THE DANGERS OF WOOD DUST AND OTHER PARTICULATES

摘要

The health effects of different types of wood dust on the human body have long been tracked by the Centers for Disease Control's (CDC) National Institutes of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), which is the research organization that drives safety standards set by OSHA in the United States. We can glean sound safety solutions from the vast body of information available through OSHA. Home shops aren't regulated or inspected, but declaring to the skies that boating and boat maintenance are pastimes or hobbies isn't going to take away the sensitizing properties of mahogany dust or the carcinogenic properties of oak particulates. Wood dust is also a serious fire risk.