I - as many others - have been a little blaze' recently about personal protection whilst working in the garage...... and now have paid the price!

I always wear eye protection and stout gloves when using my grinder but i have not been in the habit of wearing a face mask - as it turns out this is a big mistake and I have just spent a miserable week with flu like symptoms (except the runny nose) brought on apparently by breathing in the hot metal dust. Apparently the very hot fine particles of dust embeded themselves in my throat - hmm nice.

anyway - I just thought i would pass on this little warning to others in the hope of saving them from a similair fate

[Edited on 11/1/05 by protofj]

just keep your gob shut!

It went up my nose.... (also damaged up there - yuk)

wahey - just noticed I'm now officially a posting freak.....

[Edited on 11/1/05 by protofj]

Worth being very carefull with this one, any very fine particles can make their way deep into your lungs. The mechanisum to remove them is ineffective for very small particles. Long term effects of these particles is still very much unkown.... Best to were a face mask..

Good call, I had no idea... I'll get one.

Thanks,

Mark

Hmmm, interesting. I did a lot of grinding over the holiday period and whilst I didn't have symptoms like described I did develop extremely sore lips & nose. I was trying to work out what could have caused it as it seemed to coincide with work on my chassis. Bring on the face mask!

its not just the steel/aluminium that your cutting(ally dust even more harmful especially long term) but also anything eg paint,primer or preservative the metal may be covered in. best rule of thumb is cover all the five senses! goggles for sight,ear defenders for hearing,mask for smell and taste ,and gloves for touch. its better to look a wally whilst your doing it than to feel a wally after!

sorry lecture over ,be safe! scotty

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Originally posted by tractorboy
its not just the steel/aluminium that your cutting(ally dust even more harmful especially long term) but also anything eg paint,primer or preservative the metal may be covered in. best rule of thumb is cover all the five senses! goggles for sight,ear defenders for hearing,mask for smell and taste ,and gloves for touch. its better to look a wally whilst your doing it than to feel a wally after!

sorry lecture over ,be safe! scotty

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Originally posted by Bluemoon
Worth being very carefull with this one, any very fine particles can make their way deep into your lungs. The mechanisum to remove them is ineffective for very small particles. Long term effects of these particles is still very much unkown.... Best to were a face mask..

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just think of us guys who used to work in the ship building industry before health and safty even knew abouit such diseases
tony
and just remember when welding cover yourself up it might look like you've go a nice sun tan but beleive me that nice suntan causes skin cancer

So thats what they mean by "Iron lung".
Cheers,
Bob

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Also, don't forget to clutch your buttocks.

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Originally posted by krlthms
Also, don't forget to clutch your buttocks.

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And your synchro is a bit worn you can double de-clutch your buttocks

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