SIA Guidance Notes - Solvent Industry Association

The work of the SIA’s Technical Committee is often published as Guidance Notes, relating to topics important to our members and solvents end-users. These incorporate guidance associated with amendments to existing legislation, or the introduction of new regulatory compliance.

Our comprehensive Guidance Notes are available free of charge, and can be downloaded via the links below.

Can’t find what you’re looking for? Further guidance is available through our colleagues in the European Solvents Industry Group (ESIG) via the link below;

http://www.esig.org/category/publications/

: Guidance for the storage of liquids in intermediate bulk containers

: Guidance Note 66: UK REACH Summary Document 2021

: Guidance Note 65: Safe Handling and Use of Alcohol-based Sanitisers

: Guidance Note 64: Safe Sampling of Solvents

: Guidance Note 63: Local Exhaust Ventilation (LEV) Procedures for Handling Solvents and Flammable Liquids

: Guidance Note 62: PPE Selection for Working in Flammable Areas

: Guidance Note 61: Summary Document – Handling of Solvents in Small Packages

: Guidance Note 60: Safe Handling of Flexible Hoses and Connections in the Solvents Industry

: Guidance Note 58: Hot Work

: Guidance Note 57: Confined Space Entry

: Guidance Note 56: % Fill of Packages

: Guidance Note 55: Overview of the Classification, Labelling, & Packaging (CLP) System with respect to the Globally Harmonised System (GHS)

: Guidance Note 53: Denatured Alcohols

: Guidance Note 52: Assessment of Customer Bulk Facilities – Revised 2020

: Guidance Note 51: Selection of IBCs for Handling Hydrocarbon and Oxygenated Solvents

: Guidance Note 47: Flammable Solvents & the Hazard of Static Electricity

: Guidance Note 43: Portable Tanks Used for Storage of Flammable Solvents

: Guidance Note 27: Vapour Return on Road Tankers

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