Hydrofluoric acid

Hydrogen fluoride / hydrofluoric acid

Accidents with hydrogen fluoride / hydrofluoric acid can lead to very serious or fatal injuries. Employees must be instructed before starting work with hydrofluoric acid for the first time and regularly once a year.

Eye injuries must be prevented by adequate protective measures (especially front sashes, safety goggles,
safety screens / visors)!

Special features of hydrofluoric acid burns are,

• that typical acid effects on the skin can be avoided and
• complaints due to hydrofluoric acid burns may occur later.

Most important are the first aid measures at the scene of the accident:

• Rinse the skin, apply calcium gluconate gel to the skin (and let it take effect) - alternating with water rinsing.
• Calcium gluconate gel is only suitable for use on the skin.

Downloadcenter BG RCI: leaflet M 005, hydrofluoric acid passport and accident leaflet

In German:

Leaflet 005 "Hydrogen fluoride, hydrofluoric acid and inorganic fluorides" (DGUV Information 213-017)

Accident information sheet TU Braunschweig

Hydrofluoric acid passport TU Braunschweig

_{Instructions for printing the hydrofluoric acid passport in small format: menu bar: Print file, open properties, under menu field Functions: "Portrait" and under "Pages per sheet" enter / click on 2 pages, "OK" In the print menu click on "the current page". Print the 1st page, put the sheet back into the printer. Menu bar: File Print, open "Properties", click on "current page" and "OK". (Many thanks for the hint to Mrs. G. Zeising, Institute of Condensed Matter Physics)}