With more information, employers and workers are able to better protect themselves and minimise any harm to the environment including aquatic life when handling the substance.
For example, there are strict rules for the packaging of EPDA, which has to clearly indicate the hazards of the substance. When a substance is so hazardous, companies producing, importing or using it must abide by strict rules to protect the environment and workers. This has led to EPDA being classified as a mutagenic substance – meaning that it may damage our genes. It is mainly used by workers but it can also be found in coating products for consumer use such as wood varnishes and paints.īased on the evidence, we now know that it is toxic to aquatic life, is suspected to cause genetic defects in children and may also cause allergic skin reactions. In addition to requiring substances to be classified as dangerous and labelled to enable consumers and workers to use them safely, the EU takes stronger measures where the risks are unacceptably high.Īn example is epoxypropyl neodecanoate (EPDA) which is used in paints, varnishes, adhesives and construction materials.
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