Silica dust.

[Sinister Intents]

http://www.uic.edu/sph/glakes/harts1/HARTS_library/silica.txt

I work around this bullshit... for the last five years... I don't know how exposed I've been.

Im terrified and having a severe panic attack over thinking about this. My heart won't stop racing and my clotges are a bit soaked in sweat.

Always, always fucking wear a respirator of great quality

[Trap Queen Voxxy]

It's stories like these that make me glad I've been a humble phone slave for a number of years. Wtf.

[Slavic]

http://www.uic.edu/sph/glakes/harts1/HARTS_library/silica.txt

I work around this bullshit... for the last five years... I don't know how exposed I've been.

Im terrified and having a severe panic attack over thinking about this. My heart won't stop racing and my clotges are a bit soaked in sweat.

Always, always fucking wear a respirator of great quality

Very true, always wear a good respirator, even if you don't think you will be working long in a dusty environment.

My father is a union painter and after close to 30 years of work, he has developed bronchitis and has to use breathing treatments. Lots of work with industrial solvents, dust and debris from old buildings/bridges, and asbestos.

[Sinister Intents]

I'm gonna move to another job....

[Hermes]

I was reading selections from a poem, not long ago, that featured the negative effects of silica dust very heavily. It was about the Hawks Nest Tunnel Disaster, titled The Book of the Dead, by Rukeyser.

I hope you're able to find a safer job.

[Sinister Intents]

I own the business and I really need to start wearing tge respirator o have, I'm hideously consumed in paranoia right now

[John Nada]

Silica is even worse than dihydrogen monoxide. It's also know as sand.:grin: Like that stuff on the ground.

Really it's not that bad compared to talc or asbestos. Probably won't see the latter in the first world, unless you work on old buildings. Still not something you would want to breath in regularly.

Short-term exposure isn't that bad, though it might take the wind out of you for a short time. Might regret inhaling it 30-40 years from now, probably not. However, it adds up over time.

Get one of those masks that's like a paint mask, only a little bit better/more expensive with some kind of filter on it. IIRC it'll say N95 on it(if it's for the US, an OSHA requirement IIRC).

[Loony Le Fist]

It's crazy the number of hazards about.

I used to build custom PCs when I was in my teenage years and was probably exposed to good amounts of heavy metals especially lead from the circuit boards. I know it's particularly bad, because I used to eat food while working on computers with my bare hands. :unsure: There is a very good chance I consumed a whole lot of them along with my food. The circuit boards probably also contained small amounts of toxic and carcinogenic solvents used to clean the solder flux from the boards. Nice. :laugh:

As an apprentice plumber I literally work with crap. Though working with it is actually safer than you might think, you can still get gastroenteritis and a number of other diseases and fungal infections from oral and dermal exposure to blackwater (the runoff from toilets and urinals; sink and bathtub runoff is called greywater), so it's important to wear nitrile gloves underneath leather work gloves. After use, work gloves should be dried in bright sunlight so the UV can kill germs. It goes without saying to keep blackwater away from the eyes! :scared: It is always best to use caution and ensure that you minimize your exposure.

Many jobs carry inherent risks that can only be mitigated, but not eliminated. Especially tradespeople. It comes with the nature of the job. That is why I also feel those people ought to be compensated well also. They take the risks others are unable or unwilling to.

I'd say wearing a good dust mask will significantly reduce your risk from exposure to silica. Safety first, my friend. :grin:

[John Nada]

As an apprentice plumber I literally work with crap.So you literally work with toxic shit! Ever heard that plumbing saying,"The smell of shit is the smell of money.":lol:

At jobs there's supposed to be a right to know what the hell you're working with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_know . But some employers didn't obey the law and fucked up my lungs("It's proprietary, we'll take care of it.").:( Look out for yourself!

[Sinister Intents]

I'm the employer who'd get syed and I feel terrible for my employees to be exposed to this shit abd myself as well

[Slavic]

As an apprentice plumber I literally work with crap. Though working with it is actually safer than you might think, you can still get gastroenteritis and a number of other diseases and fungal infections from oral and dermal exposure to blackwater (the runoff from toilets and urinals; sink and bathtub runoff is called greywater), so it's important to wear nitrile gloves underneath leather work gloves. After use, work gloves should be dried in bright sunlight so the UV can kill germs. It goes without saying to keep blackwater away from the eyes! :scared: It is always best to use caution and ensure that you minimize your exposure.


Just stop eating poop.

[John Nada]

I'm the employer who'd get syed and I feel terrible for my employees to be exposed to this shit abd myself as well

Aw shit! Fredrick Engels in this motherfucker! :D

But seriously, OSHA has been giving fines left and right as of late for revenue. Just make sure you and your employees have the proper PPE. Should be okay then.

If you think your lungs are fucked up, go to a doctor and get an X-ray and/or a lung capacity test. If they're fucked up then they give you albuterol and corticosteroids. Not anabolic, (un)fortunately.
Just stop eating poop.NEVER! Besides I'll lose my job:(.

Actually you'd be surprised how hard it is to go 8-16 hours without touching your face. Even then blackwater has a way of attacking you:ohmy: