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This document is intended to be an informational guide for the effective management, use, and maintenance of metal removal fluids ("MRF"). It is not within the scope of this guide to analyze specific technical or legal issues. Each company should consult with its own legal counsel as to any legal or compliance issues. Organization Resources Counselors, Inc. ("ORC") does not make any warranty or representation, either implied or express, with respect to the accuracy, completeness, or utility of any kind whatsoever resulting from the use or reliance upon any information, procedure, conclusion, or opinion contained in this guide.

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The intent of this document has been to gather in one spot some basic, practical information to allow individuals in shops both large and small to more effectively manage metal removal fluid (MRF) systems and reduce employee exposures. Management of the Metal Removal Fluid Environment distills the personal views and practical knowledge of many people and organizations with long experience in metal machining operations of all sizes. In preparing this document, care has been taken to retain the intent of individual recommendations. However, because there are so many sources and recommendations, ORC has not attempted to identify individual contributors.

This document is not intended to be used as an authoritative guide or sole resource for employers seeking to improve the management of MRF systems or reduce exposures to MRFs. The Guide is not a "cookbook"--it is a starting point for gathering additional information and analyzing the particular circumstances in each workplace. Only this kind of effort makes it possible to reach independent judgement about appropriate MRF management practices.

This document is not intended to be a comprehensive review of technical or scientific literature, but is intended only to acquaint you with some of the basic information about MRFs and their relationship to worker health issues.ORC makes no claim, explicit or implicit, for completeness.

Finally, on the Information and Links page, ORC has listed a variety of sources that the reader may turn to for additional information, but this list is not comprehensive, and must not be regarded as complete. Links to outside sources (sources other than ORC's web site) do not imply agreement with, support of, or accuracy of these sources on the part of ORC.