After reading the recent thread on epoxy and safety I had some thoughts about safety.
This is not to start some kind of which is safer, epoxy is, or isn’t…kind of discussion. I just had the idea that maybe a sticky thread detailing the various precautions that should be taken when doing the various tasks that we do that bring us into contact with substances harmful to our health.
Maybe something along the lines of:
SHAPING
-hearing protection
-safety glasses
-dust mask …any particular quality??
EPOXY
-longsleeves
-gloves (latex or nitrile… what is best?)
-ventilation
-respirator (Amine cartridge {according to e-mail exchange with GL} … what is everyone using? What is the best specific one? Where can you get them?)
- NO solvents, other than the additive F or DNA added to the mix
-??? (any to add)
POLY
-longsleeves
-gloves (what kind are compatible with poly resin?) …I only mention these and longsleeves with poly cause I have read/talked about guys just getting it on themselves an then just ‘washing’ it off with acetone. (does not seem like the safest thing to me)
-respirator (simply a VOC cartridge you can get at any hardware store?)
-??? any to add?
SANDING
-gloves?
-hearing protection
-glasses
-respirator (what kind of filter is best suited for the particles given off by sanding??)
Was just thinking that with some of the discussion that was going on(and has before…), what ARE the steps that we each should be taking to protect ourselves? Rather than talking about rumors and speculation about what could or couldn’t be bad with a certain product, we could have something positive and proactive, that newbies could refer to.
Anyway. Just a thought, that maybe the rest of us as well as some moderators could also think about.
Johan