I love my new job at a climbing gym, I am so happy to work here. However, one thing this job has a lot of is chalk. a. lot. of. chalk. most of my work involves cleaning up chalk. I wonder if inhaling chalk is damaging my lungs. I googled it, and magnesium carbonate (which is what gym chalk is made from) is mostly non-toxic but could be mechanically irritating. Not worried about that cause I don't have athsma or anything. The more concerning thing though is that there could be silica in it. Prolonged exposure to Silica can give you silicosis, which is a really bad lung disease. It is really common amongst people who work with engineered stone, like quartz countertops. I honestly don't think I could be getting enough exposure for silicosis though. All i'm doing is hoovering the mats with a (vibrating!!!!) hoover. the more I think about all this the less I worry to be honest. I doubt this is even as bad for you as second-hand smoke is, and god knows I've gotten my fair share of that. Apparently the abrasion of climbing shoes against holds releases toxic particles which are worse for your lungs, but I'm sure I've gotten my fair share of that through basketball shoes squeaking against a court anyway.
That's all for today!
forever chatting shite,
n3kane
Hello world! it my first ever time posting to my blog! I am hoping to be able to put interesting stuff up in here and to keep learning as this site evolves!!!! For the next three months it is probably just going to be a very simple blog site because I am studying for the GAMSAT and I said that I would write every day, so that is why I am doing this blog!