Caustic Soda brings many benefits to a variety of industries, but it is a highly corrosive material and must be handled with special care. Precautions must be taken when handling caustic soda to avoid personal injury. At Dow, personal safety is our top priority. The modules included on the DVD are designed to help you develop, implement and enforce safety procedures for handling caustic soda at your facility. These informative resources contain important guidelines on the safe unloading, storage and transport of caustic soda, as well as information on the proper installation and use of safety equipment. Duration: 77:12 minutes. DVD format.

Read: Disclaimer / Introduction (2:30 minutes)

Module 1: Developing a Safety Culture: Overview for Managers (6:07 minutes)
Module 2: Chemical & Physical Properties of Caustic Soda (3:40 minutes)
Module 3: Safety Procedures and Equipment (3:42 minutes)
Module 4: First Aid and Emergency Response (2:33 minutes)
Module 5: Guidelines for Unloading Caustic Soda (2:59 minutes)
Module 6: Thawing Caustic Soda in Rail Cars and Tank Cars (4:00 minutes)
Module 7: Unloading Tank Trucks (7:10 minutes)
Module 8: Unloading Rail Cars: Pumping from Bottom (5:54 minutes)
Module 9: Unloading Rail Cars: Air Pressure from Top (7:09 minutes)
Module 10: Unloading Rail Cars: Air Pressure from Bottom (6:55 minutes)
Module 11: Spill Cleanup (3:16 minutes)

Module 12: Real-Life Scenarios:
Scenario 1: "Separation Anxiety" (2:52 minutes)
Scenario 2: "Not an Option" (3:38 minutes)
Scenario 3: "False Security" (5:09 minutes)
Scenario 4: "Only Skin Deep" (2:35 minutes)
Scenario 5: "Frozen Mindset" (3:23 minutes)
Scenario 6: "Unintentional Traps" (2:52 minutes)