They banned the use of bicycles at (2) Honeywell Plants in our area . . . . go figure . . .
I'm sure golf carts are next . . . some bozo was seen pulling his buddy on a 4 wheel dolly with a golf cart last week . . .
Both these guys are over 50 . . . :-)
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I've been knowing about that for a while. I have even received training (Houston Areas Safety Council) about the hazards. I still blow off with it though. You almost have to if you would like to leave the dust in the shop and not bring it in to the house. I NEVER blow my face. I just generally blow my clothing off. I am guilty of blowing out my hair though. My goal is to get DC good enough to reduce having to blow off.
Oh, I bet the next safety meeting in your plant was a good one after the dolly/golf cart fiasco. At some plants here golf carts are out and bicycles are in. Weird how that works.
Last edited by Joseph D'Orazio; 03-18-2011 at 8:50 AM.
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Maybe it's dependent on the setup and of course all things in moderation. If I had a good woodworking dust filtration system, I could see putting on a dust mask and blowing everything off good with compressed air at the end of the day to give the collector a chance to pickup what it missed along the way. I fully agree that no one should be in there breathing.
Apples and oranges, Larry; I wasn't questioning whether compressed through an air hose inserted into a person's rectum could cause serious damage, just whether a fatal trauma could occur during casual, "horseplay", as was posted. Assault with intent to injure is clearly a different matter entirely.
Last edited by Frank Drew; 03-18-2011 at 10:34 AM.
The biggest safety risk, in routine use of compressed air as cleanup aid, is blowing dust, etc. into your eyes. Dust in your mouth won't hurt you - just ruins the taste of the Cabernet.
When I started woodworking, I didn't know squat. I have progressed in 30 years - now I do know squat.
Thank Heavens that someone is finally raising awareness of this silent, but deadly, killer
I saw what was written, and what got removed.
It was the definition OF political.
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Ya it seems strainge to me too, but my family, especially my grandfather that was plant manager at Pontiac in the 50-60's worked in the auto factories. There was some bad stuff that went on in those places. Gramp's said it was a horrible way to die, and that man was not afraid of anything. They ran the shops through fear back in the early days. He told me about it when I was a kid and wasn't even sure what an air compressor was.
The same "story" was used as the excuse to keep compressed air out of the machine shop in the tech-school I went to. I have always considered it to be an "urban legend", the typical "cautionary tale", but the lesson needs to be taken. It is possible to injure yourself with an air nozzle, but there are a hundered other ways to hurt yourself....
That being said, I have blown the dust off of myself for many many years, first in a bodyshop, then in the cabinet shop and my own home shop too. I carry a Milton (screw-type) blow gun in my pocket virtually everywhere I go, the same one for nearly 20 years. Simple respect for things is all it takes.
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My favorite tool is common sense. Never injured myself with that one!
Ain't that the truth. I worked as a R&D machinist in the Government laboratory system for 30+ years and believe me I think I have seen every safety video ever created. I can state categorically that air nozzles can indeed be dangerous if used carelessly. That said, I have used compressed air to blow metal & wood chips off myself since 1969 and never have had a single problem. As Jonathan Spool said the key is common sense.
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