Rye Miles #13621 Posted April 27, 2015 Posted April 27, 2015 Anyone else using latex gloves when reloading? My lead level is a tad high ( 14.2) my doc said to use the gloves when handling lead bullets! Rye
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted April 27, 2015 Posted April 27, 2015 SNAP! Lo that dreaded sound. Sound like a good idea to me, Rye.
Major E A Sterner #12916 Posted April 27, 2015 Posted April 27, 2015 Yup,I wear them to keep lead exposure down and when repairing my vehicles.It seems when my hands get covered with grease and grime the phone rings... :D
Banjer Pickett Posted April 27, 2015 Posted April 27, 2015 OR your nose will itch! Most lead is ingested by eating/drinking. Gloves will help protect your hands but dust is usually the culprit, especially if you cast lead indoors. Good housekeeping by wiping things down really helps ALOT!
Buffalo Dick, SASS #12880 Posted April 27, 2015 Posted April 27, 2015 First, you don't get elevated lead levels from handling bullets. Usually, lead is inhaled or ingested and the most likely suspect is your vibrating brass cleaner. Always use a lid and do your emptying, sifting etc. outside. I tried loading with latex gloves and kept snagging them when putting the bullet on the case mouth. Years ago, I tested 31 and lowered my level dramatically in six months by paying more attention to avoiding brass cleaner media dust. You also need to avoid smoking or, eating or drinking until you're done loading and have washed your hands. You should also research lead levels in mature adults. Many of the standards are for developing children and don't really apply to grownups.
Jackson Rose, SASS #45478 Posted April 27, 2015 Posted April 27, 2015 14.2 is not high. Osha level of 40 requires that the individual stop doing the job involving lead. I had a 32 level for years due to training on an indoor range. Of course the city maintained my level was due to that dangerous hobby of reloading. Osha considers 16 normal for adults. Wear a mask when you sift brass, or do it in a crosswind.
Sparky Nelson Posted April 27, 2015 Posted April 27, 2015 I should probably get my lead checked. I've worked in electronics for years but I quit doing a lot of soldering last century. But now I'm reloading so it'd be good to keep an eye on it.
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted April 27, 2015 Posted April 27, 2015 You get most of your lead from dry cleaning fired cases by breathing in the dust, than you ever will from handling bullets. 14.2 ain't nut'n- OLG
Aunt Jen Posted April 28, 2015 Posted April 28, 2015 Anyone else using latex gloves when reloading? My lead level is a tad high ( 14.2) my doc said to use the gloves when handling lead bullets! Rye I like to err on the safe side. I use latex gloves when washing my hands.
Utah Bob #35998 Posted April 28, 2015 Posted April 28, 2015 I just use gloves to keep crud off my hands when reloading. I always use a dust mask when emptying the tumbler and always outside. I do not cast bullets and never will.
The Shoer 27979 Posted April 28, 2015 Posted April 28, 2015 I like to err on the safe side. I use latex gloves when washing my hands. wish i woul of thought of that might be able to keep my hands cleaner
Trailrider #896 Posted April 28, 2015 Posted April 28, 2015 For those who might be allergic to latex (I'm NOT, but some folks are), there are vinyl and nitryl gloves available at your local pharmacy. I use vinyl gloves when dyeing leather, as they keep me from having dyed hands, and also the alcohol from drying out my skin.
Sparky Nelson Posted April 28, 2015 Posted April 28, 2015 For those who might be allergic to latex (I'm NOT, but some folks are), there are vinyl and nitryl gloves available at your local pharmacy. I use vinyl gloves when dyeing leather, as they keep me from having dyed hands, and also the alcohol from drying out my skin. Harbor Freight carries nitrile gloves too. That's where I got mine. I should have gotten a smaller size because the fingertips are too wrinkly to place a bullet on a case accurately. They came in really handy when I was refinishing the furniture on my PSL and AK-47.
Alpo Posted April 28, 2015 Posted April 28, 2015 Nitrile beats latex all to hell. Latex makes my hands sweat. Plus, petroleum of any type causes the elastomers in latex to fall apart. Wear latex while doing any type of engine work, or using oil or gasoline, and they suddenly start turning into Mickey Mouse hands.
High Sierra Posted April 28, 2015 Posted April 28, 2015 For those who might be allergic to latex (I'm NOT, but some folks are), there are vinyl and nitryl gloves available at your local pharmacy. I use vinyl gloves when dyeing leather, as they keep me from having dyed hands, and also the alcohol from drying out my skin. +1.Use them more when I use solvents while cleaning my guns than reloading. HS
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