Sulfuric Acid and Hydrochloric Acid Safety is a 26-minute online course that trains workers on the hazards of sulfuric and hydrochloric acids, including safe handling procedures, personal protective equipment requirements, and emergency response protocols for acid-related incidents. It is designed for workers who use, store, or transport these corrosive chemicals and for emergency response personnel and includes a downloadable certificate of completion.
Sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid are among the most widely used industrial chemicals and among the most common corrosive substances involved in workplace chemical exposures. Corrosives have a destructive and irreversible effect on human tissue - contact can cause severe burns to skin and eyes, and inhalation of acid mists can cause life-threatening respiratory damage including pulmonary edema. OSHA's permissible exposure limit for sulfuric acid is 1 mg/m3 as an 8-hour time-weighted average, and the International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified strong inorganic acid mists containing sulfuric acid as carcinogenic to humans. Hazard Communication violations rank second on OSHA's FY 2025 Top 10 list with 2,546 citations, many involving failures in chemical-specific hazard training.
This course provides your employees with essential safety information for working with sulfuric and hydrochloric acid. Your team will learn the specific physical and health hazards of each acid, proper storage and handling procedures, required personal protective equipment, emergency response actions for spills and exposures, and first aid measures for acid contact with skin, eyes, and respiratory passages. The course prepares workers to handle these corrosive chemicals safely and respond effectively to incidents.
Sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid are regulated under OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200), which requires employers to maintain Safety Data Sheets, label containers, and train employees on the hazards of chemicals in their workplace. OSHA's permissible exposure limit for sulfuric acid is 1 mg/m3 TWA (29 CFR 1910.1000, Table Z-1). The International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies occupational exposure to strong inorganic acid mists containing sulfuric acid as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1). Employers must comply with respiratory protection requirements (29 CFR 1910.134) when engineering controls cannot reduce exposure below the PEL. Additional requirements under the Hazardous Waste Operations standard (29 CFR 1910.120) may apply when acids are involved in spill cleanup or emergency response. Facilities storing sulfuric acid at concentrations meeting the definition of fuming sulfuric acid above threshold quantities must comply with OSHA's Process Safety Management standard (29 CFR 1910.119). Hazard Communication violations, which include failures in chemical-specific training, ranked second on OSHA's FY 2025 Top 10 with 2,546 violations.
| Team Size | Price per Person |
|---|---|
| 1 - 9 | $29.95 |
| 10 - 24 | $23.95 |
| 25 - 49 | $21.55 |
| 50 - 99 | $17.50 |
Certificate of completion included. Downloadable upon passing the final assessment.