Dear members of Local 507, Our second meeting of the year will be on Tuesday February 28, 2023 at 6:30 PM at 2149 Oakland Rd San Jose CA 95131. Painters, please make an effort to attend as your suggestions for your upcoming contract are needed. Please see suggestion questions below. Please let me know if […]
January 31, 2023Dangers of Drywall Dust
Posted March 15, 2021
Hello Members!
I have been on quite a few job sites lately and I am finding a lot of our members not wearing masks or wearing them improperly while breathing in the drywall dust from sanding. Please visit this link from the CDC that explains just how dangerous the consequences are for not properly protecting yourself from breathing in this material.
Control of Drywall Sanding Dust Exposures | NIOSH | CDC
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If you do not currently hold an Industrial CAS Certification C-7 & C-12 full status please contact James Boster at Jamesb@dc16.us He will be able to give you an application as well as vet it to make sure it is filled out correctly, if not the application will be denied
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