-tictech message:
What parts of a CPU might be a health hazard?
I need to know for my own health issues, if true.
Has the district suggested wearing gloves and a mask when working on old
CPU's?
(We are not talking monitors here.)
Kevin Crozier
Kevin Crozier
Gr. 3 - Lowell School
Seattle, WA
kbcrozier@seattleschools.org
http://www.seattleschools.org/schools/lowell/kevin/index.htm
"Understand the conflict with your brain, but solve it in your heart." -
Erin Jones
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> From: Craig, Barry
> Reply To: tic-tech
> Sent: Monday, May 5, 2003 2:33 PM
> To: tic-tech
> Subject: RE: tictech: Old computers
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> -tictech message:
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> Not just could be health issues here, there definitely are and if you are
> part of condoning kids messing with computer parts you are opening
yourself
> up to a tremendous lawsuit.
>
> Barry Craig
> btcraig@seattleschools.org
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Graham Ford [mailto:fordgj@u.washington.edu]
> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 1:48 PM
> To: tic-tech
> Subject: Re: tictech: Old computers
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> -tictech message:
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> Great care needs to be taken with old computers. One of the costs of
> disposing of old computers is the disposal of hazardous materials,
> materials that children should not be handling. I don't know exactly
> what parts should be avoided, though I know that monitors have
> capacitors that can be dangerous. My guess would be that it is one
> thing for them to paint the box and examine the cables and disks, but
> if they start breaking parts they probably risk exposure to dangerous
> particles. I don't want to rain on anyone's parade, but there could be
> health issues here.
>
> Graham Ford
> Highland Park Elementary
> fordgj@u.washington.edu
>
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