditions and days/yearb component quantity, discharging blend to packaging. Maintenance Routine maintenance of From 4 hours per Cool liquid/gas Safety eyewear, neoprene or nitrile gloves, safety boots, (2) blending vessel, including monthc over a 10 cotton overalls, goggles, hard hats, organic vapour mask opening charging and month periodb to (where necessary) pumps, washing of 2 hours/day blending vessel. 3 days/yeara Quality Chemical and physical 2 hours/day, Liquid Safety eyewear, latex gloves, safety boots, cotton lab coat assurance testing of plant sample, 36 days/year laboratory directing plant operators testing in component addition (3) adjustments aHuntsman ICI Polyurethanes (Australia) Pty Ltd bAriel Industries Pty Ltd cMaximum exposure
Work Category (number of workers) Nature of work Exposure Physical form of chemical Personal Protective Equipment used Transport (1) Transportation of imported drums to the plant. 4 hours/day, 12 days/year Cool liquid Safety glasses, neoprene or nitrile gloves, safety boots Storage (2) Forklift removal of drums from transport vehicle to storage site and from storage to processing areas. 1 hour/day, 36 days/year Cool liquid Safety eyewear, neoprene or nitrile gloves, safety cotton overalls Process workers (3 - 5) Pumping chemical into blending vessel, monitoring & adjusting blending conditions and component quantity, discharging blend to packaging. From 2 hours/day, 36 days/yeara to 4 hours/day, 210 days/yearb Cool liquid/gas Safety eyewear, neoprene or nitrile gloves, safety boots, cotton overalls, goggles, hard hats, organic vapour mask (where necessary) Maintenance (2) Routine maintenance of blending vessel, including opening charging and pumps, washing of blending vessel. From 4 hours per monthc over a 10 month periodb to 2 hours/day 3 days/yeara Cool liquid/gas Safety eyewear, neoprene or nitrile gloves, safety boots, cotton overalls, goggles, hard hats, organic vapour mask (where necessary) Quality assurance laboratory testing (3) Chemical and physical testing of plant sample, directing plant operators in component addition adjustments 2 hours/day, 36 days/year Liquid Safety eyewear, latex gloves, safety boots, cotton lab coat aHuntsman ICI Polyurethanes (Australia) Pty Ltd bAriel Industries Pty Ltd cMaximum exposure trial,
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