P293 Pulmonary injury associated with a spray application of a water-based waterproofing product

Ten workers suffered from respiratory complaints after spray impregnation of hardwood furniture with a waterproofing product that contained a fluorinated acrylate copolymer in an aqueous suspension. One litre of the product was sprayed during 4 min inside a workshop area with a volume of ca. 2 400 m³. A worker, who entered the workshop 3 h after the impregnation, was hospitalised with dyspnea, severe hypoxia, cough, blank sputum,...