Hi everyone, first reply since forever.
Funnily enough I saw the e-mail on this earlier I thought the same thing about the scrotal cancer.
I work with Fire fighters and they have to shower and change before moving through the station to eat because they don't know what they have been in contact with.
I have a very good live fire trainer who is my go to man on this type of thing, I am sure he could dig up some info on ingestion should you want it, he is very strict on this during training and is the reason why I thought of scrotal cancer this is because this he feels is the easiest way to get the men in the room to sit up and take note on his hygine talk before training..and eating.
Regards
Heather Colthart
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Hello Cath
To develop the point you make about the oily rag in trouser pocket – you are absolutely correct. . Did you also learn of the eponymous Percival Pott (Pott’s fracture). Potts, an 18th century surgeon, identified the link between scrotal cancer and working as a chimney sweep. If anyone has the time to access it Hunter’s Diseases of Occupations is an interesting, if heavy tome. In one of the editions of that book there is discussion of how Sir Arthur Conan Doyle modeled Sherlock Holmes on Dr Joseph Bell, his teacher at medical school. The writer highlights Bell’s observational skills – essential in a good clinician – doctor or nurse.
Best
Anne
On 20/02/2012 20:53, "Cath" <[log in to unmask]<UrlBlockedError.aspx>> wrote:
Hi Kay
Have you checked out the Material Safety data Sheets, are any of the chemicals, fluids carcinogenic? i was told when a new baby OH that is why metal workers overalls have thigh patch pockets not side pockets, because they were in 'the olden days' develpoing testicular cancer due to oily rags being kept in thier trouser pockets and contaminating thier underwear.
God only knows what they are ingesting!!!! and what are they contaminating thier work with?
I sympathise, I have worked in a similar environment what an uphill battle, they were even working bare chested 'cos it was too warm to wear thier overalls in the summer !!!!!
good luck
Cath F
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Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] Eating in the shop floor
Hi all
I work for an engineering company and currently many of the staff eat their dinner on the shop floor, often at their workstation (i.e. large metal oily object).
For some time we have been looking at ways of getting them to the canteen - lack of time and culture seem to be the main stumbling blocks; however I have been tasked with gathering evidence on the adverse health effects of eating in a dirty area with contaminated hands (oil, paint, grinding dust, welding dust etc). There seems to be little hard evidence out there and I was wondering if anyone has any knowledge, experience or ideas as to where I can find some information. I have the workplace helath, safety and welfare regs as well as working safely with metalworking fluids and know that COSSH sheets may highlight possible effects of ingestion.
All ideas, advice, resources or personal experiences appreciated.
Thanks
Kay
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