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Posted By Lee Mac
Hi Folks
I am in a bit of a quandry and would like to have a bit of feedback from those who face similar issues.
Internal ceiling skim work- the MSDS say eye wear should be worn.
Previous sites I have informed the rendering/plastering subcontractors to ensure their men wear some form of eye protection- various types have been tried and tested- all have been a failure as the operatives are saying they are continuously wiping falling splatters from their eye protection, which gives rise to other risks.
Last Xmas- 3 years exactly to the date, a claim came across the door regarding a renderer who claims to have suffered an eye injury from skim splatters.
Cutting a long story short- we were exonerated from the claim due to various circumstances one of them being a record of informing the men to wear eye protection.
However from a moral point of view I do count myself professional if I see claims being defended as job done.
I am looking for practical success stories regarding this issue before we start this exact process again.
Your thoughts please.
Lee
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Posted By Descarte
"all have been a failure as the operatives are saying they are continuously wiping falling splatters from their eye protection"
Surely this would indicate if they were not wearing the protection then the spallters would be in their eye mouth and face?
Perhaps a good easy to use fast cleaning station and regular breaks help them use the eye protection which seems to be doing its job?
Now something I wouldnt condone with out proper assessment: If they want to go the opposite way, how about swimming goggles (or similar) to protect only their eyes from splatters, this would reduce the amount of cleaning required, but wouldnt prevent ingestion or skin contact (if an issue) and I dont know where you would stand from a PPE reg point of view. But at least you could say that the only times they had to clean their goggles would be due to the fact it stopped something actually falling in their eyes!
Des
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Posted By Colin Reeves
A slightly "off the wall" idea. On one of my vessels a rain repellant spray is used to keep wheelhouse windows clear. It is extremely effective against both rain and huge quantities of sea water.
May work in a similar way on goggles, allowing the spatter to run off?
Colin
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Posted By Ron Hunter
The MSDS will be referring to the product as supplied. If this is dry plaster then the info in the MSDS is only relevant to the pouring and mixing?
A good time-served plasterer is the same as a good time-served painter.The product goes on the surfaces, not the tradesman.
Rendering is a different kettle of fish though, particularly wet cement render, and particularly working at height and on multi-lift scaffold. Those below can be looking up when the guy below slops some!
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Posted By laugar
gents as a rule of thumb my company has made eye protection ( light eye protection ) compulsory on every project and records show a reduction of 40% in eye injuries across the group, i think its speaks for itself LEP works every time
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Posted By Chris Packham
Just a thought. Formula 1 drivers wear 'tear off' layers of clear plastic on the visors for their helmets. Could something similar be tried, possibly using visors as opposed to goggles/specs. Visors would also provide protection for the facial skin.
Chris
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