Grout Pumping and Injection Operations TR 003 1.3.4 Grout Burns Burns occur when grout is left on the skin causing a chemical reaction from the alkaline nature of wet cement. Because pain is not immediate, you might not recognise the extent of the cement burn until later when the symptoms, including blisters, skin discoloration and dead skin appear. If you are working with Grout make sure you have a supply of Diphoterine with you, available from the Underground Safety Office or EHM Store. If you get some on you, wash the Grout off, use Diphoterine, and change your clothes straight away. 1. If you get Grout on your skin wash it off ASAP to prevent a burn. 2. If the skin is already irritated by the time you realise you have grout on you, wash the skin under a shower and dry off. 3. Spray with Diphoterine. 4. Change into dry clean clothes. 5. Seek First Aid Treatment at the EHM Medical Clinic.
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