•
Ifthereisapossibilityoffractures,donotmovetheaffectedpartand
transfertheinjuredpersonverycarefullyandonlyifabsolutelyneces-
sary.
Corrosion Corrosion
Corrosion
Skincorrosioniscausedbycontactwithsubstanceswithahighdegree
ofacidityorbasicity.
Forpersonnelperformingmaintenanceonelectricaldevices,thisis
typicallycausedbyacidescapingfromthebatteries.Inthiscase,act
asfollows:
•
Removetheclothingsaturatedwiththecausticsubstance.
•
Washthoroughlywithrunningwater,withoutsprayinguninvolvedparts.
Iftheeyeshavebeenaffected,eitherfromthebatteryacidorfromthe
lubricantoilordiesel:washtheeyewithwaterforatleast20minutes
keepingtheeyelidsopensothatthewaterowsontotheeyeball(move
youreyeinalldirectionstohelpthewatermoveacrossthewholeeye).
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