Documenting doesn't have to be a bunch of new paperwork for this. It can be written in your UW lab safety manual's standard operating procedures and training records. It even has suggestions for other ways to control the hazards. Give us a call at 543-7388. He died from multi-organ failure 15 days after the hydrofluoric acid spill.
Investigators site the following points as some of the contributing factors.
The technician was working alone. The only PPE worn was rubber gloves and PVC sleeve protectors. The fume hood was crowded. There wasn't an emergency shower. There wasn't a calcium gluconate gel antidote available.