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Spray-painting guns 20.04.2006

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Spray-painting guns

A 23-year-old man suffered extensive burns from coming into contact with a flammable substance used to wash out spray-painting guns. Bad practices at the company included a lack of safe procedures for handling and storing dangerous chemicals, and lack of training and supervision. One particularly dangerous practice involved carrying the hazardous gun wash in unlabelled, open-topped buckets.

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President of FIEC
"Health and Safety has been high on the agenda of the construction industry for a very a long time. It is everyone's responsibility to avoid accidents on construction sites, which typically range from falls from heights to the unsafe handling of dangerous substances. FIEC re-confirms its long-standing and ongoing determination to contribute to a continuous real improvement in the sector's health and safety record among young construction workers. This will have a leverage effect on all construction site workers."

Wilhelm Küchler, President of FIEC