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benet
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I understand pretty much the importance of gloves, ventilation, respirators and eye protection but the wikipedia entry for Bisphemol A makes for an overwhelmingly long read scattered with some quite alarming comments.
So id like to clear up a few things.
Gloves - i wear gloves to protect myself from the sticky stuff and sanding dust but should i be wearing them when i demold? ie does the blush contain bisphemol A or anything else i should be concerned about.
Eye protection - I wear glasses when i work and back them up with safety glasses when im cutting or machining compotes. However is it the fumes i should be worrying about and hence should be wearing goggles (even un-vented goggles ?)? I did do this for a while but found they steamed up so much as to cause more danger by blinding me. If i should put them back on how do i stop them from steaming up?
Respirators and ventilation - i work i n a shed so when im wet laying i leave a window open and have an extractor ( bathroom ) drawing from a channel drilled out along its length that runs along the length of my bench about 18 inches above it. I wear a 3m respirator with 6054 filters (+amonia) that my local h+S supplier tells me are the best for the job. I store the filters in zip seal bags between jobs ... Does this seem like adequate precaution.. Are these the best filters for the job ? Should i run a mile if i get an exotherm ?
Dust - use separate dust filters when sanding and machining. That i also store in zip sael bags
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Ben
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Following on from this, I've always been aware of the dangers of vapours from resin mixes, and use an air fed mask when working, but when working in the workshop doing normal things, there is always a strong smell from the various containers.
I keep these in a metal cabinet but its by no means air tight, and the workshop has little air flow as I like to keep the heat in, but should I be worried about any potential danger from the closed containers?
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