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Knowledge of Occupational Hazards in Photography

Knowledge of Occupational Hazards in Photography Knowledge of Occupational Hazards in Photography A PILOT STUDY by Barbara Marlenga, MS, RN, and Jane E. Parker-Conrad, PhD, RN people over the age of 16 (78.5 million people) are r t s and crafts generally are considered engaged in artistic pursuits where harmful prod­ benign occupations or harmless past­ ucts are being used (Barazani, 1980). Many of the A imes. Many have the attitude that art materials used by artists are composed of the materials are safe, yet the majority of the chemi­ same chemicals that cause major occupational cals used in arts and crafts have not been tested health problems in industry (Barazani, 1980; for their long term effects on the human body McCann, 1985; Seeger, 1983; Shaw, 1991; Waller, (McCann, 1985). Many art teachers have perpetu­ 1985). However, the majority of artists are una­ ated this attitude by encouraging students to "get ware of the potential hazards in the materials and close" to their materials and, as a consequence, students have developed some very dangerous processes they use (Kotz, 1981). While a large habits, i.e., eating in the darkroom studio, using portion of the population is involved in artistic kitchens, bathrooms, and closets as home studios, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png AAOHN Journal SAGE

Knowledge of Occupational Hazards in Photography

Marlenga, Barbara; Parker-Conrad, Jane E.
AAOHN Journal , Volume 41 (4): 5 – Apr 1, 1993
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© 1993 American Association of Occupational Health Nurses
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0891-0162
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10.1177/216507999304100402
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Knowledge of Occupational Hazards in Photography A PILOT STUDY by Barbara Marlenga, MS, RN, and Jane E. Parker-Conrad, PhD, RN people over the age of 16 (78.5 million people) are r t s and crafts generally are considered engaged in artistic pursuits where harmful prod­ benign occupations or harmless past­ ucts are being used (Barazani, 1980). Many of the A imes. Many have the attitude that art materials used by artists are composed of the materials are safe, yet the majority of the chemi­ same chemicals that cause major occupational cals used in arts and crafts have not been tested health problems in industry (Barazani, 1980; for their long term effects on the human body McCann, 1985; Seeger, 1983; Shaw, 1991; Waller, (McCann, 1985). Many art teachers have perpetu­ 1985). However, the majority of artists are una­ ated this attitude by encouraging students to "get ware of the potential hazards in the materials and close" to their materials and, as a consequence, students have developed some very dangerous processes they use (Kotz, 1981). While a large habits, i.e., eating in the darkroom studio, using portion of the population is involved in artistic kitchens, bathrooms, and closets as home studios,

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Published: Apr 1, 1993

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