Sulfuric Acid and Hydrochloric Acid

This online video training, part of the HazChem series on hazardous chemicals, provides information on safe work practices for the use of sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid. Sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid are classified as corrosives, which eat away at other materials. These widely-used industrial chemicals are destructive and cause irreversible effects on human tissue. Safety is key when working with highly reactive acids which are dangerous pollutants; posing a risk to the people working with them and the environment.

Both workers using and transporting the materials should be aware of safe work practices and incident response protocols, as should emergency personnel who may be called for an incident involving either acid. The online training video describes the properties, uses and hazards of sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid. Other topics include containers and storage, response priorities, controlling an incident, firefighting, cleanup and decontamination procedures.

This course will prepare your workers to safely work with sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid, while giving them the skills to properly respond to an accident involving either chemical.

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All people working with sulfuric acid and/or hydrochloric acid. Emergency responders may also find this course useful.

• Introduction
• Properties & Uses
• Hazards - Flammability & Reactivity
• Health - Hazards & Initial Response
• Containers, Storage & Use
• Case Study
• Response Priorities
• Controlling the Incident
• Firefighting
• Decontamination & Cleanup
• Summary & Conclusion