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WHEN USING CEMENT
- Avoid breathing dust. If inhaled, prolonged or repeated exposure may cause damage to organs or cause allergy or asthma symptoms or breathing difficulties
- In case of inadequate ventilation, wear respiratory protection
- Wear eye protection and protective gloves
- Causes skin irritation, wash hands and exposed skin thoroughly after handling
- May cause allergic skin reaction
- Contaminated work clothing should not be allowed out of the work place
- Take off contaminated clothing and wash before use
- KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN
SIMPLE SAFETY TIPS
- GET HELP TO LIFT THE BAG AND BEND YOUR LEGS, NOT YOUR BACK!
- Manual handling of these bags without due care and attention may result in personal injury. Prior to manual handling these bags, it is recommended that a manual handling risk assessment be undertaken for each person.
- Take care to make the work space safe from slips, trips & sharp objects
- Plan how the concrete will be moved to the work face, run good wheel barrows on planks if the ground is uneven.
- If a shovel is used for loading, stand square to the bowl face, to keep away from the mixer paddles
- Watch out for power wires overhead with pump booms or trucks.
- Avoid direct skin contact with freshly mixed concrete, mortar or plaster.
- Wear protective glasses, gloves, waterproof boots and suitable clothing.
- If you do get wet concrete or cement on your skin or hair, wash with soap and water within an hour.
- Use an isolating transformer or residual current device (RCD) with electric mixers or any other electrical equipment.
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