If you're planning a bit of garden DIY this weekend, you might want to take note of advice from Aardvark Concrete when it comes to using cement to lay paving stones or garden building bases.
John Kilroe, managing director at Aardvark, urges people to wear proper protective clothing when using cement. “It’s not uncommon for DIY enthusiasts to suffer terrible skin burns when coming into contact with wet cement, so it’s essential to wear proper clothing and eye protection,” he says.
Wet concrete can draw moisture from skin, damage the skin’s surface, and contains sensitizing chemicals and metals, which can cause allergic contact dermatitis. Even just brief contact with powdered cement can cause a reaction and experts advise people to quickly remove any items of clothes around the area, brush off any powder and rinse with clean cold water for at least 20 minutes.
John Kilroe says that people often don't want to dirty their boots and so stand barefoot in wet cement with disastrous results.
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