RMI works towards safer safer body repair products
The development of new bodyfiller products will mean an even safer working environment for staff in the bodyshop sector, which is why the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) has been working with international partners in a cross-border project to develop new materials.
For the last three years the RMI has been part of Safeworker, a European Union-backed project aimed at removing the use of styrene in vehicle body fillers in order to improve conditions for workers in the car body repair industry. The styrene compound has potentially been linked to a range of health issues.
The Safeworker consortium has been researching a variety of alternative bodyfiller materials and the most successful are currently undergoing extensive laboratory and field trials.
RMI Board Member Tony Lowe represents the RMI on the Safeworker Consortium. He commented: ‘With alternative products undergoing extensive testing we are hopeful a safer and more efficient product will soon be available,”
RMI Chief Executive Rob Foulston added, “The development of safer materials for repair workers is an important milestone resulting from three years of hard work and international co-operation, the RMI is proud to be involved.”
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