Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of Playbook/Events/PitSafetyRequirements

Timestamp:

Dec 28, 2017, 6:37:49 PM (7 years ago)

Author:

Timothy Lin

Comment:

note on baking soda non-expiration

Playbook/Events/PitSafetyRequirements

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 A "proper" battery spill kit contains a sealable, spill-proof '''container''' large enough to fit a battery, a box of nitrile '''gloves''', '''dustpan and brush''' OR '''vacuum''', several boxes of '''baking soda''' (sodium bicarbonate), and a means for mixing the baking soda with the acid.
 
+{{{
+#!div style="border:1pt dotted;color:blue;text-align:center"
+Baking soda does not expire (as in decrease in effectiveness) over time (only for food-safe purposes), although it will decompose into sodium carbonate at ~50 degrees C.
+
+However, sodium carbonate is just as effective at neutralizing acids, and will not decompose until ~400 degrees C.
+}}}
+
 ==== Battery Spill Procedures
 1. Put on nitrile gloves.
 2. Pour baking soda onto the spill until the acid is completely neutralized. Mix the baking soda into the acid.
 3. Using either a vacuum or a brush and dustpan, dispose of the neutralized salt. (Caution: vacuuming unneutralized acid can be damaging to the vacuum)
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 === First Aid Kit