Lab Safety Training Corrosives ChemSW is a leading provider of chemical inventory management systems, MSDS systems and chemistry laboratory software. Great new laboratory Safety series created in PowerPoint . Hard copies of slides for presentation notes. Laboratories are the site of many potential hazards, including the many hazards presented by the chemicals themselves.
Corrosive burns are among the most common injuries in the lab.
Yet, the term corrosives describes many hazards. The definition includes chemicals that destroy tissue and corrode steel. The hazards of corrosive chemicals cross many other hazards of chemicals. Each of the hazards presents serious risks to health, life and property. Instability Other chemicals besides acids and bases are considered corrosive.