Safe Work Procedure Process/Equipment: Acid Ferric Chloride Etching Reagent Location : Building 1 room G10 Procedure Developed by : Greg Tillman Approved by : Professor Geoff Spinks Date : 30/01/06 Referenced UOW Guidelines, legislation, codes of practice, Australian Standards etc: Personal Protective Equipment Required (Check the box for required PPE) : Activity Hazards Identified Risk Score Controls (Steps in the process/task) (What could cause an injury) (How harmful is it) (What can be done to minimise the risk of injury) Weigh out required quantity of Damage to lungs from breathing dust. M Wear a P2 particle mask when weighing out the acid. Acid Ferric Chloride. Irritation to eyes and skin. M Wear safety glasses, acid resistant gloves and a laboratory coat. Work in a functioning fume cupboard. Add Ferric Chloride to distilled Burns from Ferric Chloride splashing M water from beaker Pour powder slowly so as to avoid splash. Wear safety glasses, acid resistant gloves and a laboratory coat. Work in a functioning fume cupboard. Pour Hydrochloric acid from Hydrochloric Acid is extremely H Wear safety glasses, acid resistant gloves and a laboratory coat. storage bottle into glass corrosive. Work in a functioning fume cupboard. measuring cylinder via a glass funnel in quantity required. Add Hydrochloric acid to the Splashes from this mixture will burn the H Wear safety glasses, acid resistant gloves and a laboratory coat. distilled water and Ferric skin and damage the eyes Work in a functioning fume cupboard. Chloride mixture. Let mixture cool to room Splashes from this mixture will burn the M Wear safety glasses, acid resistant gloves and a laboratory coat. temperature and pour into skin and damage the eyes Work in a functioning fume cupboard. labelled storage bottle. Doc No:OHS160.1 Custodian: OH&S Manager Page 1 of 2 Created: January 2004 Last Review: January 2004 Next Review: January 2006 Process/Equipment: Acid Ferric Chloride Etching Reagent Location : Building 1 room G10 Procedure Developed by : Greg Tillman Approved by : Professor Geoff Spinks Date : 30/01/06 Cleaning Glassware Burns L Ensure you are wearing safety glasses, natural rubber gloves and a laboratory coat. Rinse all glassware thoroughly in tap water and dry in laboratory drying rack. Doc No:OHS160.1 Custodian: OH&S Manager Page 2 of 2 Created: January 2004 Last Review: January 2004 Next Review: January 2006 .