Haztek Pty Ltd - Occupational Hygiene, Health and Safety » Motor Vehicle Repair http://www.haztek.com.au Safety and Scientific Services Wed, 14 May 2025 02:56:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 Hearing Loss and Work Related Chemicals http://www.haztek.com.au/2014/07/18/hearing-loss-and-work-related-chemicals/ http://www.haztek.com.au/2014/07/18/hearing-loss-and-work-related-chemicals/#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2014 05:18:56 +0000 http://www.haztek.com.au/?p=1443 One of the least understood issues when managing the risk of hearing loss is the combined exposure to noise and ototoxic chemicals. There is widespread potential for hearing loss in Vehicle Repair Workshops. Prolonged and excessive exposure to noise results in long term harm to your hearing. This is irreversible, once you lose your hearing […]

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]]> http://www.haztek.com.au/2013/04/17/spray-booth-air-flow-testing-and-clearance-time-testing/feed/ 0 Motor Vehicle Repair – Harmful Dusts Inhalation and Dermatitis risks http://www.haztek.com.au/2013/04/03/motor-vehicle-repair-harmful-dusts-inhalation-and-dermatitis-risks/ http://www.haztek.com.au/2013/04/03/motor-vehicle-repair-harmful-dusts-inhalation-and-dermatitis-risks/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 02:14:43 +0000 http://www.haztek.com.au/?p=976 Motor Vehicle Repair – Harmful Dusts Inhalation and Dermatitis risks Exposure to dust from sanding vehicle body fillers can cause damage to the respiratory system and irritation to the skin that may lead to dermatitis or other skin conditions. Dust can irritate and damage the eye. Appropriate control measures are required to manage the inhalation […]

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]]> http://www.haztek.com.au/2013/04/03/motor-vehicle-repair-harmful-dusts-inhalation-and-dermatitis-risks/feed/ 0 Ten spray painting myths that can take your breath away (isocyanates). http://www.haztek.com.au/2013/03/22/ten-spray-painting-myths-that-can-take-your-breath-away-isocyantes/ http://www.haztek.com.au/2013/03/22/ten-spray-painting-myths-that-can-take-your-breath-away-isocyantes/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 03:44:04 +0000 http://www.haztek.com.au/?p=854 Vehicle paint sprayers are 80 times more likely to get asthma than the average worker. 1 in 10 of workers in bodyshops who get asthma from isocyanates are not sprayers. Myth 1: “We use water-based /UV-cured paints, which are isocyanate-free. Anyway, isocyanates are going to be banned” Truth 1: Almost all bodyshops use isocyanate-containing paints. […]

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]]> http://www.haztek.com.au/2013/03/22/ten-spray-painting-myths-that-can-take-your-breath-away-isocyantes/feed/ 0 Testing of Air Quality for Supplied Air Respirators http://www.haztek.com.au/2013/02/08/testing-of-air-quality-for-supplied-air-respirators/ http://www.haztek.com.au/2013/02/08/testing-of-air-quality-for-supplied-air-respirators/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 05:07:38 +0000 http://www.haztek.com.au/?p=425 Testing of Air Quality for Supplied Air Respirators / Compressor Air Quality Testing Contamination in compressor supplied air can be a serious health risk. Testing of Air quality for supplied air respirators provide confidence to the workers required to use supplied air respirators. Testing Requirements for Air Quality Supplied Air Respirators The compressor breathing air […]

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