Renewed cooperation of the WOT with the Chemnitz professional fire brigade
On 25.09.2021, an official hazardous materials exercise of the Chemnitz fire brigade took place in the laboratories of the WOT in the university section Erfenschlag of the TU Chemnitz.
„When detoxifying a cyanide electrolyte, a laboratory worker accidentally uses the wrong chemical. As a result, hydrocyanic acid is produced. The employee falls to the ground, spilling hydrochloric acid.“ The scenario that the comrades of the Chemnitz professional fire brigade were given as a task during the hazardous materials exercise was simple, but would be highly dangerous for the people in the affected laboratory area. Regular training of laboratory employees, operational instructions, risk assessments and other quality assurance measures actively serve to prevent accidents. But to ensure that the rescue forces called out in the event of an emergency also take the right measures quickly and directly, training courses are also held for them on a regular basis. This time, the laboratory area for chemical and galvanic coating technology of the WOT professorship served as the location.
It was interesting to see that the rescue of people is of course the most important aspect of such an operation, but that in addition to this, the positioning of vehicles in the outdoor area must be precisely coordinated, the removal of hazards must be carried out with the correct use of chemical protective suits, the securing of chemicals requires a great deal of skill, and that finally all actively securing emergency personnel and objects used must be decontaminated in specially constructed showers.
Photo: Impressions of the dangerous goods exercise
9.10.2021 – Cooperations of the professorship ( martin.kunze@mb… )
