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Information about beadmaking safety.

Safety Issues Associated with Glass Beadmaking


An article written by Stan Wolfersberger in 2002 regarding safety issues associated with glass beadmaking -

Safety Issues Associated with Glass Beadmaking

 

NOx Emissions from your Torch


by Stan Wolfersberger

Many of the books on glass beads mention the necessity of ventilating your studio. Recent measurements made by me underscore this need. Using detector tubes, I measured levels of a number of gases while my wife made beads with a minor bench burner. The results suggest that NOx, rather than carbon monoxide, may be one of the chief hazards you face in your studio.

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1998 NIOSH Beadmaking Health Hazard Evaluation


In 1998, NIOSH conducted a health hazard evaluation at the Society of Glass Beadmakers (SGB) annual convention in Corning, New York to look at eye exposures to various types of optical radiation and chemical exposures to substances during glass beadmaking demonstrations.

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