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kragen04/02/20252 repliesview on HN

Sevensor said they would like to make Etsy moms using HF to frost shot glasses reread the MSDS for HF. This would only benefit them if MSDSes were reliable guides to the risks of working with different materials. Unfortunately, as evidenced by my example, they are not. Therefore, the Etsy moms, having reread the MSDS, might reasonably dismiss the information contained in it, unfortunately failing to protect themselves against the very real dangers it poses. Furthermore, given the astounding lack of thought evident in the NaCl MSDS, it is reasonable to guess that many MSDSes you find for HF will propose "safety" measures that are actually counterproductive, such as wearing gloves.

I thought all of this was obvious from my comment.


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sevensor04/02/2025

You don’t wear gloves when you work with HF? You are banned from my lab. 8 mil nitrile. Always check for cracks and pinholes before use.

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throwanem04/02/2025

Many things are obvious from your comment.