Safety Measures of Tiling Works

One of the most important things to remember when carrying out tiling job is that it is essential to wear the correct personal protective equipment or PPE as it is known in the building construction trade.

In particular, tiler needs to protect their eyes by wearing safety glasses or goggle while remove the tiles or cutting the tiles. It is vital in order to avoid any flying chisel from tiling go into tillers eyes. It will become a disaster to their life, while in some cases I will cause blindness.

While working with tile adhesive and solvents, the tiler needs to take into their consideration to wear suitable gloves. As we know, tile adhesives and solvents made from cement mixture that can cause tiler hand skin peel off and some time can cause skin diseases. Besides that, gloves also essential while operate tile cutter, mostly when they are power tools. The gloves will act as a protection to tiler hands to avoid any accidents.

If the tiler asked to install floor tiles, they need to kneel down for a long time. That circumstances cause the tiler knee getting injured. To prevent this to be happened, the tiler should protect their knee by wearing knee pads. Knee pads available in many types such as air knee pads and liquid knee pads.

Noise is not a new hazard, mostly while operate the machinery such as tile cutter. Too much noise exposure may cause permanent hearing problem, which tiler ear will be filled with a buzz sound. However, if the tiler ear exposes to noise continuously it will cause permanent hearing problem, even causing incurable hearing loss and tinnitus. That’s why; the tiler must wear ear protection such as headphones to prevent previous unwanted circumstances.

Respirator also needed by the tiler. While operate tile cutter, it will produce a harmful dust which may cause cancer, lung impairment, other diseases, or death. Ensure that when working with tiling adhesives and solvents that at all times the room being worked in is properly ventilated and open a window if necessary.

Wash hands thoroughly after working with tile adhesives, grouts, sealants and in particular epoxy resins which can sometimes be required when tiling wetrooms, to avoid contamination or contact afterwards with eyes or mouths.