Toolbox Talk: Wet Concrete [2017]

Details

• Journal Article:
  Toolbox talk: wet concrete
• Corporate Authors:
  CPWR--The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Description:
  Wet concrete is alkaline and causes skin irritation. With continuous contact, it can burn the skin, and chromium in the cement can cause allergic reactions. Such contact can lead to stinging pain, itching, blisters, scabs, dead skin, and swelling. Allergic reactions can end careers. Remember This: 1. Wear waterproof gloves and boots. 2. Pull sleeves down over gloves and tuck pants inside boots; use duct tape at the top of boots to keep concrete out. Use a dry board or waterproof kneepads for kneeling. 3. Remove jewelry such as rings and watches because wet concrete can collect under them. 4. Wash concrete off skin with clean water and pH-neutral soap, not bucket water or sanitizers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Burns, Chemical Calcium Hydroxide Construction Industry Construction Materials Occupational Health Occupational Injuries Personal Protective Equipment Safety
• Keywords:
  Construction materials; Concretes; Safety education; Injury prevention; Gloves
• Source:
  Silver Spring, MD: CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 2022 May; :1-2
• Series:
  CPWR - Center for Construction Research and Training Publications
• Subseries:
  Toolbox Talk
• Publisher:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  cooperative agreement OH 009762
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065655
• Contact Point Address:
  CPWR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 1000, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Performing Organization:
  CPWR - The Center for Construction Research and Training, Silver Spring, Maryland
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b583e2a27566511a3d4559f4e25cb42a846913dd7fded472dcdc8e18dacb0fb2ff1fa95569ef9b7fe2ca47cc855ad8bc3fb4f2b09996e9275b4268202ab28a5b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/157126/cdc_157126_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 177.97 KB ]