New office health risk: Second-hand printing
Tuesday, July 31st, 2007Hey, need a reason to stay home today? Just tell your boss that the office printer is killing you.
The humble office printer can damage lungs in much the same way as smoke particles from cigarettes, according to a team of Australian scientists.
An investigation of a range of models showed that almost a third emit potentially dangerous levels of toner into the air.
“Death by paperwork”? It could be true! Just to be safe, I think we should avoid all contact with printers, copiers, and toner cartridges until further notice. Perhaps in the future, offices should be designated “printing” and “non-printing”. 
