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Showerthought: Heard a new guy say he never wears his respirator for short pours

My foreman told him 'silica doesn't care if you're only in there for five minutes', which honestly flipped a switch for me. Anyone else have a simple rule that keeps you safe?
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rileymartinez
Learned that one the hard way mixing a small batch of floor leveler in a bathroom. Thought cracking a window was enough and coughed up grey dust for two days. Now the mask goes on before I even open the bag, no exceptions.
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jake_patel
jake_patel27d ago
Used to think a fan was enough for small jobs... then got a lungful of drywall dust. Never again, mask is first thing on now.
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jordan_hill
My uncle did that for years, he's fine.
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