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Mdf Dust

OtterLM · 2021-08-20 11:40:05

Hi all, We recently got someone to put in a bathroom unit it it was a miserable day so he did all the work in the shed. The whole shed (30'x20') is now covered in MDF dust. I'm wary of hoovering it and I'm wondering should I hire an industrial hoover and what mask I'll need to tackle it safely. Many thanks

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20-08-2021 12:40pm

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OtterLM

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Hi all,
We recently got someone to put in a bathroom unit it it was a miserable day so he did all the work in the shed.
The whole shed (30'x20') is now covered in MDF dust. I'm wary of hoovering it and I'm wondering should I hire an industrial hoover and what mask I'll need to tackle it safely.
Many thanks

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#2 22-08-2021 5:54pm
kadman

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I along with many others worked for years in joineries that used mdf daily, with no extraction. Horrible conditions for sure.
But I am still here, so are my buddies. Use a close fitting mask , or respirator, and hoover away, you should be fine.
Its dusty and horrible, but if this is the only time you come into contact with it, it wont kill you. You have absorbed far more formaldehyde
in your home probably already, as we are surrounded by it. Its in most things.

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#3 22-08-2021 5:56pm
kadman

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Double post, but I am not deleting, in case two dissappear

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