Jahbro

are there serious risks to human health from breathing fumes from cooking pvc based inks (plastisol). i'm just wondering if after years of working as a screen printer if i'll end up with testicular cancer or something like that?

any advice would be great, thanks

 

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kylerogers

I'm a beginner, but all the literature I've read says that Carpel Tunnel Syndrome is by far the most common injury associated with screen printing.

Also, all or most of the fumes you smell are the pigments in the t-shirt burning, not the PVC burning.

My rule of thumb is to have enough ventilation that I don't smell it. I figure if I'm not smelling it it's not strong enough to hurt me, lol. Also, I find that if I keep the shirts from going to much over 320 I don't get too much smoke or smell anyway.

I have a ceiling fan at the opposite side of the garage and I have it blowing air across the garage so the fumes from the dryer are pushed towards the garage door and outside. I'm planning to set up some kind of exhaust fan as well.

Quote: Originally Posted by Jahbro are there serious risks to human health from breathing fumes from cooking pvc based inks (plastisol). i'm just wondering if after years of working as a screen printer if i'll end up with testicular cancer or something like that? any advice would be great, thanks

 

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