Re: Chemical nastiness (poke in eye/contacts)

[byard pidgeon <bluedove@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the info...makes good sense to me.

However, I strongly disagree with "I strongly disagree with the
do-gooders"...If there is a strong probability of something being harmful to
more people than not, we need the "do-gooders" to keep the "do-bads" from
harming the rest of us, especially in the workplace where we are often not
able to choose safety over expedience without some authority supporting
safety.


on 12/30/2001 04:08 PM, Jerry Kimberlin at kimberln@attbi.com wrote:

> byard pidgeon wrote:
>> 
>> Are there any common problems with wearing contact lenses in the darkroom?
>> 
>> I've never been able to tolerate contacts, and always felt a little safer
>> with glasses. (made it almost impossible to poke myself in the eye, like
>> Gary does...sorry, couldn't let it pass)
> 
> In the chemical laboratory where I worked, contact lenses were not
> permitted.  In addition safety glasses were always required and
> sometimes face shields were required when transferring liquids from
> one container to another.  Contact lenses can trap splashed
> chemicals against the cornea and cause devestating damage.  They are
> not recommended for work in laboratory or even for general shop type
> work.
> 
> As far as chemical toxicity is concerned, every individual is
> different.  Science is the place to start in order to find out about
> chemical hazards.  But the MSDS just takes into account a generic
> type human being and doesn't concern itself with individuals.  Any
> individual can become sensitized to any particular chemical or
> foodstuff for that matter.
> 
> Safety in the working environment is always an individual
> responsibility, regardless of what the MSDS, label, or common
> practise dictates. Anyone who continues to suffer dermatitus or
> breathing difficulties while working with chemicals is sort of a
> fool.  But what one person cannot tolerate doesn't mean that others
> can't either. ‰
> 
> JerryK
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