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Product Identifiers

PublisherSkyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated

ISBN-101581152043

ISBN-139781581152043

eBay Product ID (ePID)1931298

Product Key Features

Edition3

Book TitleArtist's Complete Health and Safety Guide

Number of Pages416 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2001

TopicTechniques / General, Reference, Study & Teaching, Healthy Living

FeaturesRevised

IllustratorYes

GenreArt, Health & Fitness

AuthorMonona Rossol

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.4 in

Item Weight17.6 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2001-005162

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition21

ReviewsA highly important work for any artist, craftsperson, or teacher in the arts. . . . This comprehensive guide is highly recommended for any artist's studio or art teacher's classroom and for all libraries that serve those in the arts and crafts., Appropriately written for the general reader, the book is also clearly organized and fairly well-referenced for ease of use. Highly recommended for individual artists, art teachers, and others with special interests in the arts.

Dewey Decimal700/.28/9

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisSafe use of art or craft materials requires awareness and training. A host of toxic industrial chemicals and environmental pollutants, including lead, cadmium, mercury, asbestos, cancer-causing dyes and pigments, and brain-damaging hydrocarbon solvents, are often found in these materials. The Artist's Complete Health and Safety Guide, Fourth Edition , is the classic guide to using these potentially toxic materials safely and ethically. Additionally, this book is also designed to help art workers and teachers comply with applicable health and safety laws, including the new Globally Harmonized System for labelling as well as safety information adopted by most countries. Coverage includes: Technical hazards information in plain language Tables of data on art material ingredients Steps to comply with health and safety laws Safety checklists for studios and classrooms Detailed descriptions of safe practices Recommendations for proper protective equipment Precautions for children, pregnant women, men and women planning families, and others who are susceptible to toxic substancesNewly revised with the most up-to-date information on safety requirements and protocols, The Artist's Complete Health and Safety Guide is required reading for anyone who regularly uses or teaches with art and craft materials as well as for professionals who design or maintain art facilities., With the information contained here artists can at last be free from fear and confusion to return to creativity in the safest, healthiest environment possible. "Vitally important."-- Library Journal If you are a painter, sculptor, printmaker, potter, welder, papermaker, photographer, or teacher in the arts, staying healthy and safe in your work place should not be a matter of circumstance. Through dozens of handy tables, diagrams, and charts, Monona Rossol's essential book points out dangerous ingredients found in specific brands of paint, dye, and adhesives; simple supplies such as goggles and ladders that keep classrooms and studios safe; and steps that art educators can take to comply with OSHA regulations. This volume also details helpful and potentially life-saving subjects such as: Questions to ask when ordering art supplies Recommendations for proper ventilation Safe work practices Precautions for individual media Art materials and projects for children and other high risk individuals Not only artists, but those who work in school administration, health care, and risk analysis will benefit from the surprising facts revealed. For example, art and craft supplies labeled as biodegradable, water-based, and natural must be handled with utmost caution, because they can still contain highly toxic properties., This reference seeks to show artists how to handle materials safely while practising their craft. This third edition is revised to detail life-saving safety and ventilation equipment, discoveries on toxins and pollutants found in art and craft materials, and changes in government regulations.

LC Classification NumberRC963.6.A78R67 2001