Isopropyl alcohol

I've just finished working with some Isopropyl alcohol in the pack to clean some parts. This is the same stuff that an employee was smoking near me inside while working with the substance. It's highly flammable, and it says we should wear gloves, goggles, and use a respirator when we use the stuff. Of course I read this after I used it, and now my throat burns. I wore glasses, but not goggles, and I don't even think we have a respirator or goggles on site. To my knowledge, we also do not have an MSDS (sp) sheet on sight. It said on the container that I should read the MSDS before use, so I asked to see it and was told to check the internet...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isopropyl_alcohol

The container says it is flammable 3, health 1. The fire from the hip mentality around here is discouraging. I hope they will allow me to help them come up to the manufacturing and R&D standards of the 21st century. The lack of Process and safety concerns are a litigation risk at best. It should be a real concern to the stockholders, why am I the only one who seems to be concerned about this?

By the way, I am obviously not talking about Average 9's internal operations, but a firm with whom I am conducting business at this time. A firm which is quickly growing in the Rapid Prototyping Community.