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NOTE: Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) always state information on the side of caution. Do take the hazard seriously, though. Work safely and consciously, never on weekends or during the night (when no help is available), and first of all: KNOW THE CHEMICALS YOU WORK WITH !
The first aid kit is located on the wall near the entrance door (reasonably well equipped).
A collection of MSDS is in the blue folder on top of it.
A fire extinguisher is between the door and the first aid kit.
An emergency shower is above the doorframe (handle is above the oven, next to the door).
On the door, the emergency numbers of ETH (888) and the Uni-Spital are listed,
as well as a list of R- & S- (risk- and safety) phrases (know the R & S of the chemicals you work with !).
The hazard doesn't end with the use of the chemicals, the proper disposal is also an issue. Waste HCl goes into the provided container.
Remember that Acetone (thus dissolved Elvacite as well) has a very high vapour pressure and is explosive. Don't place it too close (nor on!) any heat source (ovens, glass bead casting machine, Bunsen burners).
Remember that latex gloves are not impermeable! Different glove materials just differ in their (time-) permeablities. Latex gloves are not suited for work with acetone.
WEAR SAFTETY GOGGLES all the time. You just got one eye pair in your life.
We use it dissolved in acetone, the properties are a combination of both acetone (flammable, high vapour pressure, toxic, diffuses through skin and silicone gloves), and dry Elvacite (skin, eye and lung irritant). Always close the lid of the flask so that the concentration stays similar - also during work.
WEAR SAFETY GOGGLES! Wear appropriate gloves (solvent resistant, e.g. nitrile)
We use it boiling in 10 % concentration (molar) to remove melt remnants from Pt materials We dilute it from 32 % stock solution.
WEAR SAFETY GOGGLES! Wear gloves, and lab coat.
We use "dirty" acetone (p.a. grade) for cleaning, obtained from a large stock at ETH Chemistry. It is stored in a 10 L Winchester, from where polyethylene bottles are re-filled (max. 1/3 full !!). When not in use, pull out the tube so that its end is above level.
WEAR SAFETY GOGGLES! Wear appropriate gloves (solvent resistant, e.g. nitrile)
We use "dirty" acetone (p.a. grade) for clean
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