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Inkjet cleaning fluid.
A small child has just managed to get hold of the cleaning fluid supplied with our Mimaki JV-3 and proceeded to drink some and rub the rest into their eyes.
Taking the bottle down to A&E the doctors were as baffled as we are as to what is in these 100ml bottles that cost about 30 quid.
But not really.
I am keen to find out what exactly the solution is though as I am loathe to pay that much for a bit of turps. I thought it was law that any hazardous stuff like this has to be properly labelled?
I am guessing that as we are also supposed to wear an NBC suit while using it that it ain’t water.
Suggestions please as to the identity of this mystery substance?
Ta,
Splatt
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10 Replies
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Talk to your supplier and contact the manufacturer.
The manufactrers name and details must be on the product somewhere surely.
Is there any warning of any sort on the packaging ?
Was the fluid supplied by Mimaki or the retailer of the machine ?
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😕
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i have a quick look
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"but not really" what does that mean?
Ok, if this is not for real then…
Look at MSDS 0137 in MSDS Sheets
from here
http://www.mimakiusa.com/support.htmlLogin on the left.
You are quite right… "Secret" is what they have put but they do say that you have drink certain amount of water
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Whoa, whoa, whoa….
`But not really` means some child didn’t really drink cleaning fluid and then rub it in their eyes!
I was merely (obviously badly) highlighting the fact that in cases of hazardous fluids it really is prudent to indicate what it is on the bottle in case of a mishap, not to keep the ingredients secret so you can maximise profit.
Damn those capitalist pigs and their mercenary ways!
My apologies if my acerbic wit caused any concern.
I just don’t want to spring for a new bottle is all really….Splatt
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well just think of the old days… we used to have a printer where the ink was in bottles and u had to fill up printer-bottles, very easy to spill… the ink contains horrible things but the it should be locked away in a little cabinet/box where the rest of your inks are kept. And H&S does need to be printed out and kept somewhere where it can be reached.
Health and Safety is playing a bigger role this year in our business so we are aware of things, but not every corner is covered so we will see.
I cant recall what symbols are on the bottles to be honest, at home at the moment.
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Lance, that was my first port of call, I asked our supplier who asked the importer who confirmed that they didn’t know.
Just checked Dave, you’re right by jingo!
And I quote:
Ingredients: `Company Secret`What we are dealing with here is the Kentucky Fried Chicken of the digital printing world!
I still bet it’s turps.
Splatt
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its not turps… it friggin lethal!
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A mate of mine is a car painter and he smelled the uniform cleaning fluid and reconed it had a cellulose base.
Not sure I would trust his nose though if he keeps smelling things like that 😀
Steve
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It’s all well and good being a company secret but all companies that use this fluid should have a COSHH leaflet to explain exactly what is in it……
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