Oil soaked chainsaw trousers health risk?

[lendahand]

Maybe not widely known, but in industry in general, there are many cases of Cancer being attributed to keeping an oily rag in a pocket, for instance, as a mechanic or working on machinery in a factory. The result being cancer of the scrotum. I've certainly know of at least one climber who developed something similar on the thigh and sadly died, a few years ago mind, (I don't think I will give a name so please don't ask).

Oil being a carcinogen, therfore: does everyone here wash there trousers when they have a tank full of oil down them? How often do you wash them. Surely nobody still uses waste oil out there do they????? Anyone got some thoughts they can share?

[treequip]

Or you can use bio oil

[Mesterh]

Was the guy who died using waste oil or was it from new stuff?

 

I only ask because I thought it was waste that was carcinogenic, otherwise I would of thought the amount we breathe in and get on our face and hands each day would cause a lot of us to drop like flies.

[Tree Man Tom]

Petrol might cause cancer so better not use that. Oh fumes from the saw do to, and the truck, and the chipper. Then theres sawdust, that could cause it to. Then there sunlight, that does. What i eat for breakfest in the morning probably will to.

 

I understand your concern, and i dont mean to sound so flippant about cancer, as i have had loved ones effected by it. But i would not loose any sleep over what might be...

[gensetsteve]

Living in poor conditions because you are afraid to work may increase risk. I think stress lowers your resistance to alot of illness. Keep away from waste oil and worry about the rest less. Unleaded fuel has got more nasties in it than it did 10 years ago and it has been reported as a risk just filling up a car so who knows what its doing burning 1metre from your face.

[lendahand]

Was the guy who died using waste oil or was it from new stuff?

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Far as I know, mineral oil.

[Mesterh]

Thats not good, and btw sry to hear since I assume you knew him.

[RobRainford]

But if the oil is on the outer layers of fabric. It's not coming in to contact with your skin? Depends what oil. An oil cap fell off a 260 on me and poured it's contents down my leg and on my boot. Didn't soak through. Just left me dirty!

[Hawthorn]

Living in poor conditions because you are afraid to work may increase risk. I think stress lowers your resistance to alot of illness. Keep away from waste oil and worry about the rest less. Unleaded fuel has got more nasties in it than it did 10 years ago and it has been reported as a risk just filling up a car so who knows what its doing burning 1metre from your face.

 

Yep. That's why you should be using Aspen Steve!

 

I use it in all my 2 stroke machines now. :thumbup:Costs me around £1kpa.

I would lose more than that in 1 weeks lost turnover.

[lendahand]

Thats not good, and btw sry to hear since I assume you knew him.

 

The guy ran a competitor firm about 5 miles away, I knew him but not closely. It was quite a few years ago now, but It worried me enough to realise that there may be a connection with chain oil: either with the oil cap coming off your saw, or gradual soaking from just using the saw and then wearing oil soaked trousers. As already pointed out using bio would solve this but I'm guessing the majority of guys on here are using mineral. Also, if soaked in two stroke petrol, it must leave a residue covering of oil. Quite interested if anyone else has heard of anything similar.