Laboratory: Health and Safety Specific Information's By: Dr. Mohammed A. Al-Soufi Center for Market Research and Consumer Protection University of Baghdad 2012

Introduction Laboratory safety is the key to reducing injury and illness. There are many exposures in the laboratory that pose a hazard to your health and you may have never considered them as a hazard before. It is important to have proper training so you, as the employee, are aware of the potential dangers that may threaten your health or life.

General and Specific Information‘s No Food or Drink in work area

General and Specific Information‘s Workers and students completed appropriate Safety Training course

General and Specific Information‘s Unattended Experiments identified and controlled

General and Specific Information‘s Workers are conversant in specific Operational Safety Procedures (OSP) or Guidelines for hazardous equipment and operations

General and Specific Information‘s Procedures observed for hazardous Waste Disposal on campus

General and Specific Information‘s Hazardous Laboratory secured against unauthorized entry

General and Specific Information‘s Accurate hazard warning Placard posted at entrances

General and Specific Information‘s Warning Signs and Labels

General and Specific Information‘s Lab-specific MSDS collection available and be familiar 

General and Specific Information‘s HKUST Safety Manual available

General and Specific Information‘s Know Emergency Procedures and familiar with escape route

Have a good chemicals Inventory Chemical safety Have a good chemicals Inventory

Return excessive chemicals to CLS Chemical safety Return excessive chemicals to CLS

Label container properly Chemical safety Label container properly

Store your chemicals in appropriate locations Chemical safety Store your chemicals in appropriate locations

Secondary containment provides Chemical safety Secondary containment provides additional control

Chemical safety Protective shield

Solvent cabinet and refrigerator Chemical safety Solvent cabinet and refrigerator

Keep your escape route clear Chemical safety Keep your escape route clear

Chemical safety Test for peroxide

WARNING SIGNS AND LABELS Chemical safety WARNING SIGNS AND LABELS

Handle in designated areas Chemical safety Handle in designated areas

Store reactive compounds properly Chemical safety Store reactive compounds properly

Personal Practices Clean and Tidy

Personal Practices Overhead storage

Personal Practices Door viewing panel

Aisles and path of egress Personal Practices Aisles and path of egress

Personal Practices Warning signs

Personal Practices Use of PPE

Personal Practices Pipetting

Standard chemical waste container

Chemical Waste Label on container

Think before dispose of chemical into sink Chemical Waste Think before dispose of chemical into sink

No crowded chemical waste storage area please

Electrical Safety Extension cord

Electrical Safety Plug & adapter

Electrical Hazard label Electrical Safety Electrical Hazard label

Improper use of extension cord Electrical Safety Improper use of extension cord

Fire Safety Sprinkler head 

Fire Safety Fire Escape Route

Fire fighting equipment Fire Safety Fire fighting equipment

Expired extinguisher & metal fire Fire Safety Expired extinguisher & metal fire

Emergency Emergency Contact

Emergency procedures & Evacuation

Emergency ventilation in lab

Emergency Escape route

Fire fighting & First aid Emergency Fire fighting & First aid 

Emergency Specific Training

Emergency eyewash shower

Emergency First aid box

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