Today’s water-based intumescent coatings provide improved fire resistance, allowing architectural exposed structural steel (AESS) to be featured prominently. This article examines the environmental/health benefits of water-based coatings over traditional, solvent-based coatings, and provides recommendations on how to apply these materials in a safe and attractive manner, and ensure long-term performance.

Subject
Test methods, Coating performance, Coatings, Materials, Top coats, Storage, Solvents, Personnel, Steel, Health, safety, and environment, Intumescent coatings, Construction, Fireproofing
Keywords:
Division 7, Architectural exposed structural steel, Blast overpressure testing, Intumescent coatings, U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Underwriters Laboratories Inc
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2007
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