HF Burn

Acid Burn 03-15-2009SWID-SGID-UWSPBY: WALEED AHMED.#233677 : 

Acid Burn 03-15-2009SWID-SGID-UWSPBY: WALEED AHMED.#233677

Minimize HF Acid Burns : 

Minimize HF Acid Burns Leak test gloves before use. If contact with acid is suspected take immediate action: Decontaminate Report Begin medical treatment

Incident Key Points : 

Incident Key Points The site did not have a practice of testing acid gloves before each use. An Instrument Tech either used a glove with an existing hole or may have punched a hole in the glove from a wire snag while climbing scaffolding. The instrument being worked on was in “trace acid” service. Acid contact was not reported for 2-1/2 hours.

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Minimize HF Acid Burns : 

Minimize HF Acid Burns Leak test gloves before use. If contact with acid is suspected take immediate action: Decontaminate Report Begin medical treatment