After the unrest among former employees of the Teflon Chemical Factory Tours / Dupont Dordrecht who have worked with C8, there is now concern among a group of Dordrecht women who worked with Lycra. This material is processed in include bras and panties.
According to Anneke Dad, which meedraaide factory six years, many women have unexplained health complaints and they want to have clarity of their old boss what was in those Lycra. ,, It was made in our factory by men wearing protective clothing and masks for. The Lycra then came rolling at us and we had the wire tie so it would not roll down. "" Many women were taking in its painful and gaps open on their knuckles. ,, Then you got gloves from DuPont under the act and that was it. ''
They are demanding clarity. ,, At that time we were kept ignorant. Now we want to know what actually was in that thread. "" There are also concerns about the solvent DMAC (dimethylacetamide) used in the production of Lycra. The substance is registered as SVHC in Europe since 2014. The women want to April 21 questions during a staff meeting to clarify their old boss.
Priority
According to spokesman William Buitelaar DuPont is always responsible and appropriate acted on the basis of the information available. ,, The company has the health of workers and the environment in which our factory was still regarded as a priority. We have always been open and remain open to former employees who have questions or concerns. On the basis of inspections at the factory and on the basis of medical studies, the DMAc-values in the plant were considered safe. "
DuPont used internal security standards and guidelines when working with DMAc, the company said. Also worked with protective equipment. ,, We have given annual training to our employees to make them aware of the risks of the substance and how they had to protect with appropriate personal protective equipment. ''
The company is known DMAc as very worrying Chronicle since 2014. ,, But the production of Lycra has already stopped in Dordrecht in 2006, after DuPont component textile fibers sold in 2004, '' said Buitelaar. DuPont Lycra sold the branch to the US Invista. That makes Lycra yet.
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