The Safety Brief
The Safety Brief
Dan Clark. Brief safety industry updates and tips for the safety manager.
Car Wash Chemical Can Kill
2 minutes Posted Sep 8, 2015 at 10:27 pm.
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A car wash chemical can burn skin and even be fatal. A new hazard alert warns of handling hydrofluoric acid used to wash cars and trucks in your fleet. Washington state’s Department of Labor and Industries issued a warning in August about potential burns, nerve damage and paralysis caused by HF acid. In this podcast, Dan Clark describes the care needed when dealing with hydrofluoric acid in products used to wash vehicles.