Recommended work practices
In 2002 the Danish National Institute of Occupational Health (AMI) and Danish Building and Urban Research concluded in their study that mineral wool mats did not cause the required limit values for airborne pollution to be exceeded.
Nevertheless, handling of coarse fibres can cause a transient mechanical effect. Examples of coarse fibres that may annoy your skin until you wash or otherwise remove them are hair (after a hair cut), sheep wool, coarse textiles or mineral wool.
The recommended work practices below will help you to use the products in a way that minimises transient itching of the skin.
Dust prevention is important. According to a recent study from the Danish National Institute of Occupational Health (AMI) Rockwool stone wool mats did not cause the limit values for airborne dust to be exceeded.
How to reduce dust
 1. Store the material to protect against damage, including humidity. |  2. Do not unpack the material until at the application site. |  3. Cut the insulation on a flat surface. Use a sharp knife with serrated edge. Don’t use a saw. Unless you need to cut hard roof boards. |
 4. Open a door or open a window to ensure good ventilation. |  5. Organise your workplace in a manner that makes mounting and fixing easy. |  6. In confined spaces with poor ventilation use protective goggles and a dust mask. Gloves and loose fitting, longsleeved, longlegged work clothes advised. |
 7. Keep your workplace clean. Prevent whirling dust. Use a vacuum cleaner, not a broom. |  8. Don’t rub. Wash in cold water. Change clothes and wash on completing work. |  9. Read our material safety data sheets (MSDS) how to work safely and efficiently with stone wool. |
If you have any questions regarding the the recommended work practices above or the material safety data sheets (MSDS), please contact your local Rockwool company. A list of our companies can be found at the "go local" function at the homepage.
