I work in industrial construction as a heat treater. Besides all the normal hazard we often use ceramic insulation to insulate of welds that we are stress relieving. It doesnt contain aspestos but i know the stuff has to be bad for me. Some people get scared of the stuff, but ive been working with it for so long now that i doesnt seem to bother me. Perhaps my lungs are made of steel. Help me
The ceramic contains silica. Fine sillica dust is an irritant to the lungs, and overexposure over many years can be a bad thing. If it were me, and I had concerns over dust in the workplace, I would purchase a P1 or P2 type respirator and use it. I did some reading on the internet a few months ago about the toxicity of the various dusts, and I learned a lot from it. I did not know how dangerous some dusts could be (with the worst being asbestos). From now on, I won't do any form of maintenance that generates dust without wearing a respirator. Your health is precious, remember that.
EVERYTHING causes cancer when you inhale a lot of it (except air). I'd wear a face mask no matter what, because it'll just be a couple years before there's a class-action law suit involving it, you know?
Ceramic fibre is made up of Alumina, Silica and zircon. The melt of the above said material is made as a fibre. This fibrous material has submicron sized particles No mask or filters can help you. Do one thing. eat more fruits, Jaggery and sweets, they can save u to some extent. But wearing some mask or filter can prevent your lung from particles up to 2Microns.
