Are Skin Rashes Connected With the Use of Machining Fluids?
Many machine operators are plagued by contact dermatitis (skin disease), the single most commonly recognized occupational disease according to national statistics. Outbreaks of dermatitis usually involve dry, cracked, scaly skin, pimples on the arms and hands, and raw sores. Workers performing the same operation and using the same types of coolants can have totally different reactions to machining fluids, and conditions may differ dramatically between different coolant systems.
