STATE OF CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 WARNING

PVC:

PVC is a very common plastic used throughout modern society. Coxreels also uses some components manufactured from PVC. During the manufacturing of PVC there may be chemicals called DINP or DEHP used as a plasticizer. It is known that under certain circumstances small amounts of plasticizers can leach out of PVC products. DINP is on the cancer list, and DEHP is on both lists.

Rubber:

As one would expect, hose reels can often contain rubber parts such as seals, stoppers, hoses, etc. Butadiene is a gas which is used to produce rubber products such as tires, resins, plastics and other synthetic rubbers. Butadiene is also found in vehicle exhaust and tobacco smoke. Butadiene should not be present in its gaseous form when considering the final rubber product; however it is impossible to guarantee that there is no chance of contamination or outgassing. Butadiene is on both the cancer and reproductive harm lists.

Nitrile:

Nitrile is a specific and very popular form of synthetic rubber and is vastly used by Coxreels as a majority of our internal swivel joint seals are a Nitrile compound. It is very commonly used as seal and hose material because of its good resistance to oil based products. As stated above in the Rubber paragraph, nitrile is one of the synthetic rubbers which are manufactured with Butadiene. Butadiene should not be present in its gaseous form when considering the final rubber product; however it is impossible to guarantee that there is no chance of contamination or outgassing. Butadiene is known to cause cancer and reproductive harm.

Viton:

Viton is a DuPont trade name for a fluoroelastomer and it is another very popular seal material also used by Coxreels in swivel joints because of its superior chemical resistance. Fluoroelastomers are manufactured with Tetrafluoroethylene which is on the State of California’s list as known to cause cancer. Although, Tetrafluoroethylene is not detectible in the polymerized product, if the polymerized product is heated above a certain point, it is possible that some may be released.

EPDM:

EPDM is a synthetic rubber also used as a seal and hose material. It is commonly used as a gasket material for water applications. In the solid, room temperature form, EPDM is basically inert as all ingredients are tightly bound in a polymeric matrix. However, if heated, exposure to some ingredients is possible. One of the ingredients in EPDM is Carbon Black. Carbon Black is on California’s list for potentially causing cancer.

Steel:

A majority of Coxreels product is manufactured from sheet steel. Steel is an iron alloy with several metals including Nickel and Chromium. Nickel is on the cancer list, chromium is on both lists. This warning applies to stainless steels as well.

ABS:

ABS is a common plastic used in modern society for all kinds of applications. Coxreels resells some ABS encased electronics and similar products. Styrene is a chemical component of ABS which is effectively completely consumed by the chemical reaction when fabricating ABS and no styrene monomers should remain. However, it is possible that some residual non-reacted styrene is present from the factory or process. Styrene is on the cancer list.

SBR:

Styrene-butadiene rubber is a common rubber compound which is formulated with Styrene. Coxreels utilizes SBR rubber on a few bumper stop parts. Styrene is a chemical component of SBR which is effectively completely consumed by the chemical reaction when fabricating SBR and no styrene monomers should remain. However, it is possible that some residual non-reacted styrene is present from the factory or process. As mentioned above, styrene is on the cancer list.

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