 Ole Grøndahl Hansen PVC Information Council General Manager Visit Website |
Ole Grøndahl Hansen received his Master of Arts Degree from University of Copenhagen in 1988. After teaching at the Faculty of Arts, he turned to the plastics industry. Since 1995 he has been General Manager at the PVC Information Council in Denmark. The council was established by the European PVC industry in 1995 and provides information on environmental and health issues related to PVC and communicates information about the positive contribution the PVC material can make to modern society. Prior to joining the council, Grøndahl Hansen was a Communication Manager for Totax Plastics.
Grøndahl Hansen is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of EMDT and frequently writes articles on PVC and medical device issues. Other topics of interests include social media and how to communicate about PVC and plasticisers via art and design.
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PVC Q&A
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The use of PVC in medical devices is often criticised. Why is it criticised?Answered March 7th, 2012 by Expert:PVC is a controversial material and has been so for many years. And despite the fact that when PVC was introduced in the medical area in the 1960s the treatment of patients was revolutionised, the criticism has continued. The criticism is mostly regarding the use of the phthalate DEHP as a plasticiser, but the fact that single-use PVC devices must be incinerated after use also has been a concern. Even though some of the concerns are well founded (ie. the use of DEHP in vulnerable applications), most of the criticism is based on antiquated data, and it is my hope that on this website, I will be able to shed light on some of these misunderstandings by answering specific questions on the use of PVC in medical devices.