On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 23:39:15 +0000, Andy Hall
wrote:

MDF dust is certainly not good for the health

MDF is no more harmful than any softwood dust and considerably less
harmful than many hardwood dusts.

Certainly if you were sanding MDF or cutting it with power tools in a
confined space with no form of dust extraction, then a face mask is
important. You have dust and formaldehyde fumes to contend with.

The formaldehyde content of MDF is now (and has been for some years)
negligible.

You might want to ask the craft teacher whether a risk assessment has
been done or which guidelines they are following.

Also whether they make children wear goggles to play conkers.

I don't that this is worth making a big fuss about,

On this we agree.

--
Peter Parry.
http://www.wpp.ltd.uk/