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- From: pcm@ssd.intel.com (Phil Miller)
- Subject: Re: SHOP SAFETY - AIR QUALITY
- In-Reply-To: gnc@ace.acadiau.ca (GRAHAM CHEESEMAN)
- Message-ID: <BzMxDJ.MLr@SSD.intel.com>
- Keywords: AIR, DUST
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- Reply-To: pcm@ssd.intel.com (Phil Miller)
- Organization: Intel Supercomputer Systems Division, Beaverton, Oregon, USA
- References: <gnc.343.724949215@ace.acadiau.ca>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 00:29:43 GMT
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- In article <gnc.343.724949215@ace.acadiau.ca>, gnc@ace (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?
-
- Indeed. Prolonged exposure to wood dust can cause a number of serious
- respiratory ailments, including cancer as I recall. There is a FWW article
- from a couple of years ago which deals with the issue of the hazards of wood
- dust. It's worth the trouble to chase down a copy of the article; sorry I
- can't give you a more specific reference (I'm at work, the FWWs are at home).
-
- Phil Miller
- pcm@ssd.intel.com
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