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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Printer Is ACETONE a carcinogen

From: Brad Thompson <brad.thompson@...>
Date: 2017-02-03

On 2/2/2017 3:32 PM, Harvey Altstadter hrconsult@... [Homebrew_PCBs]
wrote:
>
>
> I am always blown away when I go into the Nail parlor that my wife goes
> to. The smell of acetone in overpowering. It doesn't seem to bother
> anyone that they are inhaling the stuff. I use it, but only in a well
> ventilated area, and always keep it covered.
>

<snip>

Hello--

nail parlor workers are indeed exposed to a variety of chemical hazards:

https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/nailsalons/

https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/nailsalons/chemicalhazards.html

(In looking over the list, I noted "Quaternary ammonium compounds"--
one of these chemicals used in a room humidifier bacteriostat solution
sent me to the hospital with an anaphylactic-shock reaction. Very
scary!)

73--

Brad AA1IP