Well I find this rather overblown. The MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet, required by the government) for IPA differentiates between chronic and acute exposure. Forget the chronic dangers unless you plan to spend the next 10 years cleaning radios. The acute dangers only call IPA slightly hazardous as a skin irritant. After all, it's used a million times a day in hospitals and laboratories. As long as quantities are small, I see no reason to worry about skin irritation. Gloves are nice in this case, but just to prevent drying and cracking. Chuck Section 3: Hazards IdentificationPotential Acute Health Effects:Hazardous in case of eye contact (irritant), of ingestion, of inhalation. Slightly hazardous in case of skin contact (irritant,sensitizer, permeator).Potential Chronic Health Effects:Slightly hazardous in case of skin contact (sensitizer). CARCINOGENIC EFFECTS: A4 (Not classifiable for human or animal.)by ACGIH, 3 (Not classifiable for human.) by IARC. MUTAGENIC EFFECTS: Not available. TERATOGENIC EFFECTS: Notavailable. DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY: Classified Reproductive system/toxin/female, Development toxin [POSSIBLE].The substance may be toxic to kidneys, liver, skin, > From: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2015 15:18:19 -0800 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Rosined Radio Help Needed > > That's a good point, Colin! I'd forgotten to mention the precautions. When > I cleaned my E1XM, I did the work in my garage with the door open and a fan > blowing on the project. I also wore rubber gloves. > > Guy Atkins > Puyallup, WA > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > From: coffee_canuck <[email protected]> > > To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America < > > [email protected]> > > Cc: > > Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2015 14:24:50 -0800 > > Subject: Re: [IRCA] Rosined Radio Help Needed > > Protect your hands when working with ISO-prop. > > > > Skin irritant and the fumes are not good for you either. > > > > Colin Newell - CoffeeCrew.com - VA7WWV - Victoria - BC > > > > > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original > contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its > editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: [email protected] > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca
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