Environmental, Health and Safety Working Committee

This mission will be accomplished by communicating information most relevant to health, safety and the environment when it becomes available. As information is collected and shared, the principal goal of the Committee is to achieve a steady state of “self-regulation” wherein industry participants are open to suggestions and data which will guide best practices.

It is our goal to promote emerging PAM technology, foster innovation and avoid costly industry setbacks that may occur due to misunderstanding of regulations, and to review and scrutinize current practices in order to get broadest agreement on best practices.

Planned Committee tasks include

• Collection and dissemination of emerging data that will affect the labeling and classification of photopolymer raw materials, e.g., monomers, oligomers, photoinitiators, stabilizers and additives
• Discussion and clarification of current regulations insofar as they affect critical materials in different parts of the U.S. or global market
• Discussion of and/or crafting of guidelines for material use protocols, particularly for FDA and ‘home hobbyist’ applications outside of the industrial space
• Consideration of material testing that will promote acceptance of materials or to rebut poorly-conducted studies that bring unfair scrutiny of photopolymer raw materials
• Coordination with legal resources to promote and achieve industry goals where regulatory or non-governmental entities oppose or obstruct fair and legal commerce