http://fasterskier.com/2010/01/the-hazards-of-waxing/ FasterSkier: Cross-Country Ski, Biathlon, and Nordic Combined Racing, Training and News Fri, 25 May 2012 15:10:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://fasterskier.com/2010/01/the-hazards-of-waxing/comment-page-1/#comment-3315 baard i freberg Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:35:39 +0000 http://fasterskier.com/?p=68672#comment-3315 Dr Freberg here ! We work further on with the project, and in Holmenkollen /Oslo new ventilation systems areinstalled. Yet, we do not know how the systems work, but this is a start and a "signal" to the rest of the skiing-world:That the waxers have a right to a normal good work environment! best regards Mr Baard I Freberg, MD and PhD candidate. baard.freberg@stami.no Dr Freberg here ! We work further on with the project, and in Holmenkollen /Oslo new ventilation systems areinstalled. Yet, we do not know how the systems work, but this is a start and a “signal” to the rest of the skiing-world:That the waxers have a right to a normal good work environment! best regards Mr Baard I Freberg, MD and PhD candidate. baard.freberg@stami.no

]]> http://fasterskier.com/2010/01/the-hazards-of-waxing/comment-page-1/#comment-1216 Ben Arians Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:19:04 +0000 http://fasterskier.com/?p=68672#comment-1216 Matthew Pauli, is that you? ;) Matthew Pauli, is that you?

]]> http://fasterskier.com/2010/01/the-hazards-of-waxing/comment-page-1/#comment-1206 nordicmatt Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:45:11 +0000 http://fasterskier.com/?p=68672#comment-1206 Engineering (ventilation) controls are ALWAYS the first to be implemented in the hierarchy of controls. Respiratory protection is the last choice. For the most part, they are generally abused in the workplace, you MUST be clean-shaven because the respirator WILL leak. One can easily construct a local exhaust ventilation with an in-line duct fan, some flexible ducting, and a some safety wire or other apparatus to attach it to a waxing iron. The whole set-up is a few hundred bucks. May have to do a little electrical work for power and create an exterior wall penetration that exhausts to the outside. Can probably attach a cyclone of some type to spin-out particulate from brushing. Self-contained welding fume extractors can also be modified to perform the same operation. No patent necessary. Engineering (ventilation) controls are ALWAYS the first to be implemented in the hierarchy of controls. Respiratory protection is the last choice. For the most part, they are generally abused in the workplace, you MUST be clean-shaven because the respirator WILL leak. One can easily construct a local exhaust ventilation with an in-line duct fan, some flexible ducting, and a some safety wire or other apparatus to attach it to a waxing iron. The whole set-up is a few hundred bucks. May have to do a little electrical work for power and create an exterior wall penetration that exhausts to the outside. Can probably attach a cyclone of some type to spin-out particulate from brushing. Self-contained welding fume extractors can also be modified to perform the same operation. No patent necessary.

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