working in crawl spaces

elvisjer · Jan 22, 2007

What is the name of your state? WA
My friend works for a small electrical company and recently and has previoulsy worked in cralwspaces with open fiberglass surrounds. They do not require or even provide him with a mask of any sort....this seems very illegal to me. Are there any laws about having to wear masks or special gear when working in a crawlspace? Thanks!

fairisfair · Jan 22, 2007

Is your friend so stupid that he is unable to determine that it may be an advantage to his health to wear a dust mask?

elvisjer · Jan 22, 2007

thanks for the reply. That helps nothing, does anybody have a reply worth while?

fairisfair · Jan 22, 2007

http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_id=12716&p_table=STANDARDS

I still say the bigger question is regarding your friend and his stupidity.

elvisjer · Jan 22, 2007

Its more of my friend needing a job right now in his financial situation and not wanting to quit a decent paying job...money can make people do alot of stuff they probably shouldnt!

elvisjer · Jan 22, 2007

thanks for the link! Thats a huge page and i'm not sure what im looking for. Is there a part in there about fiberglass..or insulation....or crawlspaces....haha im the dumb one now!

panzertanker · Jan 22, 2007

elvisjer said:
What is the name of your state? WA
My friend works for a small electrical company and recently and has previoulsy worked in cralwspaces with open fiberglass surrounds. They do not require or even provide him with a mask of any sort....this seems very illegal to me. Are there any laws about having to wear masks or special gear when working in a crawlspace? Thanks!

You know, for less than 10 dollars your "friend" can take care of his own health issues...

http://www.discountsafetygear.com/respiratory-protection-disposable-dust-masks.html

fairisfair · Jan 22, 2007

panzertanker said:
You know, for less than 10 dollars your "friend" can take care of his own health issues...

http://www.discountsafetygear.com/respiratory-protection-disposable-dust-masks.html

Exactly!!!!!!!

moburkes · Jan 22, 2007

panzertanker said:
You know, for less than 10 dollars your "friend" can take care of his own health issues...

http://www.discountsafetygear.com/respiratory-protection-disposable-dust-masks.html

That's what I was waiting for. If someone said that it was illegal, then she would be asking how to contact an attorney for her friend, so that he could sue the employer.

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