How Do You Protect Your Skin, Eyes And Lungs When Sanding, Painting Or Working With Solvents?
You are vulnerable to particles and fumes when you are sanding, painting, or working with solvents. To protect your skin: Wear cotton gloves when yousing sharp or abrasive tools. Wear latex gloves when working with paint. Wear neoprene gloves when handling solvents, strippers, and harash chemicals. To protect your eyes: Wear safety glasses when working with tools. Wear goggles to protect against dust and acrosol droplets when sanding, spraying, or painting over your head. To protect your lungs: Sand, paint, and strip outside, or cross-ventilate with at least two open windows or doors. If there is a danger of breathing dust, aerosols, or solvent fumes, filter the air with a respirator. Check product labels for the recommended type. Use a dust mask, cartiridge respirator, latex mask, lead mask, or sending mask when performing these tasks. Dust Maskes, also called particulate respirators, filter out dry particles and most non-oil based liquid droplets. Use a dust mask when sanding bare or
