H.H 1 Health and allergy considerations.
Question: What are the health risks involved in painting?
Health risk considerations before starting a house-painting project are the dust and contaminates you could be exposed to during the process. On exterior surfaces, especially wood siding you’ll find a variety of molds, mildew, and dirt. These alone are enough to drive your hay fever crazy. In addition, you haven’t even started to get the house ready yet. When that begins, there’s airborne mildew, mold, dust, paint chips, and wood fiber. If you’re working on an older home, there’s a possibility of lead paint exposure as well. All these contaminates can become airborne by hand scraping. If power sanding is going to be done, the exposure to dust is greater. I know what your thinking, yes there are dust masks and goggles that can be worn while you work. Nevertheless, remember there still may be exposed skin in which these contaminants can get into. One contaminate alone can be irritating. When you start mixing them all together, this could be a recipe for a long miserable experience trying to paint your home. It is always wise to wear the proper dust or breathing masks whenever working around airborne substances.
