First aid for chemical accidents involving hydrofluoric acid
Basic training aimed at operations that handle hydrofluoric acid, and the use of Hexafluorine® . The training lasts 3 hours and covers both theoretical and practical elements in the field of chemical accidents involving hydrofluoric acid and the use of Hexafluorine®. Participants gain an understanding of how a chemical injury occurs, what we can do to prevent it, and how and when Hexafluorine® works and how to proceed in practice in an emergency. The training concludes with a knowledge test, and after completing the course each participant receives a training certificate.
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Course content
• Chemical and thermal risks – where are they found?
• Classification, labelling and safety data sheets.
• What is a chemical burn? – how does it occur, how does it affect people, and what consequences can it have?
• Examples of chemical accidents.
• Responsibilities and obligations.
• How can we take the whole person's needs into account in an accident?
• The need for protection – awareness and attitude, everyone's responsibility, the importance of using the right protection for the right purpose.
• If an accident happens – practical exercises, information for the hospital.
• Knowledge test.
• Suitable first aid products.
