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[miggy]

Had a safety audit today in work and the guy was looking at our oil and grease, he pulled me up about a few old 25kg tins of copper slip i had tucked away, he said he would send me some information on this product because it is now banned due to its canceragenic properties and i needed to get rid of it as a special waste???

I did not question him as he surely knows what he is talking about being a safety auditor..........any of you guys heard of this. :question :question

[Vamps]

Sure I have a tube in the garage :-/

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Well I have just Google'd that grease, and it is obvious people are still using it with no warnings being apparent

[iainb]

You can still buy this retail, so whats  his problem ?
And yes I have some in my garage.

[miggcddave]

i use copper slip almost evry time i work on a car  :-/

[HolyCount]

Oil derivatives tend to be carcinogenic, add copper, which is actually highly toxic and it's not nice stuff. Molybdenum grease would be better ----- although I am sure someone will know better  

AFAIK it's not banned -- just use with gloves

[miggy]

You can still buy this retail, so whats  his problem ?
And yes I have some in my garage.

As said the tins are very old and maybe there was something in the product then, thats not in it now, i am waiting for the guy to send me the info.
As Lizzy has done i also checked the internet and could find nothing saying it was an hazardous substance??

I also have a lot of this product.

[iainb]

I bet the problem is only with the label on the cans.
  But having said that if you have get-rid I could provide a good home for some more.

[miggy]

I bet the problem is only with the label on the cans.
  But having said that if you have get-rid I could provide a good home for some more.

Not a problem, i will keep you posted, i have about 75kg in total

[HolyCount]

I bet the problem is only with the label on the cans.
  But having said that if you have get-rid I could provide a good home for some more.

Rusty is probably right --- they would have been produced before the risks were fully recognised. It's only a relatively recent thing to wear latex gloves in the workshop for that very reason (carcinogens - but mainly from used oils). As said oil derivatives are dodgy themselves, but add in products of combustion and it gets worse !!!!

[Lazydocker]

I bet the problem is only with the label on the cans.
  But having said that if you have get-rid I could provide a good home for some more.

Not a problem, i will keep you posted, i have about 75kg in total

I could help too

[HerefordElite]

Are we talking about the same copper grease i put on the backface of the pulleys to stop them seazing when i did my cambelt last week? :-/

I always wear rubber gloves (wife's a dental nurse ) so not bothered but like to know :-?

[HolyCount]

Are we talking about the same copper grease i put on the backface of the pulleys to stop them seazing when i did my cambelt last week? :-/

I always wear rubber gloves (wife's a dental nurse ) so not bothered but like to know :-?

Quite probably -- should say on the tin these days.  Like you I always wear rubber gloves in the workshop -- not working on the car -- just like the rubber  

[BigAl]

Oil derivatives tend to be carcinogenic, add copper, which is actually highly toxic and it's not nice stuff. Molybdenum grease would be better ----- although I am sure someone will know better  

AFAIK it's not banned -- just use with gloves

So ale thats brewed in copper kettles is dangerous ?

[HolyCount]

Oil derivatives tend to be carcinogenic, add copper, which is actually highly toxic and it's not nice stuff. Molybdenum grease would be better ----- although I am sure someone will know better  

AFAIK it's not banned -- just use with gloves

So ale thats brewed in copper kettles is dangerous ?

You never know --- symptoms of copper poisoning include nausea, dizziness and vomitting ...... and you thought it was the ale doing that !!!!!!!!

Makes you think though -- after all how long was it before they realised lead warter pipes were killing people and boiling the veggies in aluminium pans might contribute to alzheimers.

 :-? :-? :-?