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2nd January 2008, 03:06 PM
Brickie

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Originally Posted by big_gumbo

yeah, that real great advice - if you want to get cancer. The pine they use for house frames is treated with arsenic. Always wear a mask

Quote:

Originally Posted by big_gumbo

Have a look at this site http://www.pinesolutions.com.au/prod...SDS/index.html

It shows the Material Safety Data Sheets of the types of pine avaliable and the effects it can do to you

Ive read the sheets, only cca has/had arsenic in it.

Ive not seen too many house frames that were constructed using cca treated pine.. :?
2nd January 2008, 04:09 PM
big_gumbo

either way - wood dust is not good for you and i think we all know that.

Wood dust has been evaluated by the Internation Agency for Research for Cancer (IARC) as group 1, carcinogenic to humans

So going back to my original point - always wear a mask
8th January 2008, 03:11 PM
Nachoman

Good luck with it. Wish i had done a chippie or cabinet making apprentiship. Now i'm 25 and couldn't afford to go on to apprentices wages to do one, even if i could get someone to give me a go cause of my age to start with.