• Wear waterproof gloves, long sleeves, and eye protection when working with fresh concrete
• Establish exclusion zones around slip-form pavers and concrete delivery vehicles at all times
• Use water suppression when cutting joints in cured concrete to control silica dust emissions
• Ensure banksmen are in position for all reversing concrete mixer trucks on haul routes
• Cap exposed rebar and dowel bars with mushroom caps to prevent impalement injuries
• Complete a COSHH assessment for curing compounds and concrete additives before use
• Wash skin immediately with clean water if contact with wet concrete occurs
• Wear hearing protection during joint cutting and near batching plant operations
• Maintain traffic management throughout all phases of the concrete road construction
• Test concrete quality on delivery and record results for each load placed

• DON'T kneel or stand in wet concrete without waterproof boots and protective clothing
• DON'T work within the exclusion zone of a moving slip-form paver or placing machine
• DON'T dry cut concrete joints — silica dust is carcinogenic and must be suppressed
• DON'T leave exposed rebar or dowel bars uncapped where workers could fall onto them
• DON'T ignore concrete burns — wash immediately as alkaline burns worsen with delay
• DON'T spray curing compounds without RPE where VOC exposure is identified in the COSHH assessment
• DON'T allow workers to walk behind reversing mixer trucks without banksman control
• DON'T place concrete in sections without confirming the specification and joint positions
• DON'T eat, drink, or smoke until hands and face are washed after handling wet concrete
• DON'T carry out concrete paving on live highways without approved traffic management

See also: Concrete Burns Prevention | Road Construction Safety Awareness