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Whilst many countries across the EU have banned narcotic substances in paint remover it is continuing here in the UK The owner of this business has identified a number of areas involved with the removal of paints that require further training and development and, consequently, set up suitable training courses for this purpose.

The Judges’ Comments:

The winner successfully achieved a difficult balancing act of highlighting the full dangers associated with Dichloromethane (DCM) in paint remover and yet p r o v i d e d a s e n s i b l e a n d practicable training course that can be implemented by the painting and decorating trades.

Painter & Decorator Wins Prestigious National Award. Mr James Croucher owner of Decorating Management based in Aberdeenshire, Scotland received a Special Award for Innovation. The ceremony, hosted by the National Home Improvement Council (NHIC), saw Decorating Management receive a special combined award for Innovation from the NHIC and from Trustmark, the Government endorsed standards agency.

The award was in recognition of Decorating Managements new one day STRIPSAFE industry training course. The new course, which will be available throughout the UK, is designed to alert delegates from the painting trade to the hazards of paint removal and how to avoid them. The new course is the first of it’s kind and has been designed byMr Croucher to provide an awareness and prevention of serious hazards to health that removal of paint can entail. Mr Croucher, who has years experience in his field and is highlyqualified, is now widely regarded as an industry expert. He has been quoted as saying;

“If I can prevent just one more death from the highly toxic effects of paint removal, it will have been worth it.