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Sodium Hydroxide and Potassium Hydroxide
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Human contact with caustics in liquid, solid or dust form can result in serious injury. Learn to avoid accidents and respond safely! Updated in 2011.
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Newly updated safety video!

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Caustics are strong alkaline chemicals, corrosive to many materials including human tissue. Sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and potassium hydroxide (KOH) are the two most important caustics used in industry. These caustics have also been used in the illegal manufacture of homemade bottle bombs. This safety program includes updated information about containers and protective clothing used when using caustics or responding to incidents where they are involved. There is new information about cleaning up dry spills and on the use of acetic acid and muriatic acid in neutralization operations.Topics covered:

  • The relevance of pH
  • Containers used with caustics
  • Protective clothing and equipment
  • Protecting water supplies from spills
  • Flammability and reactivity properties of caustics
  • Preventing explosions
  • Neutralization operations
  • Hydrogen gas formation
  • Offensive vs. defensive operations for fires
  • Selecting extinguishing agents for fires
  • Decontamination
  • Much more! Includes 29-minute DVD plus separate Instructor's CD-Rom with PowerPoints and other resource materials.
Note: Sodium Hydroxide & Potassium Hydroxide is Part of the HazChem Series. See below for information on the HazChem Series!
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