Summary Slide

• Vital packagings for the Paint & Ink industry

Vital packagings for the Paint & Ink industry

Required characteristics:• ease of use and safety of lid removal by

consumer / user

• stirring requirements, manually and by refinish mixing machines (need for colour uniformity)

• access for brushes or spatulas

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Pictures of a paint can & use

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Pictures of an ink tin & use

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There is no evidence that LQ’s are not safe

• protection by cartons (scrapes, containment,…)

• in case of fire, all combustible material will burn anyway

• Inéris report indicates that LQ cartons reduce rate of fire propagation

• Experience from limited number of road traffic accidents

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Marking of LQ packs

• CEPE supports this option as diamond shape is a recognised symbol of hazard

• UN number will assist emergency services to identify both levels of hazard & risk

• This will avoid the need for separate documents

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Specific UN number Consumer Commoditie or LQs

• This is a real problem for industries packing products both in LQ and UN packs

• It does not provide detailed information about hazard & risk

• If airline industry would accept LQ’s, no need to extend Consumer Commodities

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Placarding of Transport Unitssmall loads / CTU

• Is recognized by CEPE as likely to bring helpful information to emergency services

• Must be similar in IMDG & Road transport- UN to set the principles, modes to specify operational

details in line with work of other modes.

• smaller vehicles (< 3,5 t) should not need placarding: difficult for driver to know exactly number of LQ cartons at a particular point in the journey, when picking-up, delivering (milk-round type deliveries, express parcels,…), or both combined…

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Placarding of Transport Units bigger loads / CTU

• CEPE understands that a single consignement > x tons could be placarded with LQ diamond .

• In any case this should not trigger orange plates placarding (or similar in other parts of the world) which relate to tanker loads or larger packages.

• This would indeed create confusion for enforcers, requiring drivers training, equipped vehicle, etc…

• Practicalities must also be considered (adhesive labels on sides instead of plates on front & rear,…)

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