RISK ASSESSMENT

Brighton Grammar School Students

Reactions of hyrochloric acid

Written by: Brandon Xue Commenced on: 12 Aug 2013 Year Group: 11 Chemis try Expires: 12 Nov 2014

Classes for which experiment is required

Teacher: Mis s Kylie Ros e

Procedure or reference, including variations

W orks heet, page 80.

Equipment to be used beaker, small (<250 mL)

Potential hazards Breakage of beaker. Cuts from chipped rims . Standard handling procedures Ins pect and dis card any chipped or cracked beakers , no matter how s mall the damage. Sweep up broken glas s with brus h and dus tpan; do not us e ngers .

disposable gloves
Potential hazards May eas ily be punctured, allowing entry of liquid. Latex may caus e allergic reaction to s ome people. Check for latex allergies before us e. Check for talc allergies , if gloves are powdered with talc. Standard handling procedures Take care not to puncture. Check for punctures before us e.

fume cupboard
Potential hazards Inadequate ventilation may allow accumulation of toxic or ammable fumes . Pos s ibility of electrical and re hazards , if not compliant with the relevant Aus tralian Standard. Standard handling procedures Ens ure regular s ervices by a qualied technician to comply with the relevant Aus tralian Standard.

glass pipette
Potential hazards Pos s ibility of inges tion of liquid if pipette ller is not us ed. ALW AYS USE A PIPETTE FILLER. Pos s ibility of breakage of glas s and cuts . Standard handling procedures Provide a properly tting pipette ller with every pipette. Ins pect and dis card any chipped or cracked pipettes no matter how s mall the damage. Sweep up broken glas s with brus h and dus tpan; do not us e ngers .

lab coat
Potential hazards Flammable. Sleeves may catch on objects and knock them over. Standard handling procedures Clean regularly .

pH meter
Standard handling procedures Check for electrical s afety each time before us e.

safety glasses
Potential hazards Scratched or dirty glas s es may hinder vis ion, caus ing headaches during prolonged us e. Standard handling procedures Avoid s cratching lens es during s torage. Check and, if neces s ary, clean glas s es before each us e.

spatula test tube, small (~75 x 8 mm), soda glass

Potential hazards Breakage of tes t tubes . Cuts from chipped tes t-tube rims . Melts at red heat in roaring buns en ame (s odium fus ion tes t) and s hatters when dropped into water; us e gauze to protect agains t ying glas s fragments . Standard handling procedures Ins pect and dis card any damaged tes t tubes . Sweep up broken glas s with brus h and dus tpan; do not us e ngers .

universal indicator

Potential hazards Toxic. Do not drink. May be ammable.

Chemicals to be used and produced ammonia gas (ammonia anhydrous , liquid ammonia, ammonia gas , compres s ed)
Clas s : 2.3/8 PG: none (X) Us ers : 1,2,3,4,5
UN: 1005

NH3
CAS : 7664-41-7

Potential hazards Highly toxic. HIGHLY IRRITANT TO LUNGS. Pungent odour. May caus e as thema attack with s ome s tudents .

Standard handling procedures Do not us e cylinders of the liquied gas .

calcium carbonate (limes tone, marble chips , calcite, chalk (rock), lime (limes tone))
Clas s : nc PG: none K-12 Us ers : 1,2,3,4,5,6

CaCO 3
CAS : 471-34-1

Potential hazards Harmles s .

calcium hydroxide solution, ~0.2% wt/wt (limewater)

Clas s : nc PG: none 7-12 Us ers : 1,2,3,4,5

Ca(OH)2(aq)
CAS : 1305-62-0

Potential hazards Harmles s . Do not drink.

Standard handling procedures Prepare by allowing s olid calcium hydroxide to s tand in contact with water in a container.

copper(II) oxide (copper oxide, cupric oxide, copper oxide (copper(II)))

Clas s : nc PG: none 7-12 Us ers : 1,2,3,4,5

CuO
CAS : 1317-38-0

Potential hazards Slightly toxic. Do not attempt to reduce it to copper metal in the "thermite" reaction with aluminium metal, s ince the proces s is extremely violent. Great care mus t be taken if reducing copper oxide with magnes ium or hydrogen. Can be s afely reduced with carbon or zinc.

hydrochloric acid solution, 0.2 M to 4 M (1% to 14% wt/wt)

Clas s : 8 PG: III 7-12 Us ers : 1,2,5
UN: 1789

HCl(aq)
CAS : 7647-01-0

Potential hazards Lung-irritant hydrogen chloride gas is evolved; s kin irritant; corros ive; toxic if inges ted.

Standard handling procedures Do not breathe vapour. Avoid s plas hes in eyes or on s kin.

hydrochloric acid solution, 4 M to 10 M (14-32% wt/wt)

Clas s : 8 PG: II 11-12 Us ers : 1,2,5
UN: 1789

HCl(aq)
CAS : 7647-01-0

Potential hazards Highly lung-irritant hydrogen chloride gas is evolved; highly s kin irritant; highly corros ive; highly toxic if inges ted, due to corros ive properties . Do not mix hydrochloric acid with formaldehyde s olution, s ince highly carcinogenic bis (chloromethyl) ether is formed. Do not mix hydrochloric acid with acetone and hydrogen peroxide s olution, s ince dangerous ly explos ive acetone peroxide may be formed.

Standard handling procedures Handle in a fume cupboard if pos s ible; otherwis e a wellventilated area. Do not breathe vapour. Avoid s plas hes in eyes or on s kin.

hydrochloric acid solution, <0.2 M (<1% wt/wt)

Clas s : nc PG: none 7-12 Us ers : 1,2,5

HCl(aq)
CAS : 7647-01-0

Potential hazards Not hazardous . Skin irritant.

magnesium (magnes ium metal, magnes ium ribbon, magnes ium turnings )
Clas s : 4.1 PG: III 7-12 Us ers : 1,2,5
UN: 1869

Mg
CAS : 7439-95-4

Potential hazards Burns with white-hot ame; UV radiation emitted from ame may caus e eye damage; do not allow s tudents to view ame from clos e dis tance; otherwis e harmles s . Reaction with ethanol may be violent after a long induction period. Reactions of magnes ium with dichromate s alts , nitrate s alts , s ulfur, phos phorus or halogenated s olvents can be dangerous ly violent.

Standard handling procedures Keep containers tightly s ealed to prevent corros ion.

Reaction of magnes ium with s ilica (s and) to form s ilicon may be dangerous ly exothermic if the s ilica is not completely dry . Do not us e magnes ium as an alternative to aluminium in the thermite reaction; the reaction is dangerous ly explos ive. Magnes ium ribbon can, however, be us ed as a fus e for the thermite reaction.

silver nitrate
Clas s : 5.1/6.1 PG: II 7-12 Us ers : 1,2,3,5
UN: 1493

AgNO 3
CAS : 7761-88-8

Potential hazards Toxic; s tains s kin black; corros ive to s kin; caus es blindnes s if concentrated s olution or s olid s plas hed in eyes , due to depos ition of s ilver particles on s urface of cornea. Forms explos ive mixtures with combus tible materials (s uch as s ulfur, phos phorus , ethanol and metal powders ) and with organic compounds .

sodium hydrogen carbonate (s odium bicarbonate, baking s oda, bicarbonate of s oda)

Clas s : nc PG: none K-12 Us ers : 1,2,3,4,5,6

NaHCO 3
CAS : 144-55-8

Potential hazards Harmles s .

sodium hydroxide solution, < 0.25 M (<1% wt/wt)

Clas s : nc PG: none 7-12 Us ers : 1,2,3,4,5

NaOH(aq)
CAS : 1310-73-2

Potential hazards Slightly toxic. Do not inges t.

Knowledge
I/we have and living I/we have I/we have read and unders tood the potential hazards and s tandard handling procedures of all the equipment, chemicals organis ms . read and unders tood the (Material) Safety Data Sheets for all chemicals us ed and produced. copies of the (Material) Safety Data Sheets of all the chemicals available in or near the laboratory .

Agreement by student(s)
I/we, Brandon Xue, agree to conduct this experiment s afely in accordance with s chool rules and teacher ins tructions .

Risk assessment
I/we have cons idered the ris ks of: re explos ion chemicals in eyes inhalation of gas /dus t chemicals on s kin runaway reaction breakage of equipment cuts from equipment s harp objects rotating equipment vibration and nois e pres s ure electrical s hock es cape of pathogens heavy lifting s lipping, tripping, falling falling objects heat and cold radiation was te dis pos al inappropriate behaviour allergies s pecial needs other ris ks

Assessment by student(s)
I/we have as s es s ed the ris ks as s ociated with performing this experiment in the clas s room on the bas is of likelihood and cons equences us ing the School's ris k matrix, according to International Organization for Standardization Standard ISO 31000:2009 and the Ris k Management Guidelines , HB 89-2012. I/we cons ider the inherent level of ris k (ris k level without control meas ures ) to be: Low ris k Medium ris k High ris k Extreme ris k

Where the ris k level is "medium ris k", "high ris k" or "extreme ris k", the following control meas ures will be employed:

Control meas ures (attach further pages as required):

safety glasses

gloves

lab coat

apron

fume cupboard

demonstration

With the s pecied control meas ures in place, I/we have found that all the ris ks are "low ris k". Ris ks will therefore be managed by routine procedures in the clas s room, in combination with the s pecied control meas ures .

Certication by teacher
I have as s es s ed the ris ks as s ociated with performing this experiment in the clas s room on the bas is of likelihood and cons equences us ing the School's ris k matrix, according to International Organization for Standardization Standard ISO 31000:2009 and the Ris k Management Guidelines , HB 89-2012. I conrm that the ris k level and control meas ures entered

by s tudent(s ) above are correct and appropriate. Name: Signature: Date:

Certication by laboratory technician

I have as s es s ed the ris ks as s ociated with preparing the equipment, chemicals and living organis ms for this experiment and s ubs equently cleaning up after the experiment and dis pos ing of was tes , on the bas is of likelihood and cons equences us ing the School's ris k matrix, according to International Organization for Standardization Standard ISO 31000:2009 and the Ris k Management Guidelines , HB 89-2012. I cons ider the inherent level of ris k (ris k level without control meas ures ) to be: Low ris k Medium ris k High ris k Extreme ris k

Where the ris k level is "medium ris k", "high ris k" or "extreme ris k", the following control meas ures will be employed:

Control meas ures (attach further pages as required):

safety glasses

gloves

lab coat

apron

fume cupboard

With the s pecied control meas ures in place, I have found that all the ris ks are "low ris k". Ris ks will therefore be managed by routine procedures in the laboratory, in combination with the s pecied control meas ures . Name: Signature: Date:

Approval by authorized person

(An authorized pers on, e.g. Head of Department or Principal, is required to approve the experiment when the inherent level of ris k in the clas s room is "high" or "extreme") I note that the inherent level of ris k for this experiment is "high" or "extreme". As an authorized pers on, I approve this experiment, on the condition that the above control meas ures are put in place in the clas s room. Name: Signature: Date:

Monitoring and review

This ris k as s es s ment will be monitored us ing comments below and will be reviewed within 15 months from the date of certication.

Attach further pages as required