MAA & NAA: Aerosol Education and the Global Marketplace Continued from page 32 and total environmental footprint (-36%) per liter of shaving gel, mainly due to the replacement of aluminum by PET. Plastic containers can be sleeved without issue. Sleeve manufacturer CCL tested sleeved plastic containers in 55ºC water bath for 10-minute, one-hour, twohour and three-hour periods with no detrimental impact observed. Printing is fully possible on PET containers, stated Crawford. Printing on different shapes, not just straight sided cylinders, is possible. For the future, Crawford envisions an all-plastic valve and improved spray performance with compressed gases. Anthony Murray of the U.S. Dept. of Transportation (DOT) presented The Safe Transportation of Hazardous Materials (Hazmat). Hazmat employee training must include general awareness/ familiarization training; function-specific training; safety training; security awareness training and in-depth security training (when applicable). It is the responsibility of the employer to ensure that each hazmat employee is trained in accordance with the requirements of “Subchapter H” in Hazmat Digipack 7.2, which contains safety and training resources. Additionally, aerosol cans should never be shipped in a container where they can touch each other, as no separation results in friction, which can result in damage to cans. Companies should safely store and ship aerosol cans with a 12-pack Metal Packaging Kit for 25-fluid-ounce containers. Suitable for shipping by all modes of transportation, these UN-certified kits come unassembled and fully meet DOT Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) test requirements. They have everything needed to keep aerosol products safe and compliant, such as a corrugated divider, liner bags, tape and a UN-marked fiberboard box. Metal Packaging Kits for aerosol cans are fully certified and safe for transporting and storing Dangerous Goods. To obtain answers to HMR questions; request copies of the Federal Register, special permits or training materials or report 44 Spray May 2016 At the event, the NAA introduced its two-sided reference guide for both steel and aluminum aerosol cans. HMR violations, contact the Hazardous Material Info-Center at 1-800-HMR-4922 or infocntr@dot.gov. Paul Jackson of the British Aerosol Manufacturers Association (BAMA) presented Trends & Regulation Changes in Europe. Aerosol legislation is unusual and does not fit classifications under other EU legislation, as the flammable properties of the product when dispensed may be different to the contents. Legislation covers both contents and packaging; Directive 75/324/EEC Amendments in 1994, 2008 and 2013 apply to all aerosol products marketed in EU. In January, a proposal was made to further amend the Aerosol Dispensers Directive (ADD) to permit internal pressure at 50°C of 15 bar (~220psi) for metal aerosols for non-flammable compressed or dissolved gas propellants; the formal regulatory process for adoption has begun. The Plastic Aerosol Independent Review (PAIR) was launched in 2015 and is expected to report in May/June 2016. It will carry out a review of existing safety data on aerosols >220mL; request industry to supply missing data as appropriate; commission new tests if appropriate; and recommend which tests and criteria to include in the ADD to guarantee that only safe plastic aerosols are placed on the market. The Commission will then consider if it is possible to amend the ADD to include aerosols >220mL in scope. In December 2015, as part of the “EU Better Regulation Package,” the European Commission launched an evaluation of the ADD, as there has been no policy change since 1975. The evaluation will last for 16 months and include a 12-week public consultation. The European aerosol industry (under the guidance of the European Aerosol Federation FEA) is reviewing options and preparing comments. Possible policy options include no changes; re-cast ADD as an EU Regulation; amend ADD by deleting pressure/ safety-related provisions and referencing Transport of Dangerous Goods Regulations; repeal ADD and stop excluding aerosols from the Pressure Equipment Directive and develop EN Standards for ADD pressure/ safety-related provisions; align ADD with NLF/New Murray Jackson At left, MAA President Hunter Williams (Summit) joins NAA President George Buckland (Crown) in welcoming attendees.
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