Hazardous components in metalworking fluids to be phased out?

Citation

(1998), "Hazardous components in metalworking fluids to be phased out?", Industrial Lubrication and Tribology, Vol. 50 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/ilt.1998.01850bab.015

Hazardous components in metalworking fluids to be phased out?

Hazardous components in metalworking fluids to be phased out?

A specialist group of the British Lubricants Federation, the Metalworking Fluids Group, co-ordinated by Robert Stubbs of Polartech, and which includes representatives from the lubricants industry, industrial end users, additive suppliers and the Health and Safety Executive, is promoting the concept of product stewardship for metalworking fluids. This entails the self-regulatory control of product formulations based upon an in-depth knowledge of the health, safety and environmental suitability of the components. There is concern that, unlike many other European countries, the UK continues to use components which are not appropriate from a health, safety or disposal viewpoint. These are alkylated phenols and cresylic acids, and the group is actively seeking support from industry to consider a voluntary phase-out of these particular components.

Further information is available from: Robert Stubbs, Polartech Limited. Tel: + 44 (0)161 876 5673; Fax: + 44(0)161 872 8567.