Monitoring gases during Foam Manufacturing
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Foam Manufacturing
Foam produced from polyurethane is used in so many facets of today’s everyday life we tend to take it for granted. From mattresses to adhesives to packaging to children’s toys, foam is all around us. The manufacture of polyurethane foam requires toxic gases, most commonly in the form of the diisocyanate family of gases.
Toluene diisocyanate (TDI) and Methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) have exposure limits set by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to ensure employee protection in polyurethane facilities. The standard in some setting are as low as the parts per billion (ppb) levels.
It is recommended that several samples are taken at key locations along the production line to truly evaluate the risk of exposure. This approach will require a combination of Personal Badges, Portable ChemLogic® Detectors (CLPX) and Fixed ChemLogic® Monitors (CL1).
All of these forms of detection will provide reliable and repeatable results at the lowest levels of diisocyanate detection. The portable and fixed system will detect MDI and TDI down to 1 ppb.
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