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Laboratory Safety Manual LABORATORY SAFETY MANUAL 2018 LABORATORY SAFETY MANUAL WINTER 2018 OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL, HELATH SAFETY AND RISK MANAGEMENT | 205 East 42nd StreEt, NEw York, NY 10017 LABORATORY SAFETY MANUAL PUBLIC SAFETY AND 911 IN ANY EMERGENCY THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE POLICE, FIRE, OR MEDICAL RESPONSE TO PRESERVE A LIFE. LABORATORY SAFETY MANUAL 1 PURPOSE OF THIS MANUAL ThE OfficE of EnvironmEntal, HEalth, SafEty and Risk ManagEmEnt, in partnErship with thE EnvironmEntal, HEalth and SafEty OfficEr Council and thE CUNY OfficE of REsEarch, has dEvElopEd this Laboratory SafEty Manual to minimiZE thE risks associatEd with laboratory activity and EnsurE that CUNY rEmains in compliancE with the Occupational Safety and HEalth Administration (OSHA) rEgulation 29 CFR 1910.1450, "Occupational ExposurE to Hazardous 1 2 ChEmicals in LaboratoriEs,” or what is commonly rEfErrEd to as thE “Laboratory Standard.”0F ,1F ThE Laboratory Standard rEquirEs the developmEnt of a Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP) for each laboratory workplacE that protEcts EmployEEs from hEalth haZards associatEd with haZardous chEmicals in thE laboratory and maintains ExposurEs bElow OSHA PErmissiblE ExposurE Limits. In addition to addrEssing thosE rEgulations that arE mandatory, this manual also offers somE best managEmEnt practicEs supportEd by lEading standards sEtting organiZations and rEsEarch institutions. Throughout this documEnt, rEgulatory rEquirEmEnts will bE clEarly idEntifiEd using words such as “must,” “rEquirEd,” and “shall.” CollEgEs, dEpartments, othEr units, and individual laboratoriEs arE frEE to adopt other non-mandatory guidElinEs found within this document as applicablE for thEir units or laboratoriEs. To takE advantagE of the IntErnet, this documEnt is formattEd to be a “front door” to other resourcEs, including usEful wEb links in thE notEs sEction. For thosE intErnal hypErlinks, including thE Table of ContEnts, you can navigatE through thE documEnt by clicking on thE “Back” and “Forward” hypErlink arrow buttons. This Laboratory SafEty Manual is not intEndEd to rEplacE or supErsEdE any spEcific opErational rulEs or procEdures that havE bEEn adoptEd by thE UnivErsity to comply with EnvironmEntal, health, and safEty rEgulations or policiEs. It is a dynamic documEnt and will bE rEviEwEd periodically and updatEd basEd on the commEnts and suggEstions of rEaders, laboratory usErs, and thE broadEr CUNY sciEntific community. 1 CUNY EHSRM gratEfully acknowlEdgEs thE gEnErosity of CornEll UnivErsity’s OfficE of EnvironmEntal HEalth and SafEty for allowing CUNY to usE its own Laboratory SafEty ManuEl as thE basE for this documEnt. 2 29 CFR 1910.1450. AccEssiblE on-linE. https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshawEb/owadisp.show_documEnt?p_id=10106&p_tablE=STANDARDS LABORATORY SAFETY MANUAL 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 11 1.1 CHEMICAL HYGIENE PLAN (CHP) ACCESSIBILITY ..................................................................................... 12 1.2 LABORATORY SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES ................................................................................................ 13 1.2.1 NEW YORK CITY LABORATORY REQUIREMENTS ..................................................................................... 13 1.3 ROLES AT CUNY ............................................................................................................................... 15 2.0 ENGINEERING CONTROLS .............................................................................................................. 17 2.1 CHEMICAL FUME HOODS ................................................................................................................... 17 2.1.1 PERCHLORIC ACID USE .................................................................................................................... 18 2.1.2 RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL USE ............................................................................................................ 18 2.1.3 FUME HOOD INSPECTION AND TESTING PROGRAM ................................................................................ 18 2.1.4 INSTALLATION OF NEW FUME HOODS ................................................................................................. 19 2.1.5 REMOVAL OF EXISTING FUME HOODS ................................................................................................. 19 2.2 OTHER CAPTURE OR CONTAINMENT DEVICES ......................................................................................... 19 2.2.1 GLOVE BOXES ................................................................................................................................ 20 2.3 WATER PROTECTION IN LABS .............................................................................................................. 21 3.0 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................. 21 3.1 LABORATORY PERSONNEL RESPONSIBILITIES .......................................................................................... 22 3.2 TRAINING FOR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT................................................................................. 23 3.3 EYE PROTECTION .............................................................................................................................. 23 3.3.1 EYE PROTECTION SELECTION ............................................................................................................. 23 3.4 HAND PROTECTION ........................................................................................................................... 25 3.4.1 SELECTING THE PROPER GLOVES ........................................................................................................ 25 3.4.2 DOUBLE GLOVING .......................................................................................................................... 26 3.4.3 TYPES OF GLOVES ........................................................................................................................... 27 3.5 PROTECTIVE CLOTHING ...................................................................................................................... 28 3.6 RESPIRATORS ................................................................................................................................... 29 3.7 HEARING PROTECTION ....................................................................................................................... 30 3.8 FOOT PROTECTION............................................................................................................................ 31 4.0 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS ......................................................................................................... 31 4.1 STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES ................................................................................................... 32 4.2 PROCEDURAL CONTROLS .................................................................................................................... 33 4.3 HOUSEKEEPING ................................................................................................................................ 33 LABORATORY SAFETY MANUAL 3 4.4 PERSONAL HYGIENE .......................................................................................................................... 34 4.5 EATING, DRINKING, AND APPLYING COSMETICS IN THE LABORATORY ......................................................... 35 4.6 WORKING ALONE ............................................................................................................................. 35 4.6.1 WORKING ALONE - RESPONSIBILITIES ................................................................................................. 37 4.6.2 BUDDY SYSTEM AND WORKING ALONE ............................................................................................... 37 4.6.3 C-14 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE WRITTEN EXAM .................................................................................... 38 4.6.4 RENEWAL GUIDELINES FOR CERTIFICATE OF FITNESS .............................................................................. 39 4.7 SUPERVISION IN THE LABORATORIES - DEFINED ...................................................................................... 39 4.8 PHONE ACCESS ................................................................................................................................ 40 4.9 UNATTENDED OPERATIONS ................................................................................................................ 40 4.10 ACCESS TO LABORATORIES ................................................................................................................ 41 4.10.1 GENERAL VISITORS ....................................................................................................................... 41 4.10.2 VISITING SCIENTISTS AND OTHER SIMILAR USERS ................................................................................ 41 4.10.3 PETS IN LABS ............................................................................................................................... 41 4.11 PURCHASING CHEMICALS ................................................................................................................. 41 4.12 ORDERING NEW EQUIPMENT ...........................................................................................................
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