Ceramic studio health & safety.
- Health & Safety.
- Clay dust- This can be very dangerous is inhaled over a long period of time.
- Use a wet sponge to clean up clay dust.
- Always wash off your equipment after use.
- No eating in the studio.
- Keep the room we'll ventilated
- Use a bin to collect scrap pieces of slip.
COSHH HEALTH AND SAFETY:
- Ceramics work can produce airborne respirable crystalline silica (RSC)
- RSC can cause silicosis which is a serious lung disease that causes disability and early death, this can be made even worse by smoking.
- The term respirable means the dust can penetrate the deepest part of your lungs, the finest dust isn't even visible under normal light. The dust can be caused by drips and spills that are left to dry.
Key words
Bisque- where the clay has been fired once and has no chemically bonded water left initial.
Leather hard- is the stage during the drying of a clay piece. At this stage, the clay is still damp but is dry enough to not become deformed when handled. The clay is able to be gouged or incised without breaking.
Slip- a slurry of clay and water used for high firing glaze.
BISQUE FIRING TIMES
- The term respirable means the dust can penetrate the deepest part of your lungs, the finest dust isn't even visible under normal light. The dust can be caused by drips and spills that are left to dry.
Key words
Bisque- where the clay has been fired once and has no chemically bonded water left initial.
Leather hard- is the stage during the drying of a clay piece. At this stage, the clay is still damp but is dry enough to not become deformed when handled. The clay is able to be gouged or incised without breaking.
Slip- a slurry of clay and water used for high firing glaze.
BISQUE FIRING TIMES
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