The Powder Coating Research Group Partners With The Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint
COLUMBUS, OH — The Powder Coating Research Group, Columbus, Ohio, has become a partner in the international effort to eliminate lead-based paint throughout the world. The Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint is a voluntary collaborative initiative to catalyze efforts to achieve international goals of preventing children's exposure to lead from paint and minimizing occupational exposures to lead paint. Its broad objective is phasing out the manufacture and sale of paints containing lead to eventually eliminate the risks that such paints pose.
The president of PCR Group, Kevin Biller, explained, “After traveling the world in my role as a powder coating advocate, I found that many developing nations suffer the bane of exposure to lead-containing coatings.” He further stated, “Not only is the workforce in paint manufacturing facilities exposed to unacceptably high levels of lead and other heavy metals, but consumers, including children and aftermarket personnel are regularly exposed through toxic scenarios such as chipping paint and the refurbishment of coated items.”