Adverse Health Hazards Of Truck Maintenance

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Adverse Health Hazards Of Truck Maintenance
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Introduction
Whether you own, lease, hire or borrow a truck
for work purposes, you must ensure that the
vehicle is in a top working condition. This is
precisely why the importance of truck maintenance
cannot be stressed well enough. However, you must
also take proper precautions while doing truck
maintenance on your own because of the health
hazards associated with it. The following PPT
can throw more light on the matter.
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Used engine oils
Prolonged and persistent contact with old and
used engine oils lead to severe dermatitis and
even skin cancer.
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Exhaust fumes
They can reach dangerous concentrations very
fast, especially from cold or irregularly running
engines. Protective masks can thus come to your
aid in such adverse conditions.
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Hazardous Asbestos
In the year 1999, the use of asbestos in motor
clutch, brake and gasket has been prohibited. But
then, theres still a possibility of older trucks
accommodating hazardous asbestos. So beware!
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Body filling
Most of the fillers contain thermosetting
unsaturated polyesters in solvents that are meant
to be blended with reactive hardeners.
Methacrylates and Styrene have strong odors that
can irritate the skin and the nasal passage at
the same time.
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Spray Paints
Solvent-based spraying products, AKA cellulose
paints, used for trucks have proven records of
causing irritation to the throat, nose, eyes, and
skin.
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Conclusion
Big trucks need specialized and thorough
maintenance regularly for their safe operation.
But then, you must always take proper precaution
while doing any of the above maintenance jobs on
your own. Better if you seek professional help
though. After all, prevention is always better
than cure.
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