Health and Safety at the Workplace Some Guidelines

Safe processing of plastics is essentially a question of good housekeeping good working conditions, cleanliness, ventilation, sensible plant layout, and suitable protective clothing  

Avoid human contact. Maintain strict cleanliness, good housekeeping. Provide continuing instruction for employees. 

Wear suitable protective clothing to prevent skin contact. Impervious clothing can increase the hazard, if it becomes contaminated on the inside. Minimize contamination of the work area by placing clean, disposable paper on tables and benches. It should be replaced twice daily, or immediately after severe contamination. 

Reduce physical contact with materials by using disposable utensils, such as paper dippers, containers, etc. 

Prevent contact with vapours by providing ventilation sufficient to remove all vapour from point of use. 

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