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Our chemical industry workers’ hands are in frequent contact with chemicals; do we perform any maintenance on them? ?

2021-11-06View Original

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Our chemical industry workers’ hands are in frequent contact with chemicals; do we perform any maintenance on them? ?
Reply #22021-11-06
Generally, protective gloves are used. Whether in the laboratory or on the production floor, I generally don’t like gloves, as they make movement rather awkward. In the laboratory, it happens from time to time that the hands turn black when in contact with silver nitrate or yellow when in contact with nitric acid, but it’s not a big deal; the skin will shed and recover after a few days. The worst experience was when I was working at a chemical plant and had to handle hydroquinone. I thought it wasn’t a big deal, so I picked it up with a spoon without wearing gloves, and nothing happened indeed. It was about a year ago; suddenly I developed an allergy. I applied ointments, and the allergy did go away, but some of the melanin in my hands faded, giving it an appearance similar to that of vitiligo. After further investigation, it turned out that this substance is indeed harmful to the skin. Back then, there were many fake and low-quality whitening cosmetics that contained hydroquinone, and as a result, these women not only failed to achieve whiter skin but also ended up with discolored faces. Therefore, safety precautions cannot be ignored. Those that are not maintained regularly should not be allowed to suffer damage either. Wish all those working in the chemical industry beautiful hands, especially the young friends; P
Reply #32021-11-11
Does skin care count as normal health maintenance? ?
Reply #42021-11-12
There are a wide variety of chemicals, and for those that are used occasionally, it’s possible that one does not know their properties; coming into contact with them without wearing appropriate gloves can result in injury. I’ve used hydrogen peroxide for disinfection; I tested the sensor’s sensitivity by applying industrial hydrogen peroxide to my hand, and it caused such severe burns that it was unbearable. Upon checking, it was found that the concentration of medical hydrogen peroxide is no more than 4%, which is quite different from that used in industry
Reply #52021-11-12
That is to say, there is a possibility of developing a dedicated version

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