Lead poisoning and lead absorption : $b The symptoms, pathology and prevention, with special reference to their industrial origin, and an account of the principal processes involving riskLegge, Thomas Morison, Sir
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Lead poisoning and lead absorption : $b The symptoms, pathology and prevention, with special reference to their industrial origin, and an account of the principal processes involving risk
Legge, Thomas Morison, Sir
Lead poisoning
_Manufacture of Glazes._--No handling of white or red lead without at
least 5 per cent. of added moisture, and no weighing out, etc., nor
employment in the room, to be allowed within thirty minutes of such
weighing out, etc., without the wearing of a respirator.
_Lawning_--_i.e._, straining glaze so as to remove insufficiently
ground material through a fine lawn sieve--to be done by an adult male
only, except where less than a quart of glaze is lawned.
_Dipping._--Impervious floors sloped towards a drain to be cleaned by
an adult male, after work has ceased, with a jet of water and a mop.
Walls adjacent to dipping-tubs to be tiled or painted with washable
paint, and cleaned daily. Dipping not to be done where artificial light
is necessary during hours of daylight.
_Threading-up and Thimble-picking_ to be done in a room sufficiently
separated from any place where scheduled processes are carried on.
_Drying Ware after Dipping._--The same requirement as to floors as in
dipping-house.
_Boards._--To be cleaned with clean water by an adult male after each
time that dipped ware has been placed on them and before subsequent
use. Boards for use in lead processes to be painted red at the ends.
_Mangles._--Ventilation to be so arranged as to maintain a flow of air
into the hot chamber from the workroom. Mangle shelves to be thoroughly
wet cleansed once a week.
_Ware Cleaning._--Local exhaust ventilation to be applied except when
the process is carried on entirely with use of wet materials (damp
sponges, etc.), or when done within fifteen minutes of application of
glaze. Troughs to be provided to collect glaze, and to be cleaned out
and supplied with fresh water at least once a week. The floors and
standard of lighting to be the same as for the dipping-house.
_Glost-placing._--Boards to be treated as already described. Floors
to be impervious. Women, young persons, and children to be excluded,
except that women to be allowed to place china furniture and electrical
fittings.
_Majolica Painting and Mottling._--A sponge and clean water to be
placed beside each paintress; special washing accommodation in the
painting-room or adjoining it; splashes to be removed immediately
by wet sponging. Work-benches and floors to be subject to the same
conditions as potters’ shops.
_Flow Material_--_i.e._, the substance usually containing much lead in
the form of powder and placed in the sagger to cause certain colours
applied to biscuit ware to run slightly--to be weighed out in front of
an exhaust draught and delivered to the glost-placer by an adult male.
PLATE IV
[Illustration: FIG. 1.--NO LEAD USED.]
[Illustration: FIG. 2.--FRITTED LEAD USED.
0·9 per cent. solubility.]
[Illustration: FIG. 3.--FRITTED LEAD USED.
1·5 per cent. solubility.
13·9 per cent. total lead.]
[Illustration: FIG. 4.--FRITTED LEAD USED.
5·0 per cent. solubility.
5·0 per cent. total lead.]
[Illustration: FIG. 5.--RAW LEAD USED.
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