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Dipping and coating operations are very common in many industries, particularly in terms of cleaning and coating. The process can pose hazards to workers, though, largely because of the chemicals used in the process. These range from health hazards to flammability.
OSHA’s dipping and coatings requirements apply to when you use a dip tank containing a liquid other than water. It applies when workers use the liquid in the tank or its vapor to:
This rule also applies to the draining or drying of an object you have dipped or coated.
Examples of covered operations are paint dipping, electroplating, pickling, quenching, tanning, degreasing, stripping, cleaning, roll coating, flow coating, and curtain coating.
Employers are not covered by these requirements if their dip-tank operation only uses a molten material (a molten metal, alloy, or salt, for example).
Employers must: