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Chemical Hygiene Plan and Hazardous Materials Safety Manual for Laboratories CHEMICAL HYGIENE PLAN AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY MANUAL FOR LABORATORIES This is the Chemical Hygiene Plan specific to the following areas: Laboratory Name: ________________________________________________________ Building/Room Number(s): _______________________________________________ Supervisor/Phone Number: _______________________________________________ College/Department: _____________________________________________________ Emergency Contact Telephone Numbers Fire/Police/Ambulance…………………911(Emergency) Poison Control……………………….......1-800-222-1222 UNE Safety & Security………………..…207-283-0176 (# 366) UNE Environmental Health & Safety…207-391-3491 (#2488) UNE Campus Services…………………..207-602-2368 (#2368) Revised on: March 2015 All laboratory chemical use areas must maintain a work-area specific Chemical Hygiene Plan which conforms to the requirements of the OSHA Laboratory Standard 29 CFR 19190.1450. University of New England laboratories may use this document as a starting point for creating their work area specific SOP. Minimally this cover page is to be edited for work area specificity. This instruction and information box should remain. This model CHP is revision Mar 2015. Updated/current CHP are to be found at either V:\UNEDocs\Chemical Hygiene Plan or online at http://www.une.edu/campus/ehs. Revised March 2015 This page intentionally blank. Revised March 2015 UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND CHEMICAL HYGIENE PLAN AWARENESS CERTIFICATION The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) require that laboratory employees be made aware of the Chemical Hygiene Plan at their place of employment (29 CFR 1910.1450). The University of New England, Chemical Hygiene Plan and Hazardous Materials Safety Manual, serves as the written Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP) for laboratories using chemicals at University of New England. The CHP is a regular, continuing effort, not a standby or short term activity. Departments, divisions, sections, or other work units engaged in laboratory work whose hazards are not sufficiently covered in this written manual must customize it by adding their own sections as appropriate (e.g. standard operating procedures, emergency procedures, identifying activities requiring prior approval). After reading the University of New England, Chemical Hygiene Plan and Hazardous Material Safety Manual, complete and return a copy of this form to the University Director of Environmental Health & Safety. By signing below you acknowledge that you are aware of the Chemical Hygiene Plan and the policies and procedures applicable to the OSHA standard (29 CFR 1910.1450). Your supervisor will provide additional laboratory/department information and training as appropriate. Please type or print legibly. Name: Work Phone: Student or staff PRN number: Email address: Department: Job Classification (if employee): Building: Room: Supervisor, instructor, or P. I. for your work area: Signature: Date: Completed CHP Awareness Certifications are to be filed in a central administrative location within the staff member’s department. These and all safety training records should be organized in a way that allows original records to be retrieved quickly and efficiently on request by an OSHA inspector or a EH&S staff member, and to be retrieved for a single staff member or for an entire work group (identified by supervisor). i This page intentionally blank. ii UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND POLICY STATEMENT It is the policy of University of New England to take every reasonable precaution to provide a work environment that is free from recognized health and physical hazards for its employees in accordance with the General Duty clause of the OSHA Act (Public Law 91- 596, Section 5(a) (l)). University of New England is also required by the OSHA Laboratory Standard to ensure that the necessary work practices, procedures and policies are implemented to protect laboratory employees from all potentially hazardous chemicals in use in their work area. University of New England has established the University-wide Safety Committee with the responsibility to promote safe and proper chemical management at all University of New England Campuses and related facilities. The Charter of the University-wide Safety Committee is reprinted in Appendix A of this document. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Chemical Hygiene Plan Awareness Certification .......................................................................... i University of New England Policy Statement .............................................................................. iii PART I: THE OSHA LABORATORY STANDARD AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND CHEMICAL HYGIENE PLAN THE OSHA LAB STANDARD .................................................................................................... 2 EMPLOYEE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................................... 2 HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS ................................................................................................ 2 SAFETY DATA SHEETS (SDSs) ........................................................................................... 3 CHEMICAL INVENTORIES ................................................................................................. 4 UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND CHEMICAL HYGIENE PLAN .................................... 5 SCOPE AND APPLICATION ............................................................................................... 5 RESPONSIBILITY ................................................................................................................... 5 EXPOSURE LIMITS ................................................................................................................ 6 EMPLOYEE INFORMATION AND TRAINING ............................................................... 6 Information ........................................................................................................................ 7 Training .............................................................................................................................. 7 Documentation ................................................................................................................. 7 Basic Lab Safety Awareness Training from EH&S ...................................................... 8 MEDICAL CONSULTATIONS AND EXAMINATIONS ....................................................... 8 HAZARD IDENTIFICATION ..................................................................................................... 8 CHEMICALS DEVELOPED IN THE LABORATORY ............................................................. 9 USE OF RESPIRATORS ................................................................................................................ 9 STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES .............................................................................. 9 CONTROL MEASURES ............................................................................................................. 10 PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ..................................................................................................... 10 SPECIAL HAZARDS .................................................................................................................. 10 AVAILABILITY ........................................................................................................................... 10 ANNUAL REVIEW ..................................................................................................................... 11 SAMPLE SDS ............................................................................................................................... 12 PART II: HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFE HANDLING INFORMATION SAFE HANDLING OF CHEMICALS ...................................................................................... 17 GENERAL SAFETY GUIDELINES ........................................................................................... 17 ENGINEERING CONTROLS ............................................................................................. 19 Ventilation Controls ....................................................................................................... 19 Proper Use of Ventilation Systems .............................................................................. 19 ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS ....................................................................................... 20 Restricted Access Areas ................................................................................................. 21 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ........................................................................ 21 General Considerations ................................................................................................. 21 Hazards Assessments .................................................................................................... 22 Protection against Inhalation Hazards ........................................................................ 22 Protection of Skin and Body ......................................................................................... 23 CONTAMINATED CLOTHING AND PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT .......................... 23 Table of Contents, continued CHEMICAL STORAGE ....................................................................................................... 24 MODEL WRITTEN SOPs: SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS .......................................................... 26 PHYSICAL HAZARDS .......................................................................................................
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