All work has risks. Big or small a risk can be avoided when we do things safely. We must know how to work, or to treat the material with minimal risk. So is the work of processing the clay. There is a risk that might arise either physical injury or danger due to the effects of the material itself. But the danger of the risk it might not happen at all if we work according to security procedures are applied.
Cultivate the land because the job is a job that requires repeated physical and then of course there will be the risk of muscle strain, sedera backs, and others. Use gestures mechanically and ergonomically well when working with clay. For example, when lifting a load of clay using the knee and thigh muscles than your back muscles. It would be better if, before working with weights doing stretching for 2 minutes beforehand.
The risk of material.
There are basically three ways ceramic materials into the body:
(1) ingestion
(2) inhalation / exhalation / inhalation
(3) absorption through the skin – usually through cuts or abrasions
After knowing these three paths, then we become much easier to plan ahead in reducing the risk. Keep food and drinks when working in the studio with clay, do not hold tools in your mouth, and do not insert fingers into the mouth. Dust mask when working with dust. When working with glaze materials, use latex or rubber gloves. And do not forget to wash your hands thoroughly when finished working.
Adhere to the following instructions!
(1) Wear work clothes, gloves, and masks because the clay material in a dry state in the form of flour highly dangerous if inhaled.
(2) Keep the materials dry clay in a bucket container with a lid and label in accordance with the material clay material.
(3) Check the condition of the equipment before and after use.
(4) Use the equipment according to function and follow the operating instructions of the equipment according to the procedure.
(5) Use the materials as needed.
(6) Clean equipment and the room after use.
(7) Save the returned equipment and the rest of the clay material in place.
(8) Pay attention to waste management.
(9) Work closely and carefully.