The fiberglass industry faces many challenges including changing technology, health and safety issues, environmental performance and regulatory compliance to name a few. Environmental issues include the generation of volatile organic compounds, odor, waste, dust and noise. Many of these issues also cross over into the area of occupational health and safety. A pollution prevention approach can assist shop owners/managers to address both environmental and worker protection concerns.
Learn more:
- Nova Scotia Composites Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Working Group
- Reducin´ Pollution - An Environmental Health and Safety Guide for the Fibreglass Industry
- Volume 1 - Guidebook (PDF: 1mb)
- Volume 2 - Workbook (PDF: 694k)
- Boat Builders Survey Report 2004 (PDF: 162k)