1. Lab Safety

2. List some possible safety equipment pieces.
In the Lab
List some possible safety equipment pieces.

3. Gas Turn off
Fume Hood
Chemical Burn Station
Emergency Eyewash

4. ersonal
PPE
rotective
quipment

5. Gloves
Goggles
Aprons

6. Other Concerns!
No Contact Lenses!
No Open Toed Shoes
No Fleece!

7. Continued...
Hair Tied Back!
No Baggy Shirts!

8. Disposal NEVER, NEVER, NEVER put solids down the sink drain!!!
If glass is broken DO NOT pick it up with your hands…..use the dust pan and broom, then dispose of the glass in the appropriate garbage can.

9. “Right-to-Know” Laws
Public employees are protected by the state’s “right-to-Know” Laws to meet the requirements of federal OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard.
These laws are used to identify health hazards on the job and demand adequate protections so that workers do not have to choose between their health and their job.
These laws may differ slightly from state to state, but have the same basic requirements.

10. Right –To –Know Laws It is composed of two major parts
Labels and Identification Systems
Material Safety Data Sheet - MSDS

11. “Right-to-Know” Laws Labels and identification systems
Each container of hazardous chemicals requires a label that must contain the following:
The identity of the product
Appropriate hazard warnings (warning symbols, NFPA hazard diamond)
The name and address of the supplier

12. Safety Symbols Fume Hood Electrical Hazard Chemical burn, Corrosive
Radioactive!

13. Eye Protection Required
Safety Symbols
Face Shield
Sharp,cut hazard
Eye Protection Required
Toxic
There are other symbols….USE COMMON SENSE…..They are intended to be easily interpreted!!!!

14. NFPA Hazard Diamond
The numbers within the smaller diamonds represent the degree of the hazard
It is color-coded for simplicity
RED -
Flammability
BLUE -
Health
The LARGER the number, the GREATER the degree of danger.
YELLOW -
reactivity
WHITE -
Special instructions or hazards

16. Right-to-Know” Laws cont.
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
Chemical manufacturers are required to provide MSDS for all chemicals they produce or import.
Employers must keep an MSDS for each hazardous chemical in the workplace and readily accessible to employees.

17. MSDS Are required to have the following categories
Chemical and company identification
Composition
Hazards identification
First Aid measures
Fire fighting measures
Accidental release measures
Handling and storage
Exposure controls, Personal protection

18. MSDS Are required to have the following categories (cont)
Physical and chemical properties
Stability and reactivity
Toxicological information
Ecological information
Disposal considerations
Transport information
Regulatory information
Other information