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Corrosive Chemicals

The document discusses corrosive chemicals and gases that can cause severe irritation or injury including glycolic acid, imidazole, sodium hydroxide, and ammonia. Safety precautions for handling corrosives include wearing eye protection, gloves, and lab coats and storing chemicals away from heat and water sources.

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Corrosive Chemicals

The document discusses corrosive chemicals and gases that can cause severe irritation or injury including glycolic acid, imidazole, sodium hydroxide, and ammonia. Safety precautions for handling corrosives include wearing eye protection, gloves, and lab coats and storing chemicals away from heat and water sources.

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Corrosive Chemicals

•Glycolic acid

•Imidazole

•4-Methoxybenzylamine

•Sodium hydroxide

•Amines

•Sulfuric acid

•Bromine

•Hydrogen peroxide

Corrosive gases and vapors are also extremely hazardous. Examples which can cause severe irritation
and bodily injury include:

•Ammonia

•Hydrogen chloride

•Nitrogen dioxide

•Sulfur dioxide

Safety Precautions
 Eye Protection
Safety glasses that meet the ANSI Z.87.1 1989 standard should be worn whenever handling
corrosive chemicals. Ordinary prescription glasses WILL NOT provide adequate protection unless
they also meet this standard. Safety glasses should also be equipped with side shields if there is
a possibility of flying particles (i.e., glass, plastics). When there is the potential for significant
splash hazards, additional eye/face protection should be worn in the form of goggles or a face
shield.

 Skin Protection
Gloves should be worn when handling corrosive chemicals. Nitrile gloves should be adequate for
handling most of these in general laboratory settings. An MSDS should be reviewed if handling
may involve extended or high exposure to lab personnel to ensure adequate skin protection is
provided.
In addition, a lab coat or apron is advised if exposure could involve more than normal handling
operations would be expected. No open-toe shoes are allowed.

Special Handling

• Never store corrosive liquids above eye level.

• Always add acids or bases to water (and not the reverse).

• Segregate acids and bases in storage.

• When mixing corrosive solids with water, always slowly add the corrosive solid to the water, stirring
continuously. Cooling may also be necessary.

• If there is a possibility that you may generate a significant amount of dust, conduct work in a fume
hood.

• If the potential exists for explosion or a high thermal reaction, additional shielding should be utilized.
This may involve the use of shielding in a glove box or in the case of a fume hood with the sash in the
lowest possible position. Portable shields may also be used for additional protection.

• Store corrosives material away from heat/flames, oxidizers and water sources. Keep containers closed
and ensure that manufacturer’s labels and warnings remain intact.

Special Considerations for Corrosive Gases

• For potentially corrosive gases, perform manipulations of materials that pose an inhalation hazard in a
chemical fume hood to control exposure or wear appropriate respiratory protection.

• Ensure that you protect all exposed skin surfaces from contact with corrosive or irritating gases and
vapors.

• Ensure that regulators and valves of gases are closed when the cylinder(s) are not in use and properly
purged and cleaned with dry air or and inert gas such as nitrogen.

• Ensure that when corrosive gases are to be discharged into a liquid, a trap, check valve or vacuum
break device is employed to prevent dangerous reverse flow.

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