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SECTION I
SECTION II
SECTION III
SECTION IV
SECTION V
SECTION VI
SECTION VII
APPENDIX

Laboratory Safety Manual (Chemical Hygiene Plan)

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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. Safety Data Sheets

7. Toxicology Overview

    a. Chemical Toxicity

    b. Dose Response Relationship

    c. Route of Entry

    d. Health Effects

    e. Other Factors Affecting Toxicity

8. Prior Approval

9. Research Protocol Form

10. Working After-Hours/Alone in Laboratories

11. Unattended Experiments

12. Laboratory Security

13. Minors/Volunteers in Laboratories

SECTION III

1. Personal Protective Equipment and Clothing

    a. General Policy

    b. Eye and Face Protection

    c. Skin Protection and Lab Coats

    d. Respirators

    e. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Hazard Assessment

    f. Selection Chart for Eye and Face Protection

2. Laboratory Fume Hoods

SECTION IV

1. Fire Safety and Evacuation Procedures

2. Chemical Spills

3. Personal Contamination

    a. General Information

    b. Chemicals Spilled on the Skin

    c. Chemicals in the Eyes

4. Special Procedures for Hazardous Substance Exposures and Incidents

    a. Reporting Hazards

    b. Hazardous Substance Exposure

    c. Employee Hazardous Substance Exposure/Accidents

    d. Student Hazardous Substance Exposure/Accidents

    e. Reporting of "Near Miss" Accidents

SECTION V

1. Purchases, Donations and Transfers of Hazardous Materials

2. Purchase, Use and Disposal of Controlled Substances and Precursors

3. Chemical Storage

    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

4. Transportation of Hazardous Chemicals On-Campus

5. Shipping and Permitting of Biological Materials and Dry Ice

SECTION VI

1. Waste Disposal

    a. Introduction

    b. Responsibilities

    c. Packaging and Labeling Procedures

    d. Waste Reduction

    e. Definitions

2. Disposal Procedures for Electrophoresis Buffer Solutions and Gels

3. EHRS's Chemical/Hazardous Waste Checklist for EPA Compliance

4. EPA's (Environmental Protection Agency) Hazardous Waste List

5. Laboratory Relocation/Clean-Out Procedures

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. Safe Handling of Glassware

  7. Quick Guide to Risk Assessment for Toxicity, Physical, Flammable, Explosive and Reactive Hazards in the Laboratory

  8. Standard Operating Procedures for Obtaining Safety Data Sheets

  9. Standard Operating Procedures for Reproductive Hazards, Carcinogens, or Acutely Toxic Chemicals

  10. Standard Operating Procedures for Hydrofluoric Acid

  11. Standard Operating Procedures for Pyrophoric Chemicals

  12. Standard Operating Procedures for Piranha Solutions

  13. Standard Operating Procedures for Gel Electrophoresis

  14. Standard Operating Procedures for Sodium Azide

  15. Standard Operating Procedures for Cytotoxic Agents

  16. Standard Operating Procedure for Water Sensitive Chemicals

  17. Standard Operating Procedures for Biological Toxins

  18. Standard Operating Procedure for Biosafety Level 2

  19. Standard Operating Procedure for Handling Animals Dosed with Toxic Chemicals

  20. Standard Operating Procedure for Liquid Nitrogen and Cryovial Safety

  21. Diseases Communicable From Animals to Humans

  22. 3D Printing Safety

  23. Recommended Procedures for Preventing the Production of Aerosols

  24. Recommended Procedures for the Proper Use of Biological Safety Cabinets

  25. Recommended Procedures for Autoclaving Materials

  26. Recommended Procedures for Vacuum Equipment and Vacuum Pumps

  27. Oxygen Deficiencies in Cold Rooms and Warm Rooms

  28. The National Academies "Prudent Practices in the Laboratory"

  29. American Chemical Society "Safety in Academic Chemistry Laboratories" (8th Edition)

  30. American Chemical Society "Guide for Chemical Spill Response Planning in Laboratories"

  31. Waste Anesthetic Gases (WAG) - Animal Research

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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