Prudent Practices in the Laboratory Handling and Management of Chemical Hazards, Updated Version (2011) / Chapter Skim
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2 Environmental Health and Safety Management System
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2 Environmental Health and Safety Management System 2.A INTRODUCTION 10 2.A.1 Environmental Health and Safety Policy 10 2.A.2 Management Commitment 10 2.A.3 Planning 10 2.A.4 Implementation 12 2.A.5 Performance Measurement and Change Management 12 2.A.6 Management Review of EHS Management System 13 2.A.7 Example Management System: Department of Energy Integrated Safety Management System 13 2.B CHEMICAL HYGIENE PLAN 14 2.C SAFETY RULES AND POLICIES 15 2.C.1 General Safety Rules 15 2.C.2 Working Alone in the Laboratory 17 2.C.3 How to Avoid Routine Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals 18 2.C.4 General Housekeeping Practices in the Laboratory 19 2.D CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 20 2.D.1 Chemical Procurement 20 2.D.2 Chemical Storage 21 2.D.3 Chemical Handling 22 2.D.4 Chemical Inventory 22 2.D.5 Transporting, Transferring, and Shipping Chemicals 23 2.D.6 Chemical Waste 23 2.E LABORATORY INSPECTION PROGRAM 23 2.E.1 Types of Inspection Programs: Who Conducts Them and What They Offer 24 2.E.1.1 Routine Inspections 24 2.E.1.2 Self-Audits 24 2.E.1.3 Program Audits 24 2.E.1.4 Peer Inspections 24 2.E.1.5 Environmental Health and Safety Inspections 24 2.E.1.6 Inspections by External Entities 25 2.E.2 Elements of an Inspection 25 2.E.2.1 Preparing for an Inspection 25 2.E.2.2 Inspection Checklists 25 2.E.2.3 Conducting the Inspection 26 2.E.2.4 Inspection Report 26 2.E.2.5 Corrective Actions 26 2.E.3 Items to Include in an Inspection Program 26 2.F EMERGENCY PROCEDURES 27 2.F.1 Fire Alarm Policy 27 2.F.2 Emergency Safety Equipment 27 2.F.3 Chemical Spill Policy 28 2.F.4 Accident Procedures 29 2.G EMPLOYEE SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAM 29 9
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Many features of effective EHS management are identical to management practices advocated by pro- The EHS policy and policy statement should be ponents of quality assurance and business excellence. reviewed, revalidated, and where necessary, revised The guidelines presented here are based on general by top management as often as necessary.
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Management Review • Identify EHS concerns • Assess risk and control capability • Engage management in the identification of • Identify legal requirements applicable to the objectives and targets of the EHS policy organization • Perform annual management review • Develop a process to keep track of legal • Document decisions and recommendations requirements and changes in laboratory work • Establish objectives and targets for the EHS policy IV. Performance Measurement, Audits, and Change Management III.
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parties (e.g., control, selection, and management of contractors; liaison with emergency services; All of the components of the EHS management sys visitor control) ; tem should be adequately inspected, evaluated, main • performance measures, audits, and status reviews; tained, and monitored to ensure continued effective • corrective action implementation; operation.
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are used to identify appropriate handling practices, containment methods, and required procedures for 2.A.7 Example Management System: conducting laboratory work in a safe manner. Several Department of Energy Integrated examples of these practices include Safety Management System • identification of molecules as particularly hazard- One example of a common EHS management system ous substances (PHSs)
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safety program may lose credibility in the eyes of the people it supports. In addition, in 2006, and in recognition of a gap within the management system, DOE identified four 2.B CHEMICAL HYGIENE PLAN supplemental safety culture elements.
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Consistently followthis standard are used in the workplace, the employer ing and enforcing the safety rules in order to create a shall develop and carry out the provisions of a written safe and healthful laboratory environment in which to Chemical Hygiene Plan." The CHP is the foundation work will help encourage a culture of safety within the of the laboratory safety program and should be re- workplace. What follows is a description of laboratory viewed and updated, as needed, on an annual basis to safety rules, but these will not cover every contingency.
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Properly dispose of all chemical wastes. Follow area should be provided where the animal can wait.
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rod wrapped with paper towels. Always lubricate The OSHA Laboratory Standard states "Avoid working glassware with soap or glycerin before inserting alone in a building; do not work alone in a laboratory rods, tubing, or thermometers into stoppers.
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Speak to your supervi- by eliminating unsafe work practices in the laboratory. sor or the organizational safety office to make The OSHA Laboratory Standard defines a hazardous arrangements to complete the work in a safe chemical as one "for which there is statistically signifi manner.
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Acute health effects appear trols (e.g., laboratory chemical hoods and gloveboxes) , rapidly after only one exposure and symptoms include administrative controls (e.g., safety rules, CHPs, and rashes, dizziness, coughing, and burns.
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• nsures that the staff knows and follows the rules from E E the CHP and that it is fully implemented. • nsures that laboratory personnel and guests under their Divisional Chemical Hygiene Officer(s)
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Domestic refrigerators and freezers should not be used 2.D.2 Chemical Storage to store chemicals; they possess ignition sources and can cause dangerous and costly laboratory fires and To lessen risk of exposure to hazardous chemicals, explosions. Do not store food or beverages in the labotrained laboratory personnel should separate and ratory refrigerator.
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include the following information: • chemical name, 2.D.4 Chemical Inventory • Chemical Abstract Service number, The OSHA Laboratory Standard, Appendix A, sec- • manufacturer, tion D.2(b) (Chemical Procurement, Distribution, and • owner, Storage)
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(For more information about handling of hazardous waste, see Chapter 8.) Once the inventory is complete, use suitable security precautions regarding the accessibility of the informa 2.E LABORATORY INSPECTION PROGRAM tion in the chemical inventory.
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This type of audit is generally conducted by a team, 2.E.1.5 Environmental Health and Safety which includes the laboratory supervisor, senior man Inspections agement, and laboratory safety representatives, and presents an excellent opportunity to promote a culture The organization's EHS staff, the safety committee, of safety and prudence within an organization. The su- or an equivalent group may also conduct laboratory
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More be comprehensive, targeted to certain operations or and more often, health and safety experts, facilities experiments, focused on a particular type of inspec- staff, and laboratory personnel from peer institutions tion such as safety equipment and systems, or audits form inspection teams that conduct inspections of each to check the work of other inspectors. other's laboratories.
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(See Chapter 7, section 7.C.) • Laboratory chemical hoods have been tested and 2.E.2.4 Inspection Report are operated with inspection information visible, As soon as possible after an inspection, prepare a hoods are used properly, work is conducted inside report for the laboratory supervisor and others, as 6 in.
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2. Fire extinguishers are available in the laboratory The following is a guide to safety equipment found and tested on a regular basis.
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Take other appropriate 8. Pathways to fire extinguishers, eyewash units, action as described in the MSDS.
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and • first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, submit it to the appropriate office or individual within • chemical management, 24 hours of the incident. • gas cylinder use, • fire extinguisher training, • laser safety, and • emergency procedures.
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