title: Hazards associated with metalworking by artists.
abstract: Metalworking is the constructive sculptural application of various technologic processes for producing art from ferrous and nonferrous metals. Self-employed artists and their workplaces are not protected by governmental agencies. We describe the techniques involved in metalworking processes and discuss the physical trauma and medical syndromes associated with each process, as well as safety, prevention, and treatment aspects of the basic syndromes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, USA.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lesser
mesh_terms: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008670:Metals / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D012613:Sculpture; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D008670:Metals