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Subject: VENTILATION OF HOT-METAL TYPE-CASTERS Author: BILL NAIRN [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 01:27:23 03/05/02 Tue In reply to: Howard Herman-Haase 's message, "Ventilation of Linotype Machines" on 14:25:01 02/28/02 Thu In my experience going back to 1955 in big and small prinshops in New Zealand, some did have an individual fumes extractor over over metal pot - but most did not and relied on the very high ceilings and a central extractor fan in the roof. The exposure of workers to lead fumes was taken seriously here (although I know of only one Linotype operator who had to leave the trade through lead poisoning - it was his own fault: smoking, eating without washing etc.) - every six months a public health nurse would call and take blood samples for testing. As well, the workers on the big re-melt furnaces and Elrod/Monotype casters and stereo half-plate casters all received a pint of milk a day to help offset lead inhalation risks. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date Ventilation - health hazards of lead Tony Gayle 20:27:39 03/07/02 Thu Linotype ventilation/health hazards -- David Evans, 00:06:49 03/11/02 Mon College in Manchester -- Tony Gayle, 22:20:57 05/12/02 Sun Manchester Polytechnic Linotype Department -- David Evans, 23:54:05 05/12/02 Sun Manchester College -- Tony Gayle, 22:24:53 05/15/02 Wed Manchester Polytechnic -- Mike O'Shea, 23:48:34 04/25/03 Fri