health affects of being a tech

[jethro29]

I recently watched the etcg1 video on whether or not you want to be a tech and whether you want to work for a dealership,indy,do fleet work or whatever.and eric brought up many excellent pro’s and con’s of being a tech.along with what to expect now that you are a tech.the only thing I would like to see added to that is the toll this work takes on you physically.i am a 30 year tech(professionaly) actually longer.and I have had both rotator cuffs repaired,carpral tunnel surgery on both hands,three ruptured discs in my back,bad knee’s,numb hands,ect.i am not complaining,i just think that we should make sure that the future candidates that we confer with realize what a physical toll this work takes on your body,and who knows the long term affects of the brake cleaner,carb cleaner,asbestos dust,ect.just my opinion.

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[EricTheCarGuy]

Excellent suggestion. I’m going to try and work this into the shooting schedule for ETCG1.

Thanks for the suggestion.

[James O’Hara]

I second that I actually wear a full respirator with cartridges and P95 dust filters when I do work on DPFs and DOCs due to the large amount of carcinogenes in the soot..

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