Asked on Feb 10, 2015
Is this pallet safe to use?
by Lulu Dubin
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I found a pallet on the street and I'd like to use it for a project, but I've heard that pallets are often treated with chemicals that make them dangerous to work with. I've taken a picture of a stamp that appears on the pallets. Can anyone tell me what this stamp means and if this pallet is safe to work with? Thanks!
This is the stamp on the pallet - EPAL
6 answers
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http://www.epal-pallets.org/uk/home/main.php
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Lucid Designs
on Feb 10, 2015
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I was on Pinterest this morning and saw a pin on pallet safety. Your pallet is from Europe and they don't used chemicals to treat their pallets marked "Epal." They use heat. Pallets from the U.S that are treated with methyl bromide are marked "MB." The pin also mentioned not to use colored pallets because they're used for chemicals. So, you're safe with THIS pallet. The info comes from Diyready.com
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Pat Nolan
on Feb 11, 2015
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Also, pallets stamped HT are safe as they are heat-treated, rather than chemically treated.
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Dee
on Mar 15, 2015
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I do agree with Pat Nolan on this, EPAL are for Europe pallets, and you can find a mark EUR as well. But I would not recommend to use it because those kind of pallets are often used much more than some disposable ones. EPAL are much heavier, sometimes full of moister and oil and stuff since they do travel much more from warehouse to warehouse. For some outdoor project, OK, use them but I would definitely not recommend to use them indoors.
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Pallet4.me
on Oct 05, 2015
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Our bed frame is made from EPAL palettes and no problem there ;) I am fro Portugal. You just need to treat the palettes properly. We sanded them and applied the correct product to isolate the wood against fungus and a colorless finshing. More than one year after still we have that beautiful wood-like smell in our room!!
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Monica Moure
on Oct 13, 2015
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I tried to gather all the information you need concerning Pallet safety here : http://www.1001pallets.com/pallet-safety/
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1001Pallets
on May 18, 2016
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Lucid Designs
on Feb 10, 2015
Pat Nolan
on Feb 11, 2015
Dee
on Mar 15, 2015
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