Skin care (personal hygiene)

All employees should be aware of the importance of personal hygiene and should follow correct procedures to clean and protect the skin in order to avoid irritants causing skin infections and derma- titis. All personnel should use a suitable barrier cream before starting work and again when recom- mencing work after a break. There are waterless hand cleaners available which will remove heavy dirt on skin prior to thorough washing. When the skin has been washed,after-work creams will help to restore its natural moisture.
Many paints,refinishing chemicals and bodyshop materials will cause irritation on contact with the skin and must be removed promptly with a suitable cleansing material. Paint solvents may cause der- matitis,particularly where skin has been in contact with peroxide hardeners or acid catalysts:these havea drying effect which removes the natural oils in the skin. There are specialist products available for the bodyshop which will remove these types of materi- als from the skin quickly,safely and effectively.Car Repair Talk's forum.