Mintel keynotes EAA Spring Meeting On April 16, the Eastern Aerosol Association (EAA) provide strong safety advice interspersed with entertaining anecdotes of mishaps he witnessed during his times in the lab. One useful lab tool Daria described was the Fisher-Porter tube, a two-piece glass pressure monitor in which chemical reactions can be observed. Daria reminded the audience of the importance of sealing the gasket and coupling when using this instrument, and related a story illustrating the explosive consequences of not doing so. A major message of Daria’s talk was the importance of implementing a culture of safety and education in the laboratory. Dave Pasin from TBF Environmental Technology described the company’s latest developments in the field of green solvents. He particularly described three solvents, ZemaSol, designed to replace Xylene or Toluene, and EkaSol and TergoSol, designed to replace MEK or Acetone, and the ways in which they were comparable in performance but superior in sustainability to their predecessors by lowering or eliminating production of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAP) and greenhouse gases. According to Pasin, ZemaSol’s VOC content is just 1.13 g/liter; EkaSol and TergoSol 2.66 and 2.82, respectively. ZemaSol is a certified Clean Air Solvent according to the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). All three solvents are classified as “Zero VOC” everywhere else in the country. Additionally, all three solvents scored returned to the Sheraton Mahwah in Mahwah, NJ for its annual Spring Meeting. Over 60 aerosol industry experts and stakeholders from across the Northeast gathered together in the hotel’s picturesque 12th-floor Skylite Ballroom for a series of presentations and updates on recent events. The focus of the day’s talks ranged from regulatory and health issues, environmentally-sustainable solutions, market trends, lab safety and more. Murray 28 Spray June 2015 Anthony Murray from the Hazardous Materials Safety Assistance Team, a part of the U.S. Department of Transporation’s (DOT) Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), described proper can and carton marking and labeling for industrial, household and personal care aerosols. He began with a description of the DOT’s Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) and depicted the potentially hazardous consequences of the types of improper handling and shipping that the DOT tries to prevent. He then instructed the audience on proper labeling, including a break-down of the Hazardous Materials Basic Description. There are nine different Hazard Classes, according to different risks such as explosiveness, flammability and corrosiveness. Murray also described certain exceptions, such as shipping in limited quantities, as well as the most common causes for non-compliance. These causes include improper packaging/lack of can separation, a lack of an aerosol hot water bath and air-transporting products that are ineligible for air travel. After his presentation, Murray also made available detailed “compliance assistance packets”— in both hard copy and digital form—to all attendees. Bob Daria, American Spraytech, gave a lively talk on aerosol lab safety. While less than willing to admit just how many years he has served the industry, Daria used his wealth of experience to Pasin Daria
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