RE: Levels & Curves (Darkroom dangers)

["gary" <gsellani@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If you jobo, to a great extent the chemicals are kept away from you with the
exception of pouring and draining. That was one of the reasons I suggested
getting a used (or new if you could swing it) atl1500 automatic unit rather
than messing with the chemicals yourself in the cheaper jobos.

Still, I better put in that BAV( big ass ventalator).

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scan@leben.com [mailto:owner-scan@leben.com]On Behalf Of
> byard pidgeon
> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 7:02 PM
> To: scan@leben.com
> Subject: Re: Levels & Curves (Darkroom dangers)
>
>
> on 12/27/2001 02:50 AM, Kennedy McEwen at rkm@kennedym.demon.co.uk wrote:
> Kennedy, this is very bad opinion/advice you're giving.
>
> I have chronic skin damage on my hands from developer and fixer,
> as well as
> the bronchial problems from breathing the stuff.
>
> A lot of photographers have been hurt by the all too common thinking,
> promoted primarily by Kodak's home darkroom literature back in
> the pre-OSHA
> days, that it's just a harmless, safe hobby.
>
> It is not, and never was.
>
> Yeah, I'm a bit of a fanatic about darkroom safety, because my
> life has been
> adversely affected, and I try to keep others from making the same mistakes
> and suffering the same consequences.
>
> >>
> > I don't believe the hazard from conventional black & white chemicals is
> > significant - it is a lot more dangerous breathing the fixer fumes than
> > putting your hands in the developer or fixer, providing you wash them
> > immediately afterwards.  Colour chemicals are a completely different
> > matter though.
>
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