"Goedjn" wrote in message
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On Mon, 05 Mar 2007 19:59:43 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Goedjn" wrote in message
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Pressure treated is only a good idea if humans, especially kids will
never
come into contact with it. This is regardless of any safety claims the
manufacturers might make for the newest products.


For that value of "come into contact" that means "eat".



You're saying treated lumber was always safe for people to handle without
protection? Especially kids?

For any reasonable definition of "handle", yes.

I am saying that PT lumber is not a significant environmental hazard.
Even if it's not maintained, you're more likely to break or leg or
stab yourself when it fails than poison yourself. Don't burn it,
don't chew on it, and don't use it in a vegetable garden and you'll
be fine. Even if you're using copper arsenate. Even if you're
using creosote.

--Goedjn


What if kids touch it, and put their hands in their mouths?