LABORATORY SAFETY MANUAL
SECTION I
1. Introduction
2. Scope
3. Responsibilities
4. Raising Safety Concerns
SECTION II
1. Chemical Hygiene and Safety Plan
a. General Standard Operating Procedures
2. Laboratory Housekeeping
3. Training Requirements
4. Hazardous Chemicals
5. Warning Labels
6. Material Safety Data Sheets
7. Toxicology Overview8. Prior Approval
a. Chemical Toxicity b. Dose Response Relationships c. Route of Entry d. Health Effects e. Other Factors Affecting Toxicity
9. Experiment Protocol Form
10. Working in Laboratories After Regular Hours
11. Unattended Experiment Policy
12. Laboratory Security Policy
SECTION III
1. Personal Protective Equipment and Clothing2. Laboratory Fume Hoods
a. General Policy b. Eye and Face Protection c. Skin Protection d. Respirators e. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Hazard Assessment f. Seclection Chart for Eye and Face Protection
SECTION IV
1. Fire Emergencies
2. Chemical Spills
3. Personal Contamination4. Accident Reporting
a. General Information b. Chemicals Spilled on the Skin c. Chemicals in the Eyes
a. Reporting Hazards b. Hazardous Substance Exposure c. Employee Accidents/Hazardous Substance Exposures d. Student Accidents/Hazardous Substance Exposures e. Reporting of "Near Miss" Accidents
SECTION V
1. Purchases, Donations and Transfers of Hazardous Materials
2. Purchase and Disposal of Controlled Substances
3. Chemical Storage and Transportation
a. General Considerations for Chemical Storage b. Flammable and Combustible Liquid Storage c. Chemical Stability d. Shock Sensitive Chemicals e. Compounds that form Peroxides during Storage f. Compressed Gas Storage g. Transportation of Hazardous Chemicals
SECTION VI
1. Waste Disposal
a. Introduction
b. Responsibilities
c. Packaging and Labeling Procedures
d. Waste Reduction
e. Definitions
2. Chemical/Hazardous Waste Checklist for Compliance
3. Laboratory Cleanout
SECTION VII
1. Safe Handling of Flammables
2. Safe Handling of Reactive and Peroxide Forming Chemicals
3. Safe Handling of Corrosive Chemicals
4. Safe Handling of Compressed Gases
5. Safe Handling of Nanomaterials
6. Standard Operating Procedures for Reproductive Hazards, Carcinogens, or Acutely Toxic Chemicals
7. Standard Operating Procedures for Hydrofluoric Acid
8. Standard Operating Procedures for Piranha Solutions
APPENDIX
1.List of Some Carcinogens and Suspect Carcinogens
2. List of Some Reproductive Hazards
3. List of Some Acutely Toxic Chemicals
4. Examples of Incompatible Chemicals
5. Compounds That Form Peroxide During Storage
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