Galv fever

[julianthegypsy]

I was taught in college that milk was the best antidote to galvanising fever. This was OA welding. We were taught to bronze weld galv to stop it burning off. The white smoke was something we always watched out for. We weren't told that milk protected the respiratory system but that it lined the stomach to stop you feeling nauseous. It's probably still in my notes somewhere if I still had them!

 

[Morrisman]

Yes, the same myth works for sprayers too (apparently). I know that education has been dumbed down, but Primary school Human biology tells us where the respiratory and digestive system stop being commoned.** You can excuse some of the yanks, they still believe in Virgin birth but normal and educated people?

** The big clue is in the diagram I posted.

Guy I used to work with 40+ years ago reckoned he would drink a cup of salt water every morning to make himself throw up, to get all the muck out of his lungs…..

He was a chipper and dresser in the big fab shop where I worked. Back then the air was thick with smoke and welding/cutting fumes, no ventilation, no masks, no even dust masks. In summer the big doors were open, but in winter it was like a scene from Haedes

I tried to explain to him that the stomach is not the lungs, but he was set in his ways.