[Gabz]

Its a good idea to handle them with a plastic grocery bag over your hand during the chopping routine and what ever you do, avoid getting the oil in your nose or eyes.

Wise advice. It is also important to be extremely careful (especially men) when using the bathroom after handling ot peppers of any kind.

Years ago a Thai woman taught me a trick if the pepper heat is too intense for your taste. Place about a teaspoon of salt on your tongue and hold it there for as long as possible. DO NOT SWALLOW. The salt will draw out saliva containing the "heat." When you feel the need to swallow spit out the salt and rinse your mouth with cold water.....repeat if needed.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

This is the trick used by bar tenders in Mexican resorts. They can stand there and eat hot peppers all day long and when you eat one, you can't get anough beer...
What you don't see is the bar tender is palming some salt...