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- Path: sparky!uunet!microsoft!hexnut!ericb
- From: ericb@microsoft.com (Eric Brown)
- Subject: Re: SHOP SAFETY - AIR QUALITY
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.232859.28356@microsoft.com>
- Date: 23 Dec 92 23:28:59 GMT
- Organization: Microsoft Corp
- References: <gnc.343.724949215@ace.acadiau.ca>
- Keywords: AIR, DUST
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- GRAHAM CHEESEMAN writes:
- |While I am very attentive to wearing ear protectors and safety glasses while
- |using stationary power tools, I limit respirator usage to finishing. I
- |realize that organic vapors pose a threat to health, but what about fine
- |wood dust? Should woodworkers use dust protection and if so what type
- |of filter is adequate? Is the dust from certain wood species more harmful
- |than that from others? Like many DIYs, I work in a small basement with
- |limited air circulation, so the dust can become a nuisance, but is it
- |harmful?
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- Many years ago I read an article in a furniture manufacturing trade
- journal reporting on a study conducted in the UK. The study examined
- the incidence of lung cancer in furniture workers and compared it to the
- general population. There was a statistically significant increase in
- incidents. I doubt (without hard evidence) that wood dust is as irritating
- as asbestos, but I do wear a respirator when generating lots of fine dust,
- for instance, when power sanding.
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- Eric
- Microsoft Systems, Advanced Systems Development
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