Laboratory Health and Safety

LaboratoryHealthandSafetyJerralHortonShawneaTallmanIntroduction•Presenters–ShawneaTallmanCurriculumSpecialistBAO–JerralHortonNicevilleHighSchoolScienceDepartmentCo-ChairBiology/ChemistryInstructorAgenda•8:00-8:15-Welcome•8:15-8:30-Introductions•8:30-9:00-NeedsAssessment•9:00-9:30-ChemicalHygienePlan•9:30-9:45-Break•9:45-11:00-–TabA:LabSafetyInstitute(LSI)–TabB:Accidents–TabC:BiologicalandAnimalHazards–TabD:ChemicalStorage–TabE:CompressedGases–TabF:WasteDisposal•11:00-12:00-LunchAgenda(cont.)•12:00-1:30–TabG:ElectricalSafety–TabH:EyeandFaceProtection–TabI:FireControl–TabJ:HandlingChemicalReagents–TabK:HandlingGlassware–TabM:Labeling•1:30-1:45-Break•1:45-2:45–TabN:LegalAspectsofSafety–TabP:OSHALaboratoryStandards–TabQ:PlanningforEmergencies–TabR:Radiation–TabS:Recordkeeping–TabT:SafetyProgramPlanning–TabV:Student/FacultyInvolvement–TabW:Ventilation•2:45-3:00-Wherearewenow?NeedsAssessment•Surveyof500scienceteachers:–17%knewwhataGFIwas.–12%knewthebesttypeoffireextinguisherforasciencelab.–4%knewANSIstandardforeyes.–1%couldidentifytheOSHALabStandard.–14%knewtheuseofMSDSs.–25%knewchemicalsshouldnotbestoredalphabetically.Answerthefollowingquestions:1.Whoisresponsibleforlabsafetyatyourschool?2.Whoisresponsibleforconductinganeedsassessmentatyourschool?3.Howdoyouorwouldyoudoyourneedsassessment?Whatiswrongwiththispicture?Inyourbook,thereisapictureofalab,howmanyviolationsoflabsafetycanyoufind?Thereisaprizeforthepersonwhocanfindthemostviolations.NeedsAssessment•Thebestwaytoassessyourfacilityisbyinspections.•Whyinspections:–Protectemployees/students–Reduceliability–Protectenvironment–Insurerulesarefollowed–Insurefacilityisoperatingwithinthelaw•Howoften?–Minimum-quarterly–Ideally-monthly•Whoisresponsibleformakingsuresafetyinspectionsaredone?–CEO/president/principalwhoisultimatelyresponsibleforsafety.–Safetycommittee•Whodoestheinspections?–Groupof2to4appointedbythesafetycommittee.•SafetyCommittee–Befamiliarwithlocal,state,andfederallaws–Fireprotectionrepresentative–Industryrepresentative–Memberofadministrativestaffatfacility–Personwhoisfromasimilarfacility•Whatcanemployeesdotoassistsafetyinspections:–ReportsafetyproblemsASAP–Performroutinesafetyinspectionsusingastandardchecklistthatincludes:•Personalprotectionequipment•Chemicalstoragepractices•Wastecollectionandstoragepractices•Laboratoryventilation•Emergencysafetyequipment•Housekeepingandmaintenance•Electricalsafety•Gascylindersandcryogenics•BiosafetyandchemicalhandlingpracticesIsyourlabasafeplacetowork?•Throughouttheday,whenyouhaveafewminutes,pleaselookattheassessmentprovidedinyourbook.•Ifyoucan,begintoevaluateyourlaboratoryfacility.•Instructionsareprovidedforscoring.•Note:anythingbelow100%indicatesthatyourlabispotentiallyunsafe.ChemicalHygienePlan•OSHAandrelatedstateregulationsrequirealmostallschoolstohaveachemicalhygieneofficerandachemicalhygieneplan.•FloridadoesnotfollowOSHAstateplan.•HoweverwedohaveaplanthatdirectlymimicstheOSHAplan.•StateplanistobeasstrictorstricterthantheOSHAplan.•OSHAcannotvisitthestateunlessitisclearthatviolationsarepresent.•InFlorida,OSHAcannotgointoaschoolorstatefacility.•OSHA’splandoesnotincludestudents.•OCSDChemicalHygienePlan-S.TallmanTheLaboratorySafetyInstituteLSITabA•Foundedin1978byDr.JamesKaufman.•Over50,000teachersandscientistshaveattendedtrainingprograms.•LSI’sGoals:–Learntocareaboutyourhealthandsafety–Learntorecognizehazardsandhowtoprotectyourself.–Createasafeandhealthylearningandworkingenvironment.•Website:•Howmanyofyouhavehadanearmissinthelaboratory?•Howmanyofyouhaveknownaboutanearmissinyourschoolordistrict?•Howmanyofyouwouldhavebeenpreparedifthenearmisshadbeenahit?TabB•Whatwouldyoudoincaseofanaccident?1.Doyouhaveawrittenplanforemergencymedicaltreatment?2.Whereisthenearesttelephonetothelaboratoryinwhichyouwork?3.Doyouhaveawrittenaccidentreportingsystem?4.Didyouexaminethecauseoftheaccidenttohelppreventsimilaraccidents?TabB•Problemsinclude:–Instructorsnotusingappropriatesafetyprecautionswhendoingdemos.–Unlabeledcontainersinstockroom/lab–Out-datedfacilityandchemicalstock–Overcrowdinglabwithstudents–Notenoughsafetyequipmentforstudents–Labventilationproblems;hoodsthatdonotwork.•Whatisyourworst,mostseriousproblem?–AnsweronB-3PlanningyourSafetyProgramB-4•Pleasebreakintogroupsof2-3individuals.Youmaychoosetoworkwithteachers/supportstaff/administratorsfromyourschoolorothersinthedistrict.•Pleasebrainstormwithyourgroupandanswerthe4questionsonB-4.•Youwillhave5-10minutesandthenwewillshare.BiologicalandAnimalHazardsTabC•Majorcausesofinfections:–Oralaspirationthroughmouthpipetting–Accidentalsyringeinjections–Animalcontactandbites–Sprayfromsyringes–Centrifugeaccidents•Hazards:–Brokencontainers–Inoculatingloops–Microscopesmirrors–Bloodtypingnotallowedinschools–Scalpelsandothercuttingdevices–Allergicreactions–Animalsarecarrierso