Section 4 Approvals Required – None. Section 5 Designated Area – Concentrated acids are to be used in a fume hood with eye-wash and safety shower close by. Adjust fume hood sash to serve as a splash shield. Make sure there is plenty of room and always work more than 6 inches inside the fume hood. Section 6 Special Handling Procedures and Storage – Requirements Store mineral acids together, separate from oxidizing agents and organic materials. Store containers of acids and bases separately in chemical resistant secondary containers. This could be a polyethylene, PYREX or Nalgene tray or pan. Bottles of acid should be stored in an acid (corrosive) cabinet. While acids and bases are both considered to be corrosive, care must be taken to not store acids and bases in the same cabinet. It is particularly important to avoid storing ammonium hydroxide and strong mineral acids in the same cabinet. Oxidizing acids, such as fuming nitric, fuming sulfuric and nitric should be stored separately, in a secondary container within an acid cabinet. Glacial acetic acid, although it is both a corrosive and flammable, should be stored with other, acids segregated away from those mentioned above, not in a flammables cabinet. For more information specific to the acid review a MSDS. Also review the Corrosive fact sheet available at EH&S web site http://ehs.berkeley.edu/. Section 7 Personal Protective Equipment – Safety goggles: Wear safety glasses or chemical safety goggles with face shield when using large quantities, or chemical safety goggles when using small quantities Gloves: (nitrile, PVC, or neoprene provides adequate protection). Avoid skin contact, serious burns may result. Apron: Wear rubber, neoprene, or PVC apron when using large quantities and splash potential exists. Lab coat when using small quantities. Close-toed shoes and long pants are required for all laboratory work. Section 8 Engineering/Ventilation Controls – Use concentrated acids in fume hood. A safety shower and eyewash must be available and
Section 4 – Approvals Required None. Section 5 – Designated Area Concentrated acids are to be used in a fume hood with eye-wash and safety shower close by. Adjust fume hood sash to serve as a splash shield. Make sure there is plenty of room and always work more than 6 inches inside the fume hood. Section 6 – Special Handling Procedures and Storage Requirements Store mineral acids together, separate from oxidizing agents and organic materials. Store containers of acids and bases separately in chemical resistant secondary containers. This could be a polyethylene, PYREX or Nalgene tray or pan. Bottles of acid should be stored in an acid (corrosive) cabinet. While acids and bases are both considered to be corrosive, care must be taken to not store acids and bases in the same cabinet. It is particularly important to avoid storing ammonium hydroxide and strong mineral acids in the same cabinet. Oxidizing acids, such as fuming nitric, fuming sulfuric and nitric should be stored separately, in a secondary container within an acid cabinet. Glacial acetic acid, although it is both a corrosive and flammable, should be stored with other, acids segregated away from those mentioned above, not in a flammables cabinet. For more information specific to the acid review a MSDS. Also review the Corrosive fact sheet available at EH&S web site http://ehs.berkeley.edu/. Section 7 – Personal Protective Equipment Safety goggles: Wear safety glasses or chemical safety goggles with face shield when using large quantities, or chemical safety goggles when using small quantities Gloves: (nitrile, PVC, or neoprene provides adequate protection). Avoid skin contact, serious burns may result. Apron: Wear rubber, neoprene, or PVC apron when using large quantities and splash potential exists. Lab coat when using small quantities. Close-toed shoes and long pants are required for all laboratory work. Section 8 – Engineering/Ventilation Controls Use concentrated acids in fume hood. A safety shower and eyewash must be available and
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