IPT has specialized groups for on-site fire investigations, not only to ascertain the probable causes but also to determine whether combustion accelerants were used deliberately, which would indicate arson. The Fire Safety Laboratory (LSF) collects materials on site and sends them to the Chemical Analysis Laboratory (LAQ), which examines them Read more…
In most countries, PPE – personal protective equipment – is subject to compulsory certification by a government agency. In Brazil, PPE certification is done by the Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE) through its product Approval Certificate (C.A.). The certificate is granted to manufacturers and importers based on the results Read more…
Government institutions, large companies, local governments, armed forces, and other large buyers generally make purchases through public bidding processes and other modalities in which the products’ technical specifications to be met by suppliers are established. Good specifications ensure the buyer a product that matches his needs, with the best standard Read more…
IPT is ready to provide on-demand technical consultation and support or develop specific projects to optimize manufacturing processes, industrial costs and price composition, develop layouts, the use of materials, and determine technical specifications, among others. In new enterprises, the Institute can help with basic plant designs, dimensioning of production lines Read more…
The data available in IPT’s files and technical database, as well as in the databases of national and international codes, provide guidance on product properties and specifications and quality certifications for both the domestic and export markets. The IPT’s collection comprises works specific to this industry, the vast majority of Read more…
An important tool for evaluating occupational risks is monitoring the exposure of workers to chemical agents, indicating the need for intervention in the process to minimize contact and prevent occupational diseases or lesions. Monitoring in Brazil is regulated by the Department of Health and Safety of the Labor Ministry, by Read more…
Fire-fighting equipment and systems, domestic refrigerators and refrigeration installations and air conditioning systems use gases that may contain substances that are harmful to the ozone layer, such as Carbon, Fluoride and Chlorine (CFCs), Carbon, Fluoride and Bromide (Halon), carbon tetrachloride and trichloroethanes. A complete list of substances is available in Read more…
Examples of products in which contaminants have been identified include: automotive parts and vehicles beverages, food and others filters showing abnormally high concentrations of residues or sediments raw materials packaging textiles, papers, plastics and others industrial process wastes plastics with liquid coatings IPT characterizes contaminants in different materials, using infrared Read more…
Paper, textiles, and materials in powder and liquid readily absorb and retain odors, some of them difficult to characterize but perceptible to the human sense of smell. IPT’s laboratories are prepared to identify substances that can cause unusual odors in different types of materials, by comparing an odorless material of Read more…
IPT performs tests to determine the distribution of fatty acids in different materials such as soaps, vegetable and animal oils and mixtures, among other materials. The techniques it employs include derivatization (transformation of acids into methyl esters), mass spectrometry for identification and gas chromatography for quantification of the methyl esters Read more…
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