Precautions on Servicing A/C System: Notes
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WARNING:
Contact of liquid HFC-134a (R-134a) refrigerant with skin and eyes will cause frostbite. The refrigerant cools the surface coming in contact with it to a temperature much lower than the freezing point of water.
Avoid contact with HFC-134a (R-134a) refrigerant and wear goggles and gloves whenever handling the refrigerant. Should the refrigerant happen to contact your eyes or skin, immediately take action as described below to prevent aggravating the condition:
Avoid contact with HFC-134a (R-134a) refrigerant and wear goggles and gloves whenever handling the refrigerant. Should the refrigerant happen to contact your eyes or skin, immediately take action as described below to prevent aggravating the condition:
- Do not reuse your hand to rub affected eye(s). Instead, use fresh cold water to splash it over affected area to thus gradually raise its temperature above the freezing point.
- Obtain proper treatment as soon as possible from a doctor or eye specialist. Should liquid refrigerant HFC-134a (R-134a) is exposed to your skin, such affected part should be treated in the same manner as when skin is frostbitten or frozen.