Industrial sodium hydroxide is a strong alkali that poses a serious health hazard.
When industrial sodium hydroxide meets water, sodium hydroxide solution will be formed, and human contact with sodium hydroxide solution can burn the skin and mucous membranes, resulting in chemical burns.
The chemical formula of industrial sodium hydroxide is NaOH, which is a kind of strong alkaline substance, the dry powder of sodium hydroxide has no obvious harm to the human body, but when industrial sodium hydroxide meets water to form sodium hydroxide solution, and then contact with the human skin, mucous membranes, then it will lead to chemical burns.
After being burned by sodium hydroxide solution, the affected area should be rinsed with water as soon as possible for at least 30 minutes. The use of weakly acidic solutions for neutralization is generally not advocated to avoid exothermic acid-base neutralization reactions that can aggravate local burn symptoms. The wound should be exposed after rinsing and medical attention should be sought immediately. In the case of deep burns, surgical treatment with skin grafting is often required.