Protection from CA fumes

[Farrell]

I've had several OSHA 40-hr. health & safety classes and it would seem to me
that a full face respirator with a good activated charcoal filter would
satisfy any need. Ya do need to check the filters every once in a while
though for any bleed through and make sure you have a very good fit. (Just
go into a smoky/smelly atmosphere and see it you smell it - or stick your
nose over a can of laquer thinner - realizing of course that your test may
use up your filter pretty fast - they do have products especially to test
for fit and break-through - a banana smell thing.) The one thing I like
about a half face is that the more comfortable a respirator is, the more you
will use it. Although eye protection for CA is a good thing to do. I made a
trip to the emergency room for a scratched cornea many years back when I was
CAing a TV dial (yea, remember when a TV had a round plastic dial numbered 1
thru 12?). I pryed a crack apart, put in CA (crazy glue) and the thing
shapped back together, glue drying into a little sharp shard on its way to
my eye! Ouch!  :-(

(I like happy/sad faces) ;-)

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Lawson" <lawsonic@global.co.za>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 22, 2000 5:26 AM
Subject: Re: Protection from CA fumes


> Hi, about a year ago Bill Simon was discussing this. For myself, since I
> bought the American brands of CA glue I find that the accelerator to be
the
> most harmful, the smell knocks me, the smell of the glue I can stand.
>
> Brian Lawson, RPT
> Johannesburg, South Africa
>
>
>
> > List,
> > Has there been any discussion about masks, respirators and other safety
> devices
> > used when working with CA glue - especially with bigger jobs that
require
> close
> > observation for a significant period of time, like when doing a lot of
> bridge
> > or tuning pins?  I just got a Pro-Tech full mask and respirator with
> filters
> > set under the chin to allow closer work, but I would be interested in
> knowing
> > of other solutions to the problem.
> >
> > Paul S. Larudee, RPT
> > Richmond, CA
> >
>
>