What are the Health and safety requirements when blasting or shot peening beryllium copper?

Answer:

  • Provide local exhaust ventilation.
  • Enclose the work as much as possible.
  • Use respiratory protection appropriate to the situation if the above do not fully control the potential for exposure.
  • Control movement of contamination and keep the workplace clean
  • Capture the grit and dispose of properly and with care
  • Do not eat, drink, smoke, or apply cosmetics in the work area
  • Provide adequate washing facilities (and cloths changing facilities) for use at beginning and end of shift and whenever leaving the work area, as for lunch, breaks, or meetings
  • Provide areas separated from the work area for breaks and lunch and ensure they do not become beryllium contaminated.
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