{"id":4062,"date":"2011-08-24T09:30:56","date_gmt":"2011-08-24T16:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/unrbep.org\/?p=4062"},"modified":"2011-08-24T09:32:52","modified_gmt":"2011-08-24T16:32:52","slug":"epa-plans-to-examine-spray-foam-health-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/epa-plans-to-examine-spray-foam-health-risks\/","title":{"rendered":"EPA Plans to Examine Spray-Foam Health Risks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EPA has released a new action plan for researching chemicals used in spray polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation.\u00a0 SPF insulation contains highly reactive chemicals that can cause skin, eye, and lung irritation, asthma, and chemical sensitization when absorbed through the skin or inhaled. When SPF is applied, both the ingredients and the byproducts of the process involve potentially toxic emissions that require protective measures for workers as well as any occupants.\u00a0 Homeowners and others may unknowingly be exposed to risks from these chemicals.\u00a0 The EPA chemical action plan is being developed under the Toxic Chemical Substances Act (TCSA).\u00a0 EPA plans to look at reports of significant adverse health effects, consider a test rule requiring exposure monitoring studies, and consider additional chemical substances that may be present.\u00a0 According to EPA, safe re-entry times put forward by manufacturers vary between 8 &amp; 24 hours for one-component SPF and 23 &amp; 72 hours for two-component SPF. \u00a0See\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/epa.gov\/dfe\/pubs\/projects\/spf\/when_is_it_safe_to_re-enter_after_spf_installation.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/epa.gov\/dfe\/pubs\/projects\/spf\/when_is_it_safe_to_re-enter_after_spf_installation.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you use SPF, follow current EPA recommendations for safety from the publication Quick Safety Tips for SPF Users (<a href=\"http:\/\/epa.gov\/dfe\/pubs\/projects\/spf\/quick_safety_tips.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/epa.gov\/dfe\/pubs\/projects\/spf\/quick_safety_tips.html<\/a>) and follow EPA&#8217;s Steps to Control Exposure (<a href=\"http:\/\/epa.gov\/dfe\/pubs\/projects\/spf\/steps_to_control_exposure.html\" target=\"_blank\">ttp:\/\/epa.gov\/dfe\/pubs\/projects\/spf\/steps_to_control_exposure.html<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/oppt\/existingchemicals\/pubs\/actionplans\/mdi.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/oppt\/existingchemicals\/pubs\/actionplans\/mdi.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/dfe\/pubs\/projects\/spf\/spray_polyurethane_foam.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.epa.gov\/dfe\/pubs\/projects\/spf\/spray_polyurethane_foam.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EPA has released a new action plan for researching chemicals used in spray polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation.\u00a0 SPF insulation contains highly reactive chemicals that can cause skin, eye, and lung irritation, asthma, and chemical sensitization when absorbed through the skin or inhaled. When SPF is applied, both the ingredients and the byproducts of the process &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/epa-plans-to-examine-spray-foam-health-risks\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">EPA Plans to Examine Spray-Foam Health Risks<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4062"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4062"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4062\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4064,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4062\/revisions\/4064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unrbep.org\/dealerportal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}