Archive for April 2016

4.  What are the symptoms? The most common is chronic silicosis which develops for years undetected and doesn’t show up until 15 to 20 years of exposure.  After many years if you have one or more of the following; shortness of breath, severe cough, fatigue, loss of appetite, chest pains, and fever after working with…

Do you ever have the need to spray a small part with a paint spray can, blow off a part having solvents on it, and perhaps brush on a resin or glue that has a strong odor?  These are just some of the applications where the Portable Fume Booth is perfect for the job to…

Did you know that breathing hexavalent chromium is very hazardous? It can cause lung  cancer and damage to the respiratory tract if high amounts are inhaled.  OSHA has an allowable limit based on an 8 hour average of 5 milligrams per cubic meter. NIOSH has an even stricter limit of 0.2 milligrams per cubic meter.  A basic…