The European UP/VE Resin Association is a Cefic Sector Group and a member of the European Composites Industry Association (EuCIA).
The 14 Safe Handling Guides address key health, safety and environmental issues associated with the storage and processing of unsaturated polyester (UP) and vinyl ester (VE) resins.
The publications aim to communicate best practices for the safe handling of these resins within the composites manufacturing value chain to create a cleaner and safer workshop.They cover the following topics:
- Safe handling of unsaturated polyester resins
- Safe handling of constituent material used in composite processing
- Occupational exposure to styrene
- Storage of UP resins
- Methods of monitoring exposure to styrene
- Low styrene emission and low styrene content resins
- Workplace ventilation
- Personal protection equipment
- Styrene abatement techniques
- European legislation governing the polyester industry
- REACH and the polyester processing industry Icon
- Classification and handling of FRP waste within the current EC legislation
- Unsaturated polyester resins and the EU VOC Directive
- "Cleaner, smarter, cheaper” – Towards a safe and clean polyester workshop
The Safe Handling Guides are available in 6 languages (English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, and Polish).
To documents can be accessed here: www.upresins.org/safe-handling-guides
