FABTECH 2016

C82: Safety First & Maintenance Predictability (Room N211)

18 Nov 16
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Tracks: FINISHING, Finishing

NFPA 33 – What’s New and What Affects You
There were many changes in the 2016 current issuance of the NFPA 33: The Standard for Spray Application Using Flammable or Combustible Materials. These changes affect your company, your finishing system, and safe processes. The changes to be discussed include: scope, definitions, location in other occupancies, spray booths in basements, nitrocellulose, powered vehicles, luminaires, enclosed spray booths, updated figures, routing of exhaust ducts, recirculation of exhaust, mix rooms, protection, maintenance, powder, temporary membrane enclosures, and international fire code changes.
Martin G. Powell - Engineered Finishing Systems

Personal Protection Equipment - What Finishers Need to Know
Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) is the single most important defense against operator injury when performing coating activities. This sessions will discuss the PPE options to protect operators in many different coating activities. Media Blasting, Spray Wand Pretreatment, Powder Coating, and Liquid Coating operations will all be evaluated for PPE options to ensure shop personnel are properly protected to prevent injury and meet OSHA safety guidelines in your coating operations.
Nicholas Liberto - Powder Coating Consultants

Preventative Maintenance
This session will discuss the benefits, challenges, and solutions of using tiered maintenance and smart tools to help any size company or team achieve their maintenance targets. Topics include monitoring, infrared, vibration and IIoT.
Frederic Baudart - Fluke Corp.