Health and safety - The Hempcrete Topic: Designing and Building with Hemp-lime - page 173

under a temporary roof structure. (This is advisable not only for safety reasons but in order
to maintain the correct amount of water in the mix - see Chapter 16 . )
First aid
Despite your best efforts, there will always be times when exposure to lime causes irrit-
ation or burns, from mild to severe, so it is important to keep a well-stocked first aid kit
on-site, containing plasters and dressings, treatments for skin irritation and burns, and eye
wash. A proper eye station is advisable, which comes complete with a mirror and individu-
al squeezy bottles of sterile water.
Keep an eye station close at hand when working with
lime.
The following first aid procedures should be followed where contact with lime requires
treatment.