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08-02-2009 #1
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Pretty scary stuff
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Holy crap! Really should exercise a little more caution in the shop. That guys life has probably changed forever.
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anyone else know what phosgene is?
fuuun *****
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Everybody should take a couple of minutes and read that note. We do take things for granted and get used to all the warning labels. There should be new laws in place to reduce the stupid warning labels (i.e. Coffee may be hot, Hummer driving off pier into water and becoming a submarine...Warning! Stunt driver! Do not try this at home, etc.) We have become numb to the warning labels due to all the idiotic stupid people who don't know right from wrong and the judicial system for allowing this to happen. There should be a better litmus test to pass before a warning label is applied to a product.
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i agree with the sentiment, but do we really need MORE laws? unless we could make a single "common sense" law.There should be new laws in place to reduce the stupid warning labels (i.e. Coffee may be hot, work in progress--for the next 10 years.
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Never heard of it before today. Haven't checked in depth, but it's obviously bad for you.
Originally Posted by megaladon6
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one of the "original" poison gasses from WWI.
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Burn freon and get some nasty gasses also. phosgene also. A few Mechanics gassed themselves working on AC systems smoking cigarettes... (auto Mechanix teachers storys) ******EDIT I just googled it its true stuff***
I tryed to print article to take to work. They use lots of Brake clean and tig weld... Scary part the cans look the same as the one pictured...HHHMMMM that exsplains alot.Nothing says "I built this" better than tool marks and dykem blue..
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i think i've only found 2 types of brake cleaner, regular and non-chlorinated. i haven't used the non-chlor but everyone i know says it doesn't work nearly as well as the regular, but i don't believe it has the dangerous byproducts.
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Thanx for posting this. My wife is a welder and this scared the crap outa me.
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Also have to be very carefull using brake clean in a shop area where any type of portable space heaters are used. I used to own a store where we sold unvented kerosene heaters. The fumes from brake clean being pulled through the kerosene heaters will make you sick also. We warned everyone even if their original intentions for the heater were not shop related. Shut off heaters whenever using brake clean and open all the doors and ventilate the area before turning heating equipment back on. I know thats a pain when it's below zero outside but you can get very sick. Usually the first sign of being poisoned by the fumes is a weird feeling in your stomach. Next is severe headaches.
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You can learn a bit more on Phosgene here: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/phosgene/basics/facts.asp
It is not usually as dangerous as the "Brew Dude" article makes it out to be, and I suspect that he had some sort of allergic reaction, or perhaps he already had kidney problems, etc. Nonetheless, we need to remember to be careful! Welding and aerosols, or an open flame heater and aerosols can be very dangerous!
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Brake Clean Story
Originally Posted by LowBuckX
A good friend of mine was cleaning a battery powered re-chargable impact wrench with brake clean, he was standing over a trash can hosing this thing off and it slipped out of his hand and into the trash can, when he went to fish it out he accidentally engaged the trigger and sparks from the wrench ignited the brake clean, the resulting fire burned his hands seriously, the point is that he is a smart, carefull person and still got bit, who would'uv thunk ??
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