[Jewelry making - Article 00111] - Re: [Orchid] Shop Safety - Proper dress

[Noel Yovovich]

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>     Also, you could wear a leather apron or a fire resistant apron. 

    I have such an apron, which I bought (and used) for welding, until I
    decided to get the full leather jacket (after a fellow-student set
    her flannel shirt on fire, seriously injuring herself). But that was
    for welding, not jewelry. 

    I've never seen or heard of anyone, even a beginning student,
    actually setting themselves on fire in the jewelry studio-- at
    least, until that story about the dry-cleaned suit. I'm not saying
    it can't happen-- of course it can. And there's no harm in wearing a
    leather apron. But let's keep this in perspective. It is only
    sensible to wear natural fabrics in the studio, keep hair tied back,
    wear eye protection when using power tools, etc. A leather apron is
    not really called for. 

    By the way, the woman who was burned in the welding shop caught fire
    when she leaned across the piece of steel she had just welded,
    allowing the loose ends of her shirt to trail across the piece (or
    at least that's what I heard-- I wasn't there). *Any* kind of apron
    would probably have prevented this unfortunate accident. 

Noel
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