1. Dan Cain Oregon OSHA Portland Consultation Manager
Lab Safety & Hygiene
Dan Cain
Oregon OSHA
Portland Consultation Manager

2. Labs vs Industry
A Division of DCBS
Substance specific standards don’t work well for laboratories
Lab Standard addresses this

3. Must meet these conditions:
Laboratory Use
A Division of DCBS
Must meet these conditions:
Laboratory Scale
Multiple chemicals/procedures
Not production or simulate production
Protective practices and equipment used

4. General Industry Rules apply for:
Outside Scope
A Division of DCBS
General Industry Rules apply for:
Chemicals for maintenance of lab
Production of chemical for sale
Any quantity
Quality control
“dip and read” tests

5. “Laboratory scale” Designed to be handled by one person
A Division of DCBS
Designed to be handled by one person

6. Written Plan Must specify:
Chemical Hygiene Plan
A Division of DCBS
Written Plan Must specify:
Training
Work Practices
Controls/PPE
Medical Surveillance
Special Precautions

7. Chemical Hygiene Officer
A Division of DCBS
May have other duties
i.e. Lab Manager

8. Must make available to employees:
Required Information
A Division of DCBS
Must make available to employees:
OR OSHA Lab Standard
Written Chemical Hygiene Plan
OR OSHA Permissible Exposure Limits (PEL) or recommended limits
Signs and symptoms of exposure
Safety Data Sheets (SDS)

9. Required Training Details of Chemical Hygiene Plan
A Division of DCBS
Details of Chemical Hygiene Plan
Hazards of chemicals used
Training on exposure controls
I.E. PPE use, respirators, etc
Methods to detect chemicals
How to use and evaluate fume hoods and other controls

10. Medical Attention Medical Surveillance not specifically required
A Division of DCBS
Medical Surveillance not specifically required
Must provide medical attention for chemical exposures at no cost

11. Labeling Secondary Containers Name of chemical Hazards of chemical
A Division of DCBS
Secondary Containers
Name of chemical
Hazards of chemical
Not required if used in same shift

12. Hoods
A Division of DCBS

14. Most common OSHA citations (National data)
A Division of DCBS
Most common OSHA citations (National data)
Occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals in laboratories.
Respiratory Protection
Maintenance, safeguards, and operational features for exit routes.
Portable fire extinguishers.

15. Use lowest Group if multiple hazards apply
Storage
A Division of DCBS
Use lowest Group if multiple hazards apply
Group I Flammable Liquids 
Group II  Poisons - volatile
Group III Acids - Oxidizing
Group IV Acids - Organic and Mineral
Group V Bases - Liquid
Group VI Oxidizer - Liquid
Group VII Poisons - Non-volatile
Group VIII Reactives
Group IX  Solids

16. Labeling Secondary Containers Name of chemical Hazards of chemical
A Division of DCBS
Secondary Containers
Name of chemical
Hazards of chemical
Not required if used in same shift