removing ivy?? Wear A Mask!!

[Ian C]

I've done hundreds of ivy removals off trees and house walls over the years,and never worn a mask for it and it never causes me a problem.

 

Do you have an allergy to it some how?

 

same here, never worn a mask, i hate the stuff as do most and find it an irritant.

[mikecotterill]

I've never had a problem either but two smokers at work have done

[scotspine1]

Anyone working with a saw for any length of time should be wearing a mask.

 

Your saw spews out 2 stroke fumes, the residual oil in the fumes binds to the fine wood dust particles created by the cutting, you then breath these oil laced dust particles in, they get lodged in your lungs and can't break down or be coughed up.

 

Tissue starts to grow round the particles and eventually after many years this leads to lung cancer in much the same as breathing in asbestos dust will.

[Al Cormack]

I use a handsaw for ivy!

[mikecotterill]

Anyone working with a saw for any length of time should be wearing a mask.

 

Your saw spews out 2 stroke fumes, the residual oil in the fumes binds to the fine wood dust particles created by the cutting, you then breath these oil laced dust particles in, they get lodged in your lungs and can't break down or be coughed up.

 

Tissue starts to grow round the particles and eventually after many years this leads to lung cancer in much the same as breathing in asbestos dust will.

 

Is this a proven thing?

[skyhuck]

Anyone working with a saw for any length of time should be wearing a mask.

 

Your saw spews out 2 stroke fumes, the residual oil in the fumes binds to the fine wood dust particles created by the cutting, you then breath these oil laced dust particles in, they get lodged in your lungs and can't break down or be coughed up.

 

Tissue starts to grow round the particles and eventually after many years this leads to lung cancer in much the same as breathing in asbestos dust will.

 

Very much depends on genetics Tim, according to my Fathers doctor, my Dad cut up 1000's of sheets of asbestos on circular saws, in the 60's, he never wore a mask and is now 70 and still working pretty much full time as a joiner.

 

His doctor reckons some people have "sticky" lungs and some don't, those without cough up all the crap.

 

The facts are life kills you, death is just a matter of timing, it will get you in the end, its just a matter of when

[scotspine1]

Is this a proven thing?

 

Yes -

 

Wood dust and Lung Cancer - Who's at Risk?

[mikecotterill]

The facts are life kills you, death is just a matter of timing, it will get you in the end, its just a matter of when

 

True but after having to watch my dad die of leukaemia I'd rather not die of a cancer. Much better to not know its coming

[skyhuck]

Do you wear a mask scotspine1???

[mikecotterill]

Yes -

 

Wood dust and Lung Cancer - Who's at Risk?

 

I'll have a read, cheers