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Make sure your face mask or goggles are free of

4-4. Clean equipment. Always clean your equipment

scratches before you use them. Scratched lenses block

before putting it away. Keep the inside of gloves, boots

your vision.

and goggles clean. If the inside becomes contaminated,

clean it immediately.

Use a respirator designed to keep out paint fumes if

you're working with paint or paint thinners. These

respirators should be fitted by your medical folks. Use

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the respirator only in well-ventilated areas.

5-1. Know Which Items are Hazardous. To know

which materials you need to worry about before you use

them, you need the latest information on which ones are

considered hazardous to the environment.

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) must be

available for each item, list any special precautions or

procedures needed, as well as first-aid measures.

5-2. Where To Find MSDS Information.

a. Access the database called Fast Action Safety Data

Transmission (FAST).

The General Services

Be sure to wear clothing that covers as much skin as

Administration (GSA) now has about 4,000 hazardous

possible.

material items that require a MSDS on the FAST

database.

To access this database you'll need the following

equipment: * IBM/IBM-compatible personal computer.

Wear gloves, hoods, aprons,

2400, 1200 or 300 baud modem.

sleeves, suits and boots for

protection.

Communication software package.

If you have the right equipment, you'll need to set

your modem parameters to:

· Speed: 2400, 1200, 300