Do not wear loose fitting clothing. Turn off equipment when not in use. When lifting heavy objects, lift with your knees and not your back. During the holiday season, the toxicology of Christmas plants is often of concern. The berries of the holly are poisonous.
Toxicity is characterized by nausea, episodic vomiting, and diarrhea in some cases.
Both the leaves and the stem of the American mistletoe are toxic. The berries are also toxic when consumed in large quantities. Symptoms develop two or more hours after ingestion and include recurrent vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Ingestion of poinsettia berries, leaves, and flowers may produce vomiting although usually no symptoms develop. Primary irritant dermatitis is more often a concern with the poinsettia than acute poisoning.