based on the facts that acids and bases can burn skinwhy do you suppose that people that work with BOTH dry and wet cement should be cautios
The cement is somwhat caustic (not as bad as something like sodium hydroxide, but still able to damage skin on prolonged and/or repeated contact). Both the dry powder and the mixed cement can cause problems: the powder poofs everywhere when empting cement bags and during the initial stages of mixing. It can get inhaled and get on the skin. In both cases, there is moisture present from the body to react and form the semi-caustic mixture. In the case of the already mixed cement, when laying blocks, brick or using a cement pump etc, it is almost impossible to keep from getting splattered with the wet material. Since this type of construction work is often done day after day, a relatively modest amount of skin irritation/damage each day can have cumulative effects and really get to be a problem.
