Safety precautions when using HCl (what to do if....)?

Question

What to do if Hydrochloric acid (Not incredibly strong concentration I'm using 0.1mol/dm3 but i could do with knowing the general things to do with general concentrations).

What to do if:
Spilt on a surface/floor
Spilt on clothing/skin
Ingested
Splashed on eyes

and how to dispose of it.

thanks in advance

Answer 1

Whoa there, young whippersnapper...
0.1 moles per 1 dm3 is 0.1 M, which has a pH of 1!!
That's purdy dad gummed strong!
Be informed, grahsshoppah

Spilled on the floor:
1. TELL YOUR INSTRUCTOR
2. Neutralize it with acid neutralizer from your lab's spill kit
3. Sweep the mess up when it's finished neutralizing

Spilled on clothing
1. TELL YOUR INSTRUCTOR
2. Depending on where/how much of your body is affected
will affect your next step.
a. Small part of body, or dilute concentration
Use water from the sink - rinse thoroughly depending
on where on your body it is.
b. Use the safety shower if it's over a large portion of your
body. Rinse with large portions of water. Modesty is
not an option; remove affected clothing!

3. Ingested
a. TELL YOUR INSTRUCTOR
b. Call 911 or campus security at once.
c. They may instruct you to drink a lot of water or milk of
magnesia or something to neutralize the acid...let
THEM make that decision.

4. Splashed in eyes
a. TELL YOUR INSTRUCTOR
b. Get to the eye wash and use it!
b. Get medical attention

You can dispose of it down the sink if it's really dilute (< 0.1 M or so...follow instructor's lead on that). Otherwise, dilute and / or neutralize according to your facility's disposal protocols, then rinse down sink with lots of water (carefully, no splashing) IF concentration is really high (6 M or above,
let your lab instructor or lab manager make the decision, your facility may have it hauled off, or they may recycle it.

Answer 2

Hcl Safety Precautions

Answer 3

I have a trick to use with most hazardous materials.
Hcl is a bad acid
NACL caustic acid
If u mix the two until u have a ph of 7 ,now what u have ???
Now u have table salt and water.
Most hazardous chemicals can be disposed of in this way .
I did work in the oil field and they use HCL very strong and if we had a spill we use caustic soda to neutralize it. Even if it gets into the ground water most bsaic has a basic component.