Caundered Rental Shop Towels
May Conceal Potential Dangers.
California State Assemblyman Mervyn Dymally (DCompton) introduced a bill requiring suppliers of laundered shop towels to affix a warning label alerting users that the towel may have been in contact with hazardous materials. After introducing the bill, Dymally said in a statement in the Los Angeles Sentinel, that what is “troubling” is that the cloth towels are “typically contaminated by one customer, laundered, and returned to a different customer whose unsuspecting workers believe they are using clean towels to wipe their hands, arms and faces.”6
Metal shavings from lathing operations can injure faces and hands, resulting in lost work time.5
Residual oils, greases and heavy metals can endanger employee health.5
Rental Shop Towels Waiting to be Laundered Can Pose an Invisible Threat.
Federal EPA regulations provide a clear, national policy for handling and disposing of used Industrial Wipers. But Shop Towels are subject to a wide variety of confusing — and sometimes conflicting — state and ocal
rules. Rental Shop Towels waiting to be laundered are often stored in nylon bags supplied by the launderer. This method of storage can be a violation of OSHA and/or DOT hazardous materials transportation regulations.
California State Assemblyman Mervyn Dymally (DCompton) introduced a bill requiring suppliers of laundered shop towels to affix a warning label alerting users that the towel may have been in contact with hazardous materials. After introducing the bill, Dymally said in a statement in the Los Angeles Sentinel, that what is “troubling” is that the cloth towels are “typically contaminated by one customer, laundered, and returned to a different customer whose unsuspecting workers believe they are using clean towels to wipe their hands, arms and faces.”6
Metal shavings from lathing operations can injure faces and hands, resulting in lost work time.5