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ifety: employment medical advisory .dvisory Service since it became part of .oration with Health and Safety its. Among those mentioned are gen); isocyanates (causing respiratory rd); lead paint (lead poisoning resulting orlc and old baths), and methylene fety: manufacturing and service ice of the annual report of the Chief pational health and safety, the necessity of the report deal with flammable g substances and organic peroxides; chloromethyl ether), cadmium, silica and imed, the uncontrolled spraying of for concern. All cases reported were ecautions, and the reasons for this are le and toxic chemicals. Conf. Proc. irioni 1975, Sept; kept R.I, Environ. Lit. 1978, No 3, Abs NIF mo d scussed, aspects covered including i. tonic effects, combustible gas cm. Weekbl. 1977, Dec, 677(2pp): 2, Abs VI63/78. enic, mutagenic or teratogenic developed. Biotransformation in the as a biological parameter of exposure to phic establishment. Ugeskr. Laeg. lishment, more sickness (cough, sore ne print room than in other employees. 73/74 78/5073 BUGLER. F Paint and coatings in relation to food: contribution of raw materials industry to solution of health and environmental problems. Chem. Rundschau 1977, Vol j0 No 49, 11 (2pp): Scand. Paint Print. Ink R.I, Environ. Lit. 1978, No 3, Abs VI156/78. Following a detailed description of the toxicological test [jrogramme of a major company's Isboratoties in Basle, a study to determine the quantity of epoxy resin components migrating from plastics into packed food is described. Future and present requirements for the acceptance of materials in contact with food are reviewed, 7S/5074 LLOYD, F. C. Electrostatic hazards in solvent handling. 2nd Solvents Symp. 'Solvents: The Neglected Parameter', Univ. ofManchester 1977, 115-26. Spark discharge of static electricity is a potential source of; ignition of flammable solvents. The mechanism of electrification in pipeline flow, constrictions, mists and sprays, and non-conducting plastics, is examined. A fire or explosion |nay be initiated if a flammable atmosphere is present, sufficient energy has been generated and accumulated for a spark to occur, and the spark has sufficient energy to cause ignition. Safely precautions are discussed. 14 refs. ! 78/5075 LOCUTY, P. Toxicological problems from the angle of a paint and printing ink user. Chem. Rundschau 1977, Vol 30 No 49, 3: Scand. Paint Pint. Ink R.I, Environ. Lit. 1978, No 3, Abs VI157/78. The toxicological aspects of paints and varnishes used for he internal lining of food cans consisting of tinned steel, aluminium or tin-free steel are c itlined. Tests carried out by a major interested company in the U.S.A. are described. To)prevent penetration of paint and varnish monomers from the outside to the inside of plastic food containers, the inside is protected with complex laminates and, at one company concerned, the UV curing of paint and varnish is slowed down for polyethylene and polypropylene containers. 78/5076 MAR1CQ, H. R. DARKE. C. S, ARCHIBALD. R. McL. & LEROY, E. C. In vivo observations of skin capillaries in workers exposed to vinyl chloride. English/American comparison. Brit. J. Ind. Med, 1978, Vol 35No I, 1-7, An unselected sample of vinyl chloride (VQ-exposed individuals, all employees of a polyvinyl chloride production plant in England (129 subjects), were examined by in vivo capillary microscopy. Results were compared with those previously obiained from a similar study in the U.S.A. to determine whether an association between VC exposure and capillary abnormalities could be found in different environments. The results showed a similar distribution of capillary abnormalities among the VC workers in both countries (39.5% in England compared with 36% in the U.S.A). These capillary abnormalities were significantly more frequent among VC-exposed subjects than among control industrial workers (7.7%, 6%). In vivo microscopy also showed a higher incidence of papular lesions (13 5%) than had been detected clinically (1%). 10 refs. 78/5077 MEYER, B. D. Determination of lowest ignition point of powder coatings. Farbe Lack 1978, Vol 84 No 2, 75-6. 947 11 . l:j -".-f-x-T.*. m jfar. S.'r? :y*" ".Wfc rrrv*. ' "V* rr r_> r -j - *; ucc 006474