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408 | Other Physical Hazards Pallets Eye Protection Safety glasses or goggles protect eyes from a variety of hazards. Five-Gallon Bucket Child Drowning Warning WARNING ADVERTENCIA Children can fall into bucket and drown. Keep children away from bucket with even a small amount of liquid. Los niños pueden caerse en el balde y ahogarse. Mantenga a los niños alejados del balde, aunque éste contenga sólo una pequeña cantidad de líquido. Plaster Burn Warning Almost all pallets used to transport joint compound, plaster, plaster bags, ceiling tile, cement board and other construction materials are made of wood. Pallets that are defective or incomplete (missing pieces) should be carefully unloaded and discarded from service. Not only will a broken pallet cause a spill and loss of the product, but it could also lead to serious injuries or death if heavy materials fall. Pallets are usually designed for specific applications; using pallets for different applications than they were originally designed for can create a hazardous condition. (For more information, consult the National Wooden Pallet and Container Association, (703) 519-6104; nwpca.com.) Eye protection should be worn at all times, not just when using power equipment. Some products, such as plasters containing lime, pose the risk of a chemical burn, which could result in the loss of eyesight. Eye protection (safety glasses or goggles) also protects the eyes from dust. (For more information, consult the National Safety Council, (800) 621-7619; nsc.org.) In the mid-1980s health officials noticed a pattern in some drowning deaths of very young children (less than three years of age). Several hundred deaths were reported of children drowning after falling into five-gallon buckets that were being used for household purposes (cleaning, storage, etc.). Some children drowned in as little as a few inches of liquid. Investigation showed that while children this age were developed enough to stand up and lean over into the bucket, their muscles were not strong enough to pull them out. USG led the industry in putting a warning of this hazard on its five-gallon pails. It is a good example of a simple physical hazard that is not obvious. Many parents who would not dream of leaving their small children alone in a bathtub or by a pool might not recognize that a five-gallon bucket with a few inches of water also poses a drowning hazard. Occasionally people will use gypsum plaster in an art class or at home for projects. Sometimes, instead of an imprint of a hand, for instance, they will try to make a cast of the whole hand or other body part, completely enclosing it. This can lead to a serious injury because, as the plaster sets, it traps the hand or other body part, and enough heat chapter13.indd 408 1/13/2009 10:36:31 AM
Directions Norfolk Special Veneer Plaster provides a white, Protect from moisture during storage and on the job. smooth trowel, oat or texture nish ready for decoration. The nish may be left undecorated if In cold weather, heat the interior of the building to skip-trowel, oated or other textured nishes are a minimum of 55F (13C) for an adequate period utilized and the nish is acceptable. before the application of plaster, while basecoat and nish is being applied and until the nish is dry. Air Ingredients circulation should be kept at a minimum level during Plaster of paris CAS 26499-65-0; crystalline silica this period. (sand) CAS 14808-60-7; calcium sulfate CAS 7778- 18-9; and hydrated lime CAS 39455-23-3. Mixing Use a cage-type paddle mixer (see PM19, “Mixing Equipment for Veneer Plasters”) driven by a heavy- WARNING duty drill capable of producing 900-1000 rpm When mixed with water, this material hardens and minimum under no load. Place approximately 9 to 11 then slowly becomes hot – sometimes quickly. DO qts. (8.5-15.1 L) of clean water in a 12- to 15-gallon, NOT attempt to make a cast enclosing any part of the smooth-sided container, and with mixer operating, body using this material. Failure to follow these slowly add one bag of plaster. Mix for a minimum of instructions can cause severe burns that may require two minutes, but not longer than ve minutes, to surgical removal of affected tissue or amputation of disperse all lumps completely. Keep mixing equipmentlimb. This material is strongly alkaline and contact and all tools clean. with dust or when wetted can cause burns or irritation to the skin, eyes, nose, throat or upper This nish will set in about one hour. Do not mix more respiratory system. Avoid eye and skin contact or material than can be used in 30 minutes. Do not inhalation of dust. If dusty, wear an NIOSH/MSHA- retemper. approved dust respirator. Prolonged and repeated exposure to respirable crystalline silica may cause Use and Application lung cancer. Use proper ventilation to reduce dust Where Norfolk Special Veneer Plaster is applied exposure. Wear eye and skin protection. If eye directly to veneer plaster base, rst reinforce all joints contact occurs, immediately ush thoroughly with and interior angles (see P517, “IMPERIAL ® Brand Tape,” water for 15 minutes. Get medical attention. If skin and PM5, “Veneer Plaster Joint Reinforcement contact occurs, wash thoroughly with water. Do not Systems”). Particular joint reinforcement procedures ingest. If ingested, call physician immediately. vary with framing methods and drying conditions. Product safety information: (800) 507-8899. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. Fill all voids and imperfections. Final trowel after surface has become rm, holding trowel at and using water sparingly. Do not overtrowel. Notice We shall not be liable for incidental and consequential Best results are obtained by planning the plastering to damages, directly or indirectly sustained, nor for any permit continuous application from angle to angle. loss caused by application of these goods not in Where joining is unavoidable, use the trowel to accordance with current printed instructions or for terminate unset plaster in sharp clean edge—do not other than the intended use. Our liability is expressly feather out. Bring adjacent plaster up to terminated limited to replacement of defective goods. Any claim edge and leave level. Do not overlap. During nish shall be deemed waived unless made in writing to us troweling, use excess material to ll and bridge joining. within thirty (30) days from date it was or reasonably should have been discovered. This material also can be used for the popular skiptrowel texture nish. Once the nish has become suf ciently rm, but before setting, texture with material from the same batch, but do not nal trowel. Other types of texture surfaces can be achieved, but A Subsidiary of USG Corporation may require using additional aggregate. For sand oat nish, add up to 10-15 lbs. (4.5-6.8 kg) of clean P654-50BAG/4-00 silica sand per 50-lb. bag of Norfolk Special Veneer Printed and Produced in U.S.A. Plaster to achieve the desired texture. The use of © 2000, United States Gypsum Company more than 15 lb. of sand per bag will decrease the hardness of the surface. Apply plaster in the normal manner but omit nal troweling. Start initial oat nishing as soon as the material has become rm enough to permit removal of trowel marks, voids and other blemishes. Final oat nishing must be accomplished prior to set, using water sparingly to avoid shading problems. For heavier textures, apply suf cient material from the same batch using a trowel, sponge or other accepted method. Inappropriate Use of Plasters, Joint United States Gypsum Company 125 South Franklin Street Chicago, Illinois 60606-4678 Safety Considerations & Material Handling | 409 is given off in the setting of the plaster to cause serious burns. For many years USG has placed the following warning on plaster products to alert users to this danger. ∆ WARNING! When mixed with water, this material hardens and becomes very hot—sometimes quickly. DO NOT attempt to make a cast enclosing any part of the body using this material. Failure to follow these instructions can cause severe burns that may require surgical removal of affected tissue or amputation of limb. Dust can cause eye, skin, nose, throat or respiratory irritation. Avoid eye contact and inhalation of dust. Wear eye protection. If eye contact occurs, flush thoroughly with water. If dusty, wear a NIOSH/MSHAapproved respirator. Prolonged and repeated exposure to respirable crystalline silica can cause lung disease and/or lung cancer. Use proper ventilation to reduce dust exposure. Do not ingest. If ingested call physician. Product safety information: (800) 507-8899. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. People sometimes use construction materials in situations for which they are not designed, which can cause serious risks of injury or death. Compounds or For example, gypsum plaster should not be used to anchor porch, Other Products stadium or balcony railings where the plaster will be exposed to the weather. This is a dangerous misuse of gypsum plaster. Rain and snow weakens and dissolves exposed gypsum plaster. The resulting railing failure can cause death or at the very least, serious injury, e.g., to people falling from the balcony or to people on the ground below. In another example of misuse, a person using gypsum plaster as a substitute for the dietary calcium supplement prescribed by a physician can bring about serious medical problems. No gypsum-based construction product is designed for human consumption. Health Hazards Perhaps the greatest change in safety programs for the construction industry in the past several decades is the still-growing appreciation of the hazards posed by various chemicals or substances once used or still used in construction materials. These include, for example, asbestos, lead and silica. Note that no USG products currently contain any asbestos or lead. chapter13.indd 409 1/13/2009 10:36:31 AM 13
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