The Artist's Complete Health and Safety Guide: Everything Artists Need to Know about Art Materials

New third edition! This classic art reference shows artists how to handle materials safely while practicing their craft. Dozens of at-a-glance tables and charts present vital information about art materials, ingredients, technical hazards, proper protective equipment, and safe work practices simply and accurately. This brand-new third edition is now completely revised and expanded to detail lifesaving new safety and ventilation equipment, present urgent new discoveries on toxins and pollutants found in arts and crafts materials, and explain the controversies surrounding new government regulations. A virtual lifesaver for all art and craft workers.

Artists, craftspeople, and students have witnessed a small revolution in concern for health and safety in their field. High-profile illnesses, accidents, and lawsuits have led to complex laws throughout the United States and Canada. People who handle arts and crafts materials, meanwhile, are still too often confused about what is safe, what is hazardous, and what is legal—often neglecting the regulations created for their own protection. For all people involved in arts and crafts, the definitive guide has arrived. Health and safety expert Monona Rossol has fully revised and expanded the classic reference The Artist’s Complete Health and Safety Guide.