Help please

[Huley]

How do you identify sheet lead? thank you.

 

[Plumbstar Tom]

its heavy, its bendy ands dull in colour until scrapped

 

[ecowarm]

If you mean the different thickness of sheet lead or code 3/4/5 etc. look here http://www.calderlead.co.uk/Downloads/ApplicationByCodeSheet.pdf

 

[Huley]

Thank you, I already have that ecoworm, do you think you could tell me what harm to health sheet lead can cause? thank you.

 

[Plumbstar Tom]

its along the lines of lead poisoning,

Best bet is decent barrier cream or gloves, defo gloves when carrying it

It is also very sharp and cuts easily which catches people out as they see it as soft and do not expect it the be able to cut easily

My tip is to cut the courners off a touch, just incase

 

[ecowarm]

Thank you, I already have that ecoworm, do you think you could tell me what harm to health sheet lead can cause? thank you.

ECOWARM NOT WORM!
Yes lead is harmful please see here [DLMURL="http://www.leadsheetassociation.org.uk/html/1212.html"]The Lead Sheet Association // Health & Safety[/DLMURL]

and here
http://www.leadroof.org.uk/pubs/LSA A5 Brochure.pdf

We used to drink a pint of milk after a day working and burning (welding) lead sheet.
H&S is a bit different now, but that was 30yrs ago!

 

[Puddle]

Are you a student Huley being a bit lazy and looking for the answers to be given you rather than looking them up,if so the only person you are cheating is yourself.
Post what you think and we can comment on your answers if that helps

Or just vicar worried about the health of those blokes on the roof last night ))

 

[Huley]

Sorry about that ecowarm, and yes I am a student, I'm doing some work for my portfolio, and the sheet lead write up is the only one which is causing me problems because I'm not sure on how to word it.

 

[ecowarm]

Sorry about that ecowarm, and yes I am a student, I'm doing some work for my portfolio, and the sheet lead write up is the only one which is causing me problems because I'm not sure on how to word it.

GOOGLE is your friend and while looking, you're learning.
No google when I was an apprentice!
Lots of info on the net.
Good luck.

 

[Puddle]

ECOWARM NOT WORM!
Yes lead is harmful please see here [DLMURL="http://www.leadsheetassociation.org.uk/html/1212.html"]The Lead Sheet Association // Health & Safety[/DLMURL]

and here
http://www.leadroof.org.uk/pubs/LSA A5 Brochure.pdf

We used to drink a pint of milk after a day working and burning (welding) lead sheet.
H&S is a bit different now, but that was 30yrs ago!

Hi Ecowarm
See you are from lincs,did you use to work in one of the the Humber bank factories
I served my time there,used to come out of the tanks with back teeth from acid you breathed in and lead all over you,just towards end started using breathing equipment,
Used to go out at night and start sweeting and all the white chemical pigments used to come out of your glands that had been soaked up all day
If you were taking a lass out,would get over all her cloths (hopefully )..yeh the good old days

 

[ecowarm]

Hi puddle
No never did the lead in tanks on the bank but we did mostly roof work domestic and ross foods etc.
I've seen the tank work at Ciba... very enclosed I think you'd need more than a pint of milk after that!!!
You wasn't at Laports was you?

 

[Puddle]

Hi puddle
No never did the lead in tanks on the bank but we did mostly roof work domestic and ross foods etc.
I've seen the tank work at Ciba... very enclosed I think you'd need more than a pint of milk after that!!!
You wasn't at Laports was you?

Did bits at Laports,but mostly works for a company that was a big sub contractor to titans,now closed of course,bought by its competitor run down and closed,another uk industry gone,mind you ,a few of its ex employees have probably lived a bit longer,all be it on the dole !!
as said the place must have supplied a lot of milk a day
strange how time change,down the road at the steel works,they use to give vouchers for 3 to 5 pints of larger a day to some of its workers ,to help replace the fluid they lost during the day,working next to to furnaces

 

[Plumbstar Tom]

Get room you two please

 

[ecowarm]

Sorry off thread.
I send you a PM puddle