Hi All,
I've come to a facility that is normalized to unacceptable chemical safety procedures and chemical systems design. To prove my point, it required a heated battle to convince the Ops team AND the HSE contact that a phosphoric acid/citric acid solution leak from overhead piping in a busy walkway is a near-miss.
Today I was 6" away from getting this chemical dripped on my face from another overhead leak. Although the MSDS clearly states the severe hazards of the solutions, I am looking for visual examples of the type of damage these types of solutions can cause. I am hoping that stronger visual examples will help me break the normalization and help make people realize these systems need to be treated with respect and attention.
I would appreciate any materials that can help me with this. It is important that the visual aids are closely related to the chemicals we have.
Base Solution: Aqueous 10% KOH, 5% NaHypochlorite, 5% NaOh
Acid Solution: Aqueous 50% Phosphoric Acid, 5% Citric Acid
I've come to a facility that is normalized to unacceptable chemical safety procedures and chemical systems design. To prove my point, it required a heated battle to convince the Ops team AND the HSE contact that a phosphoric acid/citric acid solution leak from overhead piping in a busy walkway is a near-miss.
Today I was 6" away from getting this chemical dripped on my face from another overhead leak. Although the MSDS clearly states the severe hazards of the solutions, I am looking for visual examples of the type of damage these types of solutions can cause. I am hoping that stronger visual examples will help me break the normalization and help make people realize these systems need to be treated with respect and attention.
I would appreciate any materials that can help me with this. It is important that the visual aids are closely related to the chemicals we have.
Base Solution: Aqueous 10% KOH, 5% NaHypochlorite, 5% NaOh
Acid Solution: Aqueous 50% Phosphoric Acid, 5% Citric Acid
