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IMFormation December 2008
Wednesday 10 December 2008
Birmingham Medical Institute 36 Harborne Road
Edgbaston, Birmingham B36 3AF
Christmas Lectures,
Christmas Luncheon, Annual General
Meeting and Institute’s Awards
Traditional Christmas Lunch
Menu
Cream of Tomato Soup served with Fresh Roll and Butter
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Traditional Roast Turkey served with
Bacon Roll, Sausage and Stuffing
Seasonal Vegetables and Potatoes
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Choice of Red or White Wine
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Christmas Pudding and Brandy Sauce
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Coffee and Mints
Order of the Day
10.30 Coffee & Biscuits on arrival
11.00 Invitation lecture by Graham Armstrong
11.45 Invitation lecture by David Gabe
12.30 Lunch
14.00 Annual General Meeting followed by
Presentation of Institute Awards
Have you notified Exeter House
that you are attending?
Health, Safety and Environment
Health & Safety Executive (HSE)
The European Campaign for Safety and Health at Work
for 2008-09 will focus on risk assessment. A resource
pack is available and covers a range of HSE guidance
materials on risk assessment including examples.
Consulting employees on H and S
A revised free leaflet ‘A brief guide to the law’ provides
an overview of employers’ duty to consult with
employees and their representatives on H and S matters
Leaflet INDG232 is available from HSE offices.
Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance)
- A guide for employers
Revised DWP/HSE guide for employers include advice
on complying with regulatory changes that came into
force on 1 October 2008. These changes, about which
DWP consulted in 2007, now permit the display of ELCI
insurance certificates electronically, and removes the
requirement to keep copies of out of date insurance
certificates (although employers are strongly advised to
keep a complete record.
REACH
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has formally
issued the first list of substances of very high concern,
known as the ‘candidate list’, The press announcement
also highlights the obligations that go with this list. List
can be viewed by accessing:
http://echa.europa.eu/doc/press/pr08_38_list_20081028.pdf
Legionnaires’ disease
Legionnaire bacteria are common in natural
watercourses such as rivers and ponds and may
contaminate and grow in other water systems such as
cooling towers and cold water services. The bacteria
survives low temperatures and thrive between 20 – 45oC
where the condition are conducive e.g. if there are
nutrients present like rust, sludge, algae and other
bacteria. The bacteria are killed by high temperatures.
At a recent quarterly Health, Safety and Environment
committee meeting attended by the this newsletter’s
author, a member of HSE gave a presentation which
highlighted how two employees of a company were
taken seriously ill with the disease. Subsequent
investigation revealed the source as being the circulated
water used in the spray rinsing stages of a ‘cleaning and
phosphating’ surface pre- treatment plant. Water mist
had been escaping through sections joining the various
process stages and where the jigs of components hung
from the external monorail conveyer. The employees
concerned were not working directly with the plant.
Companies using these types of machines are advised to
check their plant maintenance and have periodic checks
of their spray water rinsing quality.
HSE has a free leaflet entitled Legionnaires’ Disease – A
guide for employers is available from HSE outlets
reference number - ISBN 0 7176 1773 4
In Court
Sandblasting company fined for using banned substance.
HSE has issued a reminder that the use of sand
containing silica for dry sand blasting is prohibited and
of the need to properly maintain protective respiratory
equipment to prevent exposure to silicosis.
HSE has warned companies to have safe systems in place
for manually handling heavy objects after a worker
suffered a severe groin injury while moving a 96 kilogram
oven from waist high bench to an ankle high pallet
Company News & Products
Schloetter Company Ltd
Black Ruthenium 479 – An alternative to the more
costly Rhodium finish. Typical application is in the
jewellery, spectacle frame and writing utensil industries.
Details from; Paul Griffiths, tel: 01386 552331
Dampney Company Inc.
A coating system that can be applied directly by brush,
roller or spray to coat surfaces for preventing corrosion
under insulation and protecting equipment exposed to
high heat and severe thermal cycling is available from
Dampney.
Various products are available being VOC compliant and
formulated for a temperature range from ambient to
232oC. Products for many other applications involving
continuous and rapid wet-dry-wet thermal cycling are
available allowing users to coat hot equipment without
shutting it down.
Further details - e-mail: dennis@dampney.com or look
on website: www.dampney.com
IMF News
Examination Results – September 2008
Foundation Certificate
Baxter, Mark # SR Technics Ireland Ltd
Birdsall, Paul # Protech Finishing Ltd
Bowd, Michael # Messier Services (UK) Ltd
Brawn, John # Protech Finishing Ltd
Croucher, Phillip # Deutsch UK
Crowther, Robert * Messier Services (UK) Ltd
Crumpler, Kevin Dorsetware Ltd
Davis, Lee * Messier Services (UK) Ltd
Forester, Peter * Deutsch UK
Gagol, Magdalena # Schloetter Company Ltd
Greenish, Martin * Messier Services (UK) Ltd
Hellier, Nathan Daido Industrial Bearings
Lapinskas, Art * Martec Ltd
Lawrence, Paul Messier Services (UK) Ltd
Lewis, Trevor * Messier Services (UK) Ltd
Moore, Gordon # Aerospace Machining Tech.
Phelps, Andrew * Messier Services (UK) Ltd
Phelps, Paul Messier Services (UK) Ltd
General Principles [GP] (D.L.) Module
Richards, Mark # Messier Services (UK) Ltd
Plating Practice (PP] (D.L.) Module
Richards, Mark * Messier Services (UK) Ltd
(awarded a Technician Certiciate with merit, having
completed both GP and PP)
Environment Module (D.L.) Module
Ellison, Michael * Langford Lodge, Ireland
Process Management (D.L.) Module
Bell, Nigel # Langford Lodge, Ireland
* pass with merit, # pass with distinction
New members and transfers
Adams, Jake Protech Finishing Ltd
Clement, Laurent Muirhead Aerospace
Deval, Lea Protech Finishing Ltd
Gardiner, Emily Hawker Pacific Aerospace Ltd
Hughes, David Tewkesbury Plating Ltd
Laverick, Michael Radford Shelving Ltd
O’Shea, Peter Agusta Westland Ltd
Palazon, Mark XAAR
Skingsley, Wayne GB Hardchrome Ltd
Taylor, Neil Atotech UK Ltd
Turnbull, Charles Hawker Pacific Aerospace Ltd
Twardzik, Maciek Hawker Pacific Aerospace Ltd
Affiliate
Fry, James )
Gardiner, Stephen )
Grisley, Carl )
Hanson, Marc )
Jones, Michael )
Lancett, Oliver )
Lloyd, David )
Moody, Christopher ) Royal Mint
Nobel, Michael )
Paull, Stephen )
Smith, Jonathan )
Thomas, Howard )
Thomas, Liam )
Worgan, Trevor )
Watson, Michael )
Wiltshire, Ian )
New Sustaining Members
Bodycote Testing Group
6 Coronet Way, Centenary Way
Salford M50 1RE
Tel: 0161 787 3291, Fax: 0161 787 3251
Provides independent state-of-the-art testing facilities
and consultancy services to a wide range of industries
including automotive, aerospace, power generation, oil
and gas, defence, petrochemical, agriculture and
construction. Services include salt spray testing, coatings
testing (visual, mechanical, physical, corrosion and
environmental), mechanical and metallurgical testing,
failure investigation, fire testing, NDT and others.
Oxford Instruments Analytical
Halifax Road, High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire HP12 3SE
Tel: 01494 442255, Fax: 01494 524129
Oxford Instruments specialise in XRF analysers for trace
element and thickness coating measurement. As an
example the X-Strara980 combining a high power x-ray
tube and ultra sensitive detector which allows the
measurement of small areas of a complex sample and
analysis of trace elements and alloyed multi-layer
coatings. The instrument assures production of
environmentally friendly products and saves costly
recalls or enforcement of regulatory legislation
Report – ‘Surface Preparation and
Pretreatment prior to Surface Finishing’
The one-day symposium and tabletop exhibition held 14
October at the Birmingham Medical Institute was an
outstanding success. This event was originally scheduled
for February 2008 but was cancelled due to lack of
support, thought to be due to the number of events on the
subject of REACH taking place during the same period.
At this rescheduled event, 65 persons were present
backed by 12 table top exhibitions sites.
The presentations covered a wide range of subject
matters – something for all. These were very well
received by the audience and gave rise to a multitude
of questions.
The various presentations have been placed on the IMF
website and can be viewed and downloaded from this website
Report of CETS meeting held in Barcelona
IMF representatives attended various CETS section
meetings. Here are brief details: fuller versions will be
published in a future edition of ‘Transactions’
Nickel Group Meeting
REACH – CETS recognised there was little they could
do to move the process along, it being poorly understood
by many in the supply chain. Some specialist chemicals
could be at risk of not being registered at all, or not
registered for niche uses.
Nickel Risk Assessment update – Issues relating to the
30th and 31st chemical protocol were discussed. It is
likely that the new classification for nickel salts will be
implemented in early 2009.
Data is needed to define the levels of effluent discharge
and the potential effect on the environment.
Plating Section Meeting
PHOS – Letter to be drafted and sent to the legislators
suggesting that users of PHOS as a mist suppressant
should be allowed to use stock up over time rather than
dumping it suddenly into the environment.
Legislative controls differed in various EU countries –
e.g. in Germany 39 nanograms/m3, but the European
drinking water directive allows 30 microgrammes/m3
Painting Section Meeting
The IMF representative felt that this CETS group,
especially the painting section needed more direction
and commitment. Time was spent discussing what each
member/organisation wanted from this section.
Key topics suggested were:
1. Legislation/Regulation/Standardisation
2. Trade Shows & Exhibitions
3. Marketing and Market Analysis
4. Research/Funding/Technology Marketing
It was noted that this section had been approached by CEPE
powder coating group with a view to closer co-operation.
A brief overview of the views on the current position on
REACH took place. It was agreed that further discussions
be left until after the pre-registration period had ended.
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