Trimite to review TGIC powder coatings
Trimite to review TGIC powder coatings
Keywords Health and safety, Powder coatings
Following concerns expressed recently by the Health and Safety Executive about the potential health risks of triglycidyl isocyanurate (TGIC) used as a curing and hardening agent in powder coatings, Trimite has embarked on a thorough review of its powder formulations. This is expected to result in the company introducing an enhanced range of TGIC-free products over the next few months.
Readers (including Trimite chemists, no doubt) should note our Comment in Vol. 27 No. 5 (1998) on the suggestions that some of the alternatives to TGIC may be equally hazardous when used under certain conditions.
In the meantime, Howard Wilson, product manager of Trimite's powder coatings division reports:
Trimite has always placed user health and safety at the forefront of its product development programmes and takes any hint of possible risks to customers resulting from the use of powder coatings very seriously. As a result of the latest HSE guidance notes on using powders containing TGIC, we are undertaking an in-depth examination of all relevant products.
Powder coatings containing TGIC will still be manufactured by the company for those users with a specific need for coatings of this type and which operate in line with HSE recommendations. Trimite offers a full technical support service and is happy to answer specific queries about the use of TGIC in powder coatings. The Health& Safety Executive's guidance notes on the use of TGIC Control of Exposure to Triglycidyl Isocyanurate in coating powders (EIS15-rev) are freely available on request by phoning the HSE on +44 (0) 1787 881165.
Trimite is Britain's largest independent industrial paint and powder coatings manufacturer and produces probably the most comprehensive powder coatings colour range available. The company has an established reputation for developing innovative powder coated effects and for supplying small quantities of its products for specialist or small-scale needs.
