This environmental guidance is for businesses that cut, shape, cast, join or assemble raw materials to manufacture metal product.

Businesses that fabricate metal products can have a number of impacts on the environment, including:

• air emissions from grit blasting, organic solvent cleaning, welding, adhesive use, painting and coating
• land contamination from spilling solvents or oils and past uses of the site
• noise pollution from moving and cutting materials, preparing surfaces and welding
• waste disposal of off-cuts, spent welding rods, swarf, cutting oils, greases, paint containers and obsolete materials
• water discharges from grit blasting, equipment cooling and surface preparation.

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