This health and safety document”RISK ASSESSMENT FOR CEMENT BURNS” is the short version of the risk assessment. you can easily go through some essential and necessary points for the hazardous situation that possibly arises in the work and activities associated with cement works. The QHSE Docs, your number one source for all types of Quality Ready-To-Use editable format Quality, Health, Safety, and Environmental documents are completely free. We’re dedicated to providing our visitors with the very best Quality, Health, Safety, and Environmental documents, with a focus on free, instant/Ready-To-Use, editable, Simple to use, and user-friendly in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Following are some hazard control measures that quickly highlight the areas of concern:
Hazard Control Measures
- Avoid direct contact with any material containing wet cement i.e., mortar, plaster, and concrete;
- Ensure that impervious gloves are worn when working with wet cement products conforming to BS EN 374;
- All Employees or Contractors must wear coveralls with long sleeves and full-length trousers (pull sleeves down over gloves and tuck trousers inside boots and duct-tape at the top to keep mortar and concrete out);
- All Employees or Contractors must wear waterproof boots high enough to prevent concrete from flowing in when workers must stand in fresh concrete;
- Suitable eye protection must be worn where mixing, pouring or where other activities may endanger the eyes (minimum- safety glasses with side shields or goggles). Under extremely dusty conditions, tight-fitting unvented or indirectly vented goggles must be worn;
- Never wear contact lenses when handling cement or cement products;
- Do no longer permit continuous touch between the skin and moist concrete as this lets in alkaline compounds to penetrate and burn the skin;
- Where wet concrete has contacted the pores and skin, right away and punctiliously wash the skin;
- Continuous touch among pores and skin and wet concrete should be averted as alkaline compounds will penetrate and burn the pores and skin;
- Take care to never allow wet concrete products to fall inside boots or gloves or to soak through protective clothing – the result may be first, second, or third-degree burns or skin ulcers. These accidents can take numerous months to heal and can involve hospitalization and skin grafts;
- Wash hands regularly and especially before eating, drinking, smoking, or going to the toilet;
- Ensure the provision and use of pre and post work hand creams;
- Manage and maintain welfare facilities to keep them clean, tidy, and working appropriately at all times;
- Encourage workers to report any occurrence of dermatitis, itchy skin, or red blotches to the Supervisor;
- Never kneel or sit on fresh concrete, use a dry board or waterproof kneepads to protect knees from water that can soak through clothing;
- Remove jewelry such as rings and watches as wet cement can collect under them;
- Proper and good facilities for cleaning safety shoes/boots and changing clothes/uniforms should also be available;
- This risk assessment should be read in conjunction with the appropriate COSHH Assessment.
