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4.0 CHEMICAL HAZARD CONTROL <br /> 4.1 Chemical Handling Procedures <br /> Personnel must practice the chemical-specific handling procedures outlines below <br /> TABLE 4-1 <br /> CHEMICAL HANDLING PROCEDURES <br /> Chemical Description Procedures <br /> Acids and Extremely corrosive 0 Wear gloves and eye-splash protection while using <br /> Bases materials with a acid dispensed from a small dropper bottle during <br /> variety of uses water sampling <br /> Acids <br /> including 0 Wear an air-purifying respirator equipped with <br /> hydrochloric, combination organic vapor/acid gas cartridges and <br /> nitric and nitrile gloves as well as TyveV coveralls or other <br /> sulfuric acids splash protective clothing for large volume <br /> applications <br /> Bases <br /> including 0 Wear splash goggles Have an eye wash bottle or <br /> sodium portable eye wash station on-site <br /> hydroxide <br /> D Cap all drums after dispensing chemicals <br /> 0 Do not add anything into a virgin chemical drum, <br /> including unused product <br /> 0 Avoid mixing strong acids and bases Consult <br /> RHSO for task-specific evaluation first If <br /> mixing is absolutely necessary, do it slowly <br /> Avoid vapors or fumes that are generated <br /> 0 When diluting acids or bases with water, add the <br /> acid to water in small quantities and mix <br /> cautiously <br /> Activated Granular adsorbent 0 Use respiratory protection when activated carbon <br /> Carbon medium used to creates a dusty environment <br /> remove residual <br /> hydrocarbons from 0 Contact RHSO for task-specific evaluation <br /> water and/or air <br /> 12 <br />