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Links | Acclaim Otago (Inc)
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PHONE: (03) 455 4878. New Zealand ACC Appeal Decisions). Help For Pain Sufferers). Network For Aldehyde and Solvent Affected). The Brain Injury Association). Traumatic Brain Injury Survival Guide. ACCLAIM Otago is pleased to announce that we are now officially a Non-Government Organisation (NGO). In Special Consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council since 2016. ACCLAIM Otago holds its committee meeting every 4th Tuesday of the month from 11:00 am, excluding December.
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New Page | Welcome to the Glove Up website
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Welcome to the Glove Up website. Pure Health and Safety Tips. What is a solvent? A solvent is a substance used to dissolve or dilute another substance to create a solution. Water is the most common solvent but most solvents used in industry are “organic”, petroleum-based chemicals. They are often mixtures and can be very hazardous. Often liquids with the flammable symbol on the label contain solvents. How do solvents enter the body? There are 3 main ways that solvents enter the body:. These effects usual...
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Solvents in industry | Welcome to the Glove Up website
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Welcome to the Glove Up website. Pure Health and Safety Tips. Some solvents commonly used in industry are:. Acetone – industrial coating. Trichloro ethylene – degreasing. Toluene – industrial coating/manufacturing. Methylene chloride – paint removal. Methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) – printing ink. Perchloro ethylene – dry cleaning. White spirit – paints, printing ink. Benzene – varnishes, paints, adhesives. Workers in the following industries may be particularly at risk:. 11th Report on Carcinogens.
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Latest Updates | Welcome to the Glove Up website
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Welcome to the Glove Up website. Pure Health and Safety Tips. News and thoughts from Gloveup. Even after 6 years it still saddens me that I have had to come to the conclusion that there has not been enough change to people’s or their employer’s attitudes to helping themselves when it comes to safe work place practices surrounding the use of carcinogenic materials. Just today I heard of a floor sander that I have worked with over many years who is dying of cancer. For me that is simply crazy. We need a si...
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Articles of interest | Welcome to the Glove Up website
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Welcome to the Glove Up website. Pure Health and Safety Tips. Below are a number of articles, published papers and video recordings containing information that you may find interesting. Videos have been moved to this page here. Bullet From A Gun – Audio. Hand Grenade – Audio. War against the killers we face at work. 8211; article from The New Zealand Herald Nov 3, 2013. When there is no cure – prevention is essential. 8211; article from Awareness Today, Summer 2011. Compensation over vineyard spray.
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Affected Persons Register | Welcome to the Glove Up website
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Welcome to the Glove Up website. Pure Health and Safety Tips. This is a register of people who have contacted us as having been affected by solvents. We hope this will help people see the seriousness of solvents in the work place and the effect they can have on people. We are asking people who have been affected to register with us. Your registration can be anonymous but we need your help to provide the statistics on how solvents in the work place are affecting peoples health.
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Links | Kohutu Health
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Welcome to Kohutu Health. Http:/ www.bodytalksystem.com. Http:/ www.nzbodytalk.org.nz/. Heavy Metal Testing and Information :. Https:/ www.doctorsdata.com/. Http:/ www.interclinical.com.au/. Http:/ www.integrativedentalmedicine.com/. MMS – Mineral Miracle Solution :. Http:/ www.miraclemineral.co.nz/. Http:/ jhbooks.org/ebooks/mms/9-the-miracle-mineral-solution-of-the-21st-century-ebook.html. Http:/ www.yearofthefarmer.com.au/. Http:/ www.westonaprice.org/. Http:/ www.gaps.me/. Latest health information :.
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Prevention and safety | Welcome to the Glove Up website
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Welcome to the Glove Up website. Pure Health and Safety Tips. Your employer is responsible for taking all possible measures to prevent you from being exposed to solvents. There are several ways to help prevent exposure:. Investigate whether a solvent can be substituted for a less harmful one or whether the job can be done differently so that exposure is either minimised or eliminated. Minimise exposure by preventing entry to high solvent areas or highlighting high solvent areas by sign posting. When choo...