Info about possible allergic reactions to epoxy --

From one presumably reliable medical source:
http://www.dermnetnz.org/pre/dna.acd/epoxy.html

from an epoxy supplier:
http://www.prosetepoxy.com/safety/welcome.html
and a Materials Safety Data Sheet (PDF) from another:
http://www.epoxysystems.com/msds/703.pdf

and anecdotal info from a boatbuilding site:
http://www.fram.nl/workshop/controll...on/allergy.htm

Alex



"Meindert Sprang" wrote in message
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"Backyard Renegade" wrote in message
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I hear lot's of stories... Like them at night before bed. But when it
comes to epoxy hardeners, most are extremely hazardous. Read the
lables, talk to the people who have developed real sensitivities to
the stuff, ask the DEP, ask the shippers, christ, read the F88888'
lable... Epoxy fumes are dangerous and many contain carsenogenics
(spelling not checked)... Do not use epoxy in areas where unprotected
folks will be exposed to the fumes.

Epoxy does not contain volatile organic solvents, as opposed to polyester,
which containts high amounts of styrene.
If you read the MSDS's of epoxy and hardener, you'll see that epoxy
products
cause problems mainly by skin contact. The 'main route of entry' stated is
always skin contact. They all say modest ventilation is enough, except in
tight areas. Now read a MSDS of polyester. Compared to epoxy, this "scares
the hell out of you".

Oh, by the way, West epoxy and hardener (205/105) contain no
carcinogenics.

Meindert