Boss moved resin printer into my office and it reeks (edit: resolved!)
When I came into my office this morning, I found that my boss moved his resin printer into my office and the setup reeks of solvent (it smells like a hundred uncapped expos). Are these fumes fine? Or am I gonna end up with half a melted brain by the end of the week?
I have no words. I feel like there needs to be better presented safety information on these printers and especially on the materials that we use with them. Some of the datasheets are sparse and it shouldn’t be a pain to find the damn safety sheets. Speaking of safety sheets, your boss is required to have ones for the printer/resins/etc present at your workplace within your main Safety Data Sheet book.
If there was a significant amount of resin inside the printer (which I have to assume since you report strong smell), your boss is either a negligent asshole or somebody irresponsibly ignorant.
And if the printer was working and actively printing something inside an enclosed unventilated environment, then your boss can't be trusted with crayons or scissors.
From my very limited knowledge in 3D printing and the types of solvents used, most contain things like acrolein and acetone, both of which are known toxins. So yes, this is a health risk without proper ventilation and I’m guessing your office doesn’t have that. I’d bring this up immediately with your boss and if you have the original containers the solvents came in, check for ingredients and potential health hazards.
Right, but there are plenty of other fumes from resin printers which might be harmful. Without knowing which resin, and reading the SDS for it we can only speculate on what might be there.
There’s a datasheet available for your resin, as there is for any volatile product. Print that for your boss and show him the health risks, mostly cancer that he’s opening himself up to liability for.
Pretty much every resin printer manufacturer recommends ventilation. Imo it’s totally unreasonable to put that in someone’s office and I would remove it.
Basically the fumes effects will differ depending on the particular resin being used, but there are no specific studies on long-term effects yet. The general recommendation is to limit your exposure as much as possible with most hobbyists only using them in well-ventilated rooms or even having a direct exhaust port in the room. If it was me, I would move into the boss’s office and refuse to work at your desk until they address the safety concerns sufficiently. Yeah that’s probably overkill, but if your boss isn’t willing to expose themself to the likely health hazards then why should you?
If I’m not actively venting my resin printer, it will irritate my lungs instantly once i enter the room. Those fumes don’t fuck around, and at least from what I’ve heard, the effects will actually get worse the more you’re exposed over time.
Prob a good reason he didn’t want it in his own office. Maybe mention it to him if you’re comfortable, if not you could email people asking for an air purifier and when asked why explain the printer concern. Health issue, I am not sure but comfort issue absolutely.
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