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Managing Environmental Impact
Wednesday, 15th October 2008 commencing 9.30 for 10.00 am
Himley Hall, Dudley, West Midlands, DY3 4DF
Thermal spraying and surface engineering requires the management of a wide range of factors with potential for impact on the environment. For example, thermal spraying may produce particulate emissions from abrasive blast substrate preparation and molten metal deposition, solvent emissions from degreasing and painting and gas evolution from spraying processes.
In this conference, several aspects of managing particulate emissions in the thermal spray industry will be considered including developments in filtration, real time monitoring of particulate emissions and reducing particulate emissions. The environmental impact of thermal spray gases will also be discussed.
An important development with potential consequences throughout surface engineering came into force in June 2007. REACH, the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals Regulations will start to bite June 2008 and may result in some substances being withdrawn from the European market. The withdrawal of chemicals or alloys will arise either due to regulatory action or commercial considerations, as the cost of substances rise.
REACH has the potential to impact downstream users of substances whether they are used on their own (like acids or solvents) in preparations (like paints, NDT developers, or alloys) or in articles (such as components, assemblies or whole products). A presentation from Rolls Royce will clarify the business risks, and pinpoint the actions you need to take now for business continuity.
The old criteria of formulating a paint to give optimum balance of performance and cost must now be closely matched with the impact that the paint will have on the environment. A presentation will highlight factors that must be now considered including sustainability of raw materials, toxicology profiles of the raw materials and finished products, together with the health and safety implications of manufacture, application, waste disposal and removal of coatings at the end of their lifetime.
A review of recent progress in relevant waste management legislation including the Landfill Directive and Hazardous Waste Regulations will also be presented.
For further details please contact the Secretary, Dr Andrew Cole on 0870 760 5203 or email info@tssea.org.
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Click here for Provisional Agenda
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