Masonry Specialist & Founder, GO Masonry LLC
This article is based on an expert interview with Gerber Ortiz-Vega, conducted by wikiHow Staff Editors. Gerber Ortiz-Vega is a Masonry Specialist and the Founder of GO Masonry LLC, a masonry company based in Northern Virginia. Gerber specializes in providing brick and stone laying services, concrete installations, and masonry repairs. Gerber has over four years of experience running GO Masonry and over ten years of general masonry work experience. He earned a BA in Marketing from the University of Mary Washington in 2017.
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If you’ve got a project that involves working with concrete, you definitely want to make sure you’re wearing the proper safety equipment. Mixing and pouring concrete kicks up particles and debris that can get into your lungs and onto your skin. Fortunately, in this video brick mason Gerber Ortiz-Vega will walk you through every piece of safety equipment you'll need so you can keep yourself safe.
Key Takeaways
- Always wear safety glasses when working with concrete.
- Put on a mask to protect your lungs from concrete particles in the air.
- Wear jeans, long-sleeves, and gloves so concrete doesn’t get on your skin.
Video Transcript
When you're working with concrete, you should always wear safety glasses and gloves. I also recommend having a mask on. When you're mixing concrete, there are a lot of particles that are flying that can be damaging for your lungs. It's good to have a mask on so you're not breathing in those fumes. It’s also recommended that you wear jeans, not shorts, because they protect your skin from being irritated by the concrete. Wear a long sleeve shirt to protect your arms as well.
