A safe method of sawing cured sheet plastinated sections
Peter CookAbstract
Occupational Health and safety legislation now requires a greater degree of worker responsibility and where necessary, modified work practices to conform to safety guidelines. Employee safety in the management of the plastination laboratory may in some instances result in new hazard control measures being instigated.This paper discusses an effective means of reducing worker exposure to fine dust particles and fumes released during the sawing process of cured epoxy (E12) sheets and polyester (P35/P40) sheets to the lowest practicable level by modifying the process parameters to isolate portable sawing equipment in a suitable fume extraction facility.