Personalized Protecting Tools (PPE) should often be worn when working with or managing Hydrochloric Acid. This could involve protecting garments, footwear and proper eye protection, along with respiratory equipment, as proper. The manufacture, use and corrosiveness of hydrochloric acid can even be when compared to that of nitric acid that is a standard laboratory reagent and a significant industrial commodity. It's generally used in producing ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3) for fertilizers. It's also employed to the manufacture of explosives (which include nitroglycerin), nitro cotton or guncotton, plastics, and dyes.