Today I was at the club working on the boat and couldn't believe the number of people sanding the bottom of the boat without proper respiratory protection. Bottom paint is extremely toxic material and simple dust masks will not protect your lungs.
I had a guy today tell me "oh, I'm just doing this little part" as he used a random orbital sander on his boat's bottom...no mask at all. I handed him a tissue and asked him to blow his nose...all blue. Told him "you may as well have smoked for 20 yrs if you are going to let that in your lungs"....doesn't smoke but doesn't mind inhaling bottom paint....he got the point. So he went in a cleaned his face up and I let him borrow my gear.
Attached is a pic of the Honeywell North system that I use. I use combination cartridges for particles and paint fumes...I find that covers what I have going on around the boat. Very simple but very important.
Helpful link. http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/preve.../respslct.html
I had a guy today tell me "oh, I'm just doing this little part" as he used a random orbital sander on his boat's bottom...no mask at all. I handed him a tissue and asked him to blow his nose...all blue. Told him "you may as well have smoked for 20 yrs if you are going to let that in your lungs"....doesn't smoke but doesn't mind inhaling bottom paint....he got the point. So he went in a cleaned his face up and I let him borrow my gear.
Attached is a pic of the Honeywell North system that I use. I use combination cartridges for particles and paint fumes...I find that covers what I have going on around the boat. Very simple but very important.
Helpful link. http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/preve.../respslct.html
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