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The document discusses the risks of contact with wet concrete and recommends personal protective equipment (PPE) to prevent injuries. It describes how a construction worker suffered burns on his hands after working with wet concrete for a month without being provided gloves or boots by his supervisor. To protect skin from wet concrete, the document recommends wearing alkali-resistant gloves, safety glasses, overalls with long sleeves and full-length trousers, and waterproof boots high enough to prevent concrete from flowing in. It also provides additional work practice tips like using ready-mix concrete when possible and removing jewelry.

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Ppe Wet Concrete

The document discusses the risks of contact with wet concrete and recommends personal protective equipment (PPE) to prevent injuries. It describes how a construction worker suffered burns on his hands after working with wet concrete for a month without being provided gloves or boots by his supervisor. To protect skin from wet concrete, the document recommends wearing alkali-resistant gloves, safety glasses, overalls with long sleeves and full-length trousers, and waterproof boots high enough to prevent concrete from flowing in. It also provides additional work practice tips like using ready-mix concrete when possible and removing jewelry.

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PPE: Wet Concrete

Wet concrete that is thoroughly and quickly washed


off the skin will cause little irritation. But continuous
contact between skin and wet concrete allows
alkaline compounds to burn the skin. These
exposures can lead to irritant or even contact
dermatitis conditions such as stinging pain, itching,
blisters, scabs, dead skin and swelling.

Preventing Injuries from Wet Concrete

Here is an Example

s !LKALI RESISTANTGLOVES

A construction worker had been laboring on a project


for approximately a month. His responsibilities included
mixing the wet concrete. His supervisor never supplied
him with gloves and boots, and he never requested any
safety equipment. By the end of the month he had several
burn marks on his hands. After going to the doctor, he
discovered that his injuries were so bad that he could not
work for a few months until his wounds properly healed.

s 3AFETYGLASSES

Personal Protection
To protect skin from cement and cement mixtures, workers
should wear:
s #OVERALLSWITHLONGSLEEVESANDFULL LENGTHTROUSERS
s 7ATERPROOFBOOTSHIGHENOUGHTOPREVENTCONCRETE
from owing in when standing in fresh concrete

Pull sleeves down over gloves and tuck pants inside


boots; use duct tape at the top of boots to keep
mortar and concrete out.
Work Practices
s 5SEREADY MIXEDCONCRETEINSTEADOFMIXINGONSITE
when possible.

1. What could the construction worker have done to


avoid the injury caused by contact with wet concrete?

s Use a dry board or waterproof kneepads to protect


knee fabric from becoming soaked when kneeling on
fresh concrete.

2. Do you work with wet concrete? What do you do to


protect yourself?

s 2EMOVEJEWELRYSUCHASRINGSANDWATCHESBECAUSE
wet cement can collect under them.

What Are We Going to Do Today?


What will we do here at the worksite today to prevent injuries from contact with wet concrete?
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