Flash point of cleaning solvents for spray finishing equipment

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April 14, 1996

Mr. Roger L. Tynes
Manager Ergonomic and
Safety Engineering
Cambridge Industries, Inc.
2400 South Wabash
Centralia, IL., 62801

Dear Mr. Tynes:

Thank you for your letter of July 12, 1995 which requested a permanent variance from 29 CFR 1910.107(g)(5), in order to utilize n-butyl acetate as a solvent for the cleaning of electrostatic bells in your operation.