6 Health and Safety Tips Every Painter Should Know

Описание: I leaned most of these concepts from teachers and from working in the printing industry where you have to follow OSHA guidelines. I backed up these concepts with quotes from these two books. I recommend that you pick them up so that you can read the sections that apply to the mediums that you use, the links are below.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
01:41 Don't eat, drink, or smoke in the studio
04:51 Use Ventilation- Odorless paint thinner may require ventilation
06:13 Eliminate solvents as much as possible
07:50 Practice good hygiene
08:21 Gloves for oil painting
10:47 Number 1 tip
11:11 Storage racks for art supplies
11:39 Ergonomics for artists
11:50 Why you should use an easel
12:31 Anti-fatigue mats
12:59 Related Videos

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📘 SOURCES & REFERENCES
Lables for Gamsol https://gamblincolors.com/oil-paintin...

OSHA PDF list of gloves-page 28 https://www.osha.gov/sites/default/fi...

Article from the Mayo Clinic about how looking down affects your neck https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.or...

Washington Post article about Bob Ross doucmentary https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-e...

"Accidental ingestions occur when people pour chemicals into paper cups or glasses and later mistake them for beverages. Some of these accidents have even killed children who were allowed in the studio."
Page 17 The Artist’s complete health and safety guide

"Artists are using the same chemicals as industry. And industrial workers were developing diseases due to exposure to these chemicals."
Page 2 Health Hazards Manual for Artists- Michael McCann Phd, Angela Babin MS

"Dust, after all, settles in coffee cups, vapors can be absorbed by sandwiches, and hands can transfer substances to food and cigarettes. Smoking is especially hazardous because some substances inhaled through a cigarettte can be converted by the heat to more hazardous forms."
Page 56 The Artist’s complete health and safety guide

”Never assume that failure to detect an odor in a product means that nothing volatile is present”.
Page 27 The Artist’s complete health and safety guide

Adequate ventilation really means: something toxic gets airborne during use . You need to know what it is, how toxic it is, and how much ventilation you will need for the amount of the substance you use. You should refer to a material safety data sheet, and you may need professional advice.
Page 38 The Artist’s complete health and safety guide

According to the recommendation of environmental hygienists, studio air should be changed ten times per hour. Normal air circulation in most buildings and homes will allow for adequate air exchange using Gamblin oil painting materials. Increased air exchange can be attained by opening the windows and by inserting a fan in one window to blow air out.
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Some people use oil paints without solvents and clean brushes and skin with baby oil followed by soap and water. This is a very safe way to work and requires no special ventilation.
page 203 The Artist’s complete health and safety guide

Natural rubber latex sap also contains many impurities, including about two hundred different proteins. Fifty of these proteins can cause allergies
Page 65 The Artist’s complete health and safety guide