Hi,
First of all I should say that I'm not a leather worker, and I've never worked with leather or anything similar. But this seems like a good place that may be able to answer my questions.
I work in an office above a cobbler / key cutter in the UK.
2 or 3 times per day our office if filled with a very strong chemical / glue type smell. Which appears to be coming up through the floor boards. The last few works days it's been constant all day, and makes me very queasy. Our guess is it's the leather glue.
We've written to the chains head office but they haven't replied. If knowing which UK chain it is helps I'll let you know.
So my questions are, is this stuff safe to breathe in? Is the queasy feeling just because I don't like the smell, or is it something more dangerous? And also will I turn into one of these newspaper stories in 20 years time dying from lung disease / cancer?
I know I haven't given much information to go on, and I may well be over paranoid, but thought you guys might have some insight.
Thanks,
