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    Default Wood allergies

    I always knew about red cedar and silky oak allergies but I wasn't aware of the problems associated with a much wider range of woods. Here is a website that lists an extensive range of woods and their potential health hazards. I'll be using my dust mask more consistently from now on!

    Wood Allergies and Toxicity | The Wood Database

    Worth a look....

    Tony

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    Our host also has info on this page.
    Timber Health Hazards
    Cliff.
    If you find a post of mine that is missing a pic that you'd like to see, let me know & I'll see if I can find a copy.

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    Who would have thought that "Sneezewood" would be an irritant!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Thunder54 View Post
    I . . . I'll be using my dust mask more consistently from now on!
    If you are really worried about wood dust then the first thing I would firstly make sure of is having adequate Dust collection, and then worry about a mask as a additional protection. Masks should be used as second lines of defence or when nothing else is available.

    Most mask styles do nothing for the eyes and exposed skin. In the case of all masks the operators clothes get covered in dust which is then carried around till the operator and clothes are washed. Every slight movement by the wearer of dusty clothes pumps dust from clothes into the air surrounding the wearer. Then the warm human body acts as a chimney so the air and dust wafts upwards from this continuous fog of dust surrounding the wearer, carrying it up to the wearers mouth and nose.

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