Working with lead paint?
I'm working on a temporary summer job in a glass factory that uses printing presses manual to painting on a variety of bottles including milk bottles that once completed passes through an oven on a conveyor belt ready for packing. I was worried Recently, when I realized that the paint we use in thoses glass bottles containing lead compounds, along with writing and symbols warning of toxic products hazardous materials and water. I was never informed of this danger and to add to my concern that were not told to wear masks or respirators, in fact, not the workers wear masks. The machines we use to heat the paint is then applied through the glass and mold in the oven belt. What are the risks involved in working with this type of painting in particular when heated in this way? With a little knowledge of lead hazards and risks I feel that my employer is putting workers and me through avoidable risks? What should I do?
The previous answers are partly right. It is the assessment COSHH and MSDS you need to examine. By law COSHH assessments must be available for consultation. You should also receive comprehensive training all the risks associated with work during their induction. One thing to remember is that regardless of the danger that the material, whether there is sufficient control that are not at risk. I do not know if this is the case, of course, unless the case has given them training and assessments. Your last resort is to contact the Health and Safety Executive. Even if the correct COSHH and risk assessment has been made of the lack of training and information is a crime in itself. Another point, unless spray paint a mask of dust or fumes will be of no benefit. Lead compounds will not be volatile so they will not be breathing in. The main route of intake shall be by hand contact with the mouth, so always wash hands before eating.
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