This guide for potters and pottery instructors gives advice on everything from designing and maintaining a safe studio to protecting oneself from potential hazards such as cuts and burns and inhalation, ingestions, and dermal absorption of ceramic materials. It lists basics properties of some 100 ceramic raw materials, and includes a potter's health and safety questionnaire, materials data sheets, and many b&w and color photos demonstrating proper use and arrangement of materials and equipment. Zamek has taught ceramics and now runs a ceramics consulting firm. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
"Every potter wants to work in a safe environment and needs the extensive data presented in this unique reference.
The potter's health and safety are covered in detail from ceramic toxicology to safe handling of raw materials. Guidelines for using clays, glazes, tools, kilns, and other equipment are presented. Questions such as "What's the best way to handle ceramic materials " and "Is barium carbonate safe " are answered in full detail. This is the safety guide that every student, teacher, and ceramic professional will refer to again and again while working with clay and glaze materials."
- Covers, in expert detail, all aspects of safety in the ceramics studio
- Text and detailed photos offer a practical "how to" approach to working in a safe environment
- Easy-to-understand, non-technical language
