Health Hazards Manual for Artists or HOW TO FIND WORK THAT WORKS FOR PE

Health Hazards Manual for Artists

Author: Michael McCann

This fully revised edition of the practical classic on health hazards for artists is available yet again, with all pertinent information on safety and labeling and new chemicals brought absolutely up to date. It clearly highlights the potential dangers for artists in such fields as: painting, photography, ceramics, sculpture, printmaking, woodworking, textiles, and many more. It also has an important - and newly revised - section on health hazards for children working with art materials. And Dr. McCann presents the latest principles governing the labeling of products. This important book belongs in every studio, in every art class, in every art-reference library. (6 X 9, 144 pages, diagrams, charts)

Table of Contents:

	Preface to Fourth Edition
	Preface to First Edition
Pt. 1	How Art Materials Affect You
1	What is the Problem?	3
2	Risk Factors	8
3	Effects of Art Materials on the Body	12
4	Solvents and Aerosol Sprays	20
5	Acids and Alkalis	25
Pt. 2	Hazards of Various Media
6	Painting and Drawing	29
7	Printmaking	33
8	Ceramics	38
9	Stone, Plaster, Clay, and Wax Sculpture	41
10	Woodworking	44
11	Plastics Sculpture	46
12	Metalworking	51
13	Welding	55
14	Jewelry and Enameling	57
15	Stained Glass and Glassblowing	59
16	Textile Arts	62
17	Photography	65
18	Commercial Art	68
19	Children and Art Materials	72
Pt. 3	Safety in the Studio
20	Know Your Materials	79
21	Substitution of Safer Materials and Processes	85
22	Ventilation	87
23	Storage, Handling, and Housekeeping	92
24	Fire Prevention	96
25	Personal Protective Equipment	101
26	How to Get Help	107
	Appendix 1 Occupational Health Clinics - 1993	111
	Appendix 2 Safety Supply Sources - 1993	118
	Bibliography	120

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HOW TO FIND WORK THAT WORKS FOR PE

Author: Gail Hawkins

Gail Hawkins is an experienced vocational consultant based in Toronto. Formerly Director of the Kerry's Place Autism Services, in 1995 she founded Mission Possible, the first agency in North America to find avenues to employment specifically for people with Asperger Syndrome.