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Fluorescent (OAP) Coatings Inspection Safety

Fluorescent (OAP) Coatings Inspection Safety
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The Optically Active Pigmented (OAP) coatings inspection process was developed by NAVSEA around 2004 to increase the speed and accuracy of tank coatings inspections. In an OAP inspection, violet LED inspection lights illuminate special tank coatings that fluoresce to increase the contrast between coated and uncoated steel. 

Product Number: 41213-750-SG
Author: David H. Sliney, Terry L. Lyon, Paul D. Gossen
Publication Date: 2013
Industry: Coatings
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The Optically Active Pigmented (OAP) coatings inspection process was developed by NAVSEA around 2004 to increase the speed and accuracy of tank coatings inspections. In an OAP inspection, violet LED inspection lights illuminate special tank coatings that fluoresce to increase the contrast between coated and uncoated steel. The inspection lights are considered safe under optical safety standards; but since their introduction many inspectors independently reported eye discomfort and headaches after using them for a few hours. An expert review ensured that the appropriate worker safety standards were applied to assess inspection lights, tinted safety eyewear, and estimate worker exposure.

The Optically Active Pigmented (OAP) coatings inspection process was developed by NAVSEA around 2004 to increase the speed and accuracy of tank coatings inspections. In an OAP inspection, violet LED inspection lights illuminate special tank coatings that fluoresce to increase the contrast between coated and uncoated steel. The inspection lights are considered safe under optical safety standards; but since their introduction many inspectors independently reported eye discomfort and headaches after using them for a few hours. An expert review ensured that the appropriate worker safety standards were applied to assess inspection lights, tinted safety eyewear, and estimate worker exposure.

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(Inspection) What Do You Really Need to Know to be a Good Coatings Inspector?

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Author: J. Peter Ault
Publication Date: 2010
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An NSRP-sponsored project investigating the cost of coatings QA suggested that current QA/QC processes have a high tendency to lead to conflict. Survey data collected during the project indicates that one in 20 inspection checkpoints is likely to result in a dispute. Some of these disputes may simply arise from the expected variability in standard coating QA test methods. Data regarding the reproducibility of coating QA measurements is generally not well understood and, in some cases non-existent. The paper will discuss the reproducibility of various measurements used in the industrial protective coatings industry.
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(Inspection) Coating Inspection- Is a Manufacturers Rep a Good Choice for Project Coating Inspections?

Product Number: 52-COAT_DEC21
Author: Murray Heywood
Publication Date: 2021
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Every day a new specification comes out naming coating manufacturers reps as performers of Coating Inspection duties on projects. These often include multiple scheduled job site visit commitments and having the manufacturers rep sign off on inspection hold points. I know that in some instances this is due to old outdated engineer and owners’ specifications where this stipulation has been in the documents for years and no one ever bothered to remove it, even though they may agree with me on this point.
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