From TOM NASH
The Brazilian pump attendant (This Week, 12 May) is being sadly misled
by her employer. The main hazard in the fuel mixture comes from methanol
vapour, and neither the gloves nor the goggles are going to prevent her
from inhaling it. There is not much point in wearing those enormous heavy
gloves, either: skin absorption is not a problem.
Tom Nash Sherborne Dorset
