Health Tip: Practice Gardening Safety
Stay safe while working in the yard
Topics: Exercise: Gardening
(HealthDay News) -- Even in the garden, you should take precautions to protect yourself from injury, experts advise.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers these gardening safety suggestions:
- Dress in long pants, safety goggles and shoes with good support when mowing the lawn or using other yard machinery.
- Protect your hearing when using motorized machinery.
- Wear gloves to prevent cuts and irritation to the skin.
- Apply an insect repellent that contains the chemical DEET, wear tall boots, and keep pants tucked inside socks/boots to ward off ticks and mosquitoes.
- Protect yourself from the sun with long-sleeved shirts, a hat with a wide brim, sunscreen and sunglasses.
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