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7. "NO SMOKING OR OPEN FLAMES" signs in letters on contrasting color
background shall be conspicuously posted at all powder coating
areas and powder storage rooms.
8. These provisions shall apply to finely ground particles protective
finishing material applied in dry powder form by one of the following
methods:
a. Fluidized bed
b. Electrostatic fluidized bed
c. Powder spray guns
d. Electrostatic powder spray guns
9. Each method requires certain essential protective measures, which
shall be compatible with the method employed.
SECTION 10.4.7.7
ORGANIC PEROXIDES AND DUAL COMPONENT COATINGS
A. Operation
1. Extreme care should be exercised at all times in preventing the
contamination of organic peroxide formulations with any foreign
substance.
Only spray guns and related handling equipment
specifically manufactured for use with organic peroxide formulations
shall be used. Separate pressure vessels/air handling fluid equipment
shall be used for the resin and for the catalyst and they shall not be
interchanged.
2. The wetted portion of the equipment and apparatus that handle
organic peroxides formulations shall be made of stainless steel (300
series), polyethylene, Teflon, or other materials specifically
recommended for the application.
B. Protection and Maintenance
1. Organic peroxides shall be stored in a cool detached building apart
from other finishing materials. Only minimum daily requirements shall
be brought to the processing area. Such material remaining at the
spraying station at the end of a day's operation shall be carefully
disposed of. Organic peroxides shall be kept away from all sources of
heat including steam pipes, radiators, open flames or sparks and solar
radiation.
2. Care shall be exercised in handling organic peroxide formulations to
avoid shock and friction, which can cause decomposition and violent
reaction.
3. Organic peroxides shall not be mixed directly with any cobalt
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