Workshop safetyWash hands after handling typeVentilate for solvent and powderKeep both hands behind the bladeNo lead dust — never dry-sweep

Workshop & Safety

Lead, solvent, blades and dust. A letterpress workshop has three genuine hazards and they are all manageable — provided they are named.

Tools 5 Stages Print, Finish, Compose

Disposable gloves for handling type, ink and solvent — the simplest control there is.

The wash-up liquid for rollers and type — and the main vapour source in the workshop.

A guillotine or a board shear: the tool that trims a text block square and a sheet to size.

Tray, tongs, wipes and a wash bottle, for handling lead alloy without taking it home.

Extraction that moves solvent vapour and lead dust out of the room you are working in.

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Note. Ranges are conventional trade figures. Check your own equipment against its documentation before relying on any number here.

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Safety in the workshop