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Heard a guy at the Canton foundry say he never checks his respirator seal
I was over at the Canton plant last week and a guy on the shakeout line told me he just puts his respirator on without doing the seal check. Said he's been doing it for years and feels fine. That's a fast track to silicosis, no question. How many of you actually do the positive and negative pressure check every single time you suit up?
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casey34215d ago
My buddy's dad worked a sandblasting job for twenty years and never did the seal check. He's on oxygen now, can barely walk to his mailbox.
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finleyrivera15d ago
That's a wild way to gamble with your lungs. The check takes ten seconds. I saw a guy get written up for skipping it at my old site, and he still didn't get why it was a big deal. You can't feel silica dust until it's way too late. Feeling fine now means nothing.
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