Wet concrete burns

Say this

1. Wet concrete is caustic. It burns skin and you may not feel it for hours.
2. Waterproof gloves and boots; tuck pants over the boots.
3. Wet concrete in your boot: get it out and wash right away.
4. Splash in the eye: flush 15 minutes and get it checked.

Ask the crew

• Where on this site today does "wet concrete burns" matter most?
• What would you do first if it went wrong?
• Who do you tell, and how?

Hazards on today's tasks

• Concrete pour: Cement burns from wet concrete on skin
• Concrete pour: Pump hose whip and blowouts
• Concrete pour: Formwork collapse under load
• Curb, gutter and sidewalk: Traffic next to the work
• Curb, gutter and sidewalk: Concrete burns
• Curb, gutter and sidewalk: Tripping on stakes, string line and rebar

How to give it

Hold it where the work is, at the start of the shift, standing up. Read each point out loud, then point at the real thing on this site: the trench, the ladder, the machine, the cord. Ask the questions and wait for answers; the quiet ones often know the most. Keep it to about 5 minutes so it gets done every day.

Write down anything the crew raises and fix it before the work starts. Everyone signs, including subs and visitors working that shift. Keep the signed sheet with the day's JHA; it's your record that the training happened (29 CFR 1926.95, and 29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2)).

Sign-in

Goes with the JHA for concrete pour, curb, gutter and sidewalk.