Health & Safety

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All members must take responsibility in cleaning up after they have used the club facilities plus all the equipment that was used eg working tables, slab roller and canvas, bats and boards, tools, kneading slab. 

The floors need to be cleaned with the wet vacuum cleaner or wet mopped.

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Note that it is unsafe to just sweep the dust. 

No clay scraps or spills should be left to dry as this causes a health issue for other members. Silicosis is a long-term lung disease caused by inhaling unsafe levels of silica dust. People who work with certain materials may inhale a very fine dust that contains silica. Once inside the lungs, the dust particles can scar the lungs. This scarring is known as silicosis.

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