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22 - Friday, June 20, 1986 - North Shore News

PLASTER AND SOLVENTS CAN BURN
Avoid eye injuries while painting

: THE ‘CANADIAN ‘Ophthalmolog-
“ical Society is encouraging the public
_ to take extra precautions to avoid eye

injuries’ when painting and
gardening...

Safety glasses should be worn to
prevent paint, pesticides, branches
and other. _ foreign bodies from

entering the eye.
It is especially important to wear

safety glasses when using a spray

gun or painting ceilings.
Alkyd-based or oil-based paints

and some plaster and solvents can

burn the eye.

Also wear safety glasses when

using electric gardening tools such
as hedge clippers, which can send
twigs and leaves flying into your
eyes. ‘

When mowing the lawn, always
wear a good pair of shoes and
make sure that no one is standing
in the path of the blower.

A power mower can send stones
and twigs shooting out the side at
very high speeds.

If you splash a chemical product
in your eye, flush it out with a
slow and steady stream of. clean
water.

Hf you're in the garden you can

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use the hose, but first remove the
nozzle and make sure the water
pressure is low.

If clean water is not available’
you can use a soft drink or milk.

H you have a burning sensation.
or your vision begins to blur, seek