1. FSHN Laboratory Safety Seminar August 26, 2009
FSB
HNSB
FSHN Laboratory Safety Seminar August 26, 2009
MacKay
Welcome to the annual Lab safety seminar for the department of Food Science and Human Nutrition. My name is Joe P and I am the safety contact person and it is my job to help keep labs safe and answer any safety-related questions. So, please or call or stop by using the information on this slide. Please note that I am also an assistant scientist doing research in Ruth MacDonald’s lab so understand that, while safety is my priority, I do have other responsibilities and I will answer your questions as soon as possible.
Joe Przybyszewski
Office Phone:
Office: 2583 FSB
Lab Phone:
NWRC

2. Outline New Safety Information Important Safety Reminders
Safety Jeopardy game
In this seminar, I will present the safety information that is new since last year’s seminar, some safety reminders and conclude with a game of Jeopardy! as a way of reinforcing important safety information that was missed in recent EH&S lab inspections. The game is used as a learning tool but we take safety very seriously. With this in mind…

3. Sheri Sangji
On the 16th of January 2009, a 23 year old research assistant, Sheri Sangji, lost her life to severe burns suffered in a UCLA chemistry laboratory fire. On December 29, 2008, she suffered second and third degree burns over 40% of her body from exposure to tert-Butyl lithium, a chemical that combusts on contact with air.
I am starting off the seminar on a serious note. This is a picture of Sheri Sangji, who died as a result of burns sustained in a Chemistry lab at UCLA. She was transferring tert-butyl lithium using a syringe when the plunger came out and it burst into flames. Since she was not wearing her lab coat, her synthetic sweater immediately caught fire and she ran down the hallway for help, passed the lab safety shower. This tragedy made me think – would I know what to do if a hazardous chemical I was working with was dropped, sprayed or splashed? Would I know how to help someone else involved in an accident? The practical answers to these questions are to take seriously the SOPs of the procedures you perform especially wearing your lab coat and to familiarize yourself with your lab’s emergency action plan and with your building’s evacuation map.

4. Laboratory Emergency Action Plan
To be posted by all lab exits.
Includes procedures in the event of :
Fire
Medical emergency
Intruder
Vandalism
Severe weather
Utility Outages
Spills
Available online from EHS
Read this every so often to be ready in the event of an accident by you or others in your lab.

5. Evacuation Maps
Use the evacuation maps to familiarize yourself with the location of nearby safety equipment (ie safety shower, fire extinguisher, eyewash & chem pull station). These maps are found on the EH&S website under emergency response.

6. New Safety Information
New Human Sciences College Safety Website!
New this year is the HSC safety website. To get there you go to the HSC home page then to “Faculty and Staff” then “Safety”.

7. New Safety Information
New Human Sciences College Safety Website!
This was prepared through the HSC safety committee under the direction of Jeanne Stewart who presented it at the annual convocation last week. This was the first of all colleges to set up a safety website done as a step in getting animal accreditation at ISU. It provides general safety information, individual responsibility, fire prevention, emergency procedures and links to EH&S Lab safety and evacuation maps. Visit it in more detail on your own. Note especially that under Dept safety req, the goal is to provide safety information for each dept in the college. This is currently underway and has just been updated for FSHN – a good segway to the changes in our FSHN safety website.

8. New Safety Information
Changes to FSHN Safety Website
This is the newly updated FSHN safety website. I will highlight only the key changes.

9. New Safety Information
Changes to FSHN Safety Website
First, the Dept safety checklist has been revised and made more user friendly, including what to do and where to send forms and links to relevant information. Please note that with this and other revised forms on the website, use forms that indicate this recent update. Since almost all forms have been revised, please confirm that the form you are using says “updated August 2009”. For the Dept checklist in particular, note that the deadline has been changed to Jan 31 to allow time over the break to complete the required documentation.

10. New Safety Information
Changes to FSHN Safety Website
This list is a start for itemizing the steps required for a graduate student to complete before beginning work in a laboratory.

11. New Safety Information
Changes to FSHN Safety Website
Similarly, this list is a start for itemizing the steps required for a faculty member to complete before beginning work in a laboratory.

12. New Safety Information
Changes to FSHN Safety Website
New this year is the recommendation by the safety committee for all faculty in the dept to designate an alternate PI to be responsible for the safety of their lab. The faculty PI must review lab-specific safety precautions and provide Lab-specific safety training to the alternate PI so that the alternate PI can provide guidance to agencies in the event of an accident or fire in the PI’s absence. PIs with animal protocols or labs authorized to use biohazards, bloodborne pathogens and/or radioactivity must designate an alternate PI whose lab has the same authorization. This designation must be authorized with a signed form that is kept in the lab and a copy in the 2312 FSB office.

13. New Safety Information
Changes to FSHN Safety Website
Please note that this list has been updated so that if you notice a leak or malfunction of equipment or alarm sounding in a room, please report it immediately to the professor in charge of that room. The list of shared equipment shows the equipment purchased partially or in whole with Dept money and is available for dept use after training through the indicated contact person.
Please verify and send updates to Joe

14. New Safety Information
New items
Consumer products (ie handwipes, dish detergent, cleansers, etc.) used as intended or agars and buffers are not required in the chemical inventory (no MSDS needed). Leave them if they are already there.
Please report chemicals in liters (L) or kilograms (kg).
Liquid soap is recommended over bar to prevent cross contamination between personnel’s hands.

15. New Safety Information
Hazardous Materials Shipment
Before shipping any of the following:
Dry ice (regulated when shipped overnight by air)
Human/animal tissue, blood, feces & urine
Viable GMO organisms (ie corn seeds)
Infectious substances
Any chemical, biological or radioactive material
Contact EH&S ( )
Obtain required online training ($450 fine by DOT for lack thereof)
Fax ( ) or a completed Hazardous Material Information Form to EH&S.
Using approved packaging, package the material according to EH&S instructions.
Deliver package to Postal & Parcel Services when instructed by EH&S and retain paperwork for duration of shipment.
Please note the training and forms that are required and allow about 1 week to prepare for shipping your materials for the first time. As a routine shipper, only 1 day lead time may be necessary.

16. FSHN Safety Reminders 911 Call Reminders!
911 calls from campus phone goes right to ISU’s Department of Public Safety.
911 calls from cell phone goes to Ames Police. Please state that you are calling from ISU campus. (prefer that you call DPS at , store on cell phone)
For new students and faculty.

17. Important Safety Reminder
Treatment for a lab- or work-related injury
Even if you think the injury is too minor to do so, you must report the injury to your supervisor who will assist you in seeking medical treatment. When seeking treatment remember to bring MSDS &/or other safety info with you. Please notify medical staff that the treatment is due to a workplace injury or illness, so that they can initiate the proper paper work.
Type of treatment
Lab- &/or work-related injuries REPORT TO:
first aid (minor injury requiring about 1 doctor visit - i.e. minor cut, burn, bee sting)
longer term injury or illness
after hours (M-F 5-9pm, SS 10am-6pm)
life threatening (or after 9pm M-F, after 6pm SS)
employees (faculty, staff, grad student in the lab - i.e. on the job)
Occupational Medicine Office, G11 TASF
Occupational Medicine, McFarland Clinic, Duff Ave
McFarland Urgent Care Clinic, Duff Ave
Emergency Room at Mary Greeley Medical Center, Duff Ave or (report incident to EH&S ASAP)
undergrad students
Thielen Student Health Center, corner of Sheldon Ave & Union Dr

18. New Safety Information
New public phone in the Food Sciences Building
Know the location of the emergency phone in your building in case you are locked out of your lab.
This phone is located near the vending machines in the NorthWest corner of the Food Sciences Building.
No long distance service.
Avoid working alone in the lab after hours or on weekends.

19. FSHN Safety Reminders Public phone for HNSB and MacKay
If have to be alone, calling schedule with supervisor or significant other.
Know the location of the emergency phone in your building in case you are locked out of your lab. No long distance service.
Avoid working alone in the lab after hours or on weekends.

20. New Safety Information
New items
New lab coat laundering procedure.
Never wash your lab coats at home; instead, follow the instructions at the website to have your lab coats laundered by Aramark laundry service.

21. FSHN Safety Reminder Autoclaving Biological Waste
Label bags with temp sensitive tape
Write your contact info on tape
Autoclave open bag 45 minutes
Close and place in black bag after autoclaving
Place in dumpster
Monthly performance tests of autoclaves is strongly recommended
Call EH&S to obtain an autoclave indicator

22. FSHN Safety Reminder Helpful Reminder To be prepared in the event of a
-80°C freezer breakdown:
Update emergency contact list for freezer,
have back-up locations for samples,
be aware of hazards or cautions in handling samples,
have large styrofoam boxes available.

23. Any Questions? 2010 FSHN Safety Seminar & Jeopardy game

25. A Good Reaction
A Pile of Paperwork
Tools of the Trade
In the Know
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26. A Good Reaction
A Pile of Paperwork
Tools of the Trade
In the Know
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27. These should never be stored with bases.
A Good Reaction $200
These should never be stored with bases.

28. All containers in the lab must be labeled with these four things.
A Good Reaction $400
All containers in the lab must be labeled with these four things.

29. This should be placed under all liquid chemical containers.
A Good Reaction $600
This should be placed under all liquid chemical containers.

30. Gloves must be worn when handling this category of chemicals.
A Good Reaction $800
Gloves must be worn when handling this category of chemicals.

31. A Good Reaction $1000
This category of chemical must be used within 6 months, dated when opened and stored in a flammable materials safety cabinet.

32. A Good Reaction $200-Answer
What are acids.

33. A Good Reaction $400-Answer
What are: Date Initials Full chemical name Concentration

34. A Good Reaction $600-Answer
What is secondary containment.

35. A Good Reaction $800-Answer
What are all chemicals

36. A Good Reaction $1000-Answer
What are peroxide formers.

37. This card needs to be updated and outside the door of every lab.
A Pile of Paperwork $200
This card needs to be updated and outside the door of every lab.

38. A Pile of Paperwork $400 Daily Double
These three lists must be submitted to EH & S, two of them annually.
Daily Double

39. A Pile of Paperwork $600
Certification of these two items need to be completed annually. Hint, one requires an account number.

40. A performance test of these two things must be documented monthly.
A Pile of Paperwork $800
A performance test of these two things must be documented monthly.

41. A Pile of Paperwork $1000
In the emergency action plan template, these two things must be filled out.

42. A Pile of Paperwork $200-Answer
What are emergency contact cards.

43. A Pile of Paperwork $400-Answer
What are the chemical and biological inventories and a hazard inventory form.

44. A Pile of Paperwork $600-Answer
What are Biosafety Cabinet and Fume Hood.

45. A Pile of Paperwork $800-Answer
What are the eye wash station and autoclave.

46. A Pile of Paperwork $1000-Answer
What are the emergency contact information and the meeting location in the event of a fire/severe weather.

47. Tools of the Trade $200
Signage indicating the suitability of volatile chemicals or food is required on this.

48. This can be done to fume hoods to conserve energy.
Tools of the Trade $400
This can be done to fume hoods to conserve energy.

49. Keep this stocked in case someone has a minor injury in the lab.
Tools of the Trade $600
Keep this stocked in case someone has a minor injury in the lab.

50. You might have a hard time cleaning this up in the laboratory.
Tools of the Trade $800
You might have a hard time cleaning this up in the laboratory.

51. Tools of the Trade $1000
All equipment must be checked for this potential fire hazard and corrected as necessary.

52. Tools of the Trade $200-Answer
What are refrigerators and/or freezers.

53. Tools of the Trade $400-Answer
What is close the sash.

54. Tools of the Trade $600-Answer
What is the first aid kit.

55. Tools of the Trade $800-Answer
What is cloth furniture.

56. Tools of the Trade $1000-Answer
What are cracked, broken or exposed electrical cords.

57. In the Know $200
This handy device could simultaneously turn off all your computer equipment and save energy.

58. Liquid soap works better than bar soap to prevent this.
In the Know $400
Liquid soap works better than bar soap to prevent this.

59. You should do this to prevent your water supply from backflow.
In the Know $600
You should do this to prevent your water supply from backflow.

60. In the Know $800
In a lab that uses flammable solvents, things like safety glasses, lab coats and aprons should not be hung from this.

61. In the Know $1000
This is the number one way to ensure that your lab has taken the proper safety measures.

62. In the Know $200-Answer
What is a power strip.

63. What is cross contaminate hands.
In the Know $400-Answer
What is cross contaminate hands.

64. What is cut sink hoses so they fall at or above the rim of the sink.
In the Know $600-Answer
What is cut sink hoses so they fall at or above the rim of the sink.

65. What are fume hood shut off valves.
In the Know $800-Answer
What are fume hood shut off valves.

66. What is complete the annual lab safety inspection survey.
In the Know $1000-Answer
What is complete the annual lab safety inspection survey.

67. Final Jeopardy
Information Please

68. This is the best source for lab safety information.
Final Jeopardy
This is the best source for lab safety information.
You have 1 minute to consult…

69. This is the best source for lab safety information.
Final Jeopardy
This is the best source for lab safety information.
Time Is Up

70. Final Jeopardy - Answer
What is the EH&S lab safety website.

71. Jeopardy
Thank you for playing another fine round of America’s favorite question and answer game.