3040 – 11 – Using Engineering Controls

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When working with the MWFs, you need to work with the engineering controls given to you by the employer. These steps will make sure your exposure rate is far lower. First, your employer needs to pick a non-abrasive, non-allergenic MWFs and additives. They need to be maintained correctly before they are unsafe.

Employers also need to make sure they limit employee contact to MWFs by different ways. Using proper handling equipment, ventilation systems, and machine enclosures will make inhalation and skin contact less likely.

Many modern machines are created to make the release of MWFs and related contaminants into the air as minimal as possible. CNC machines often encase the metal cutting process entirely. Machines using MWFs need to be located farther away from other metal forming operation.