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DRS Laboratory Safety Guide Laboratory Safety Guide University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Contents RESPONSIBILITIES AND EXPECTATIONS .................................................................................................................. 3 TRAINING............................................................................................................................................................... 3 STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES ................................................................................................................................. 4 LABORATORY FACILITIES ........................................................................................................................................ 4 LABORATORY SAFETY AUDITS ................................................................................................................................ 4 LABORATORY SAFETY POLICIES AND WORK PRACTICES ......................................................................................... 4 DOOR SIGNS ................................................................................................................................................................. 5 FOOD STORAGE AND CONSUMPTION ................................................................................................................................. 5 LABELS ......................................................................................................................................................................... 5 HOUSEKEEPING .............................................................................................................................................................. 5 HAND WASHING ............................................................................................................................................................ 5 MOUTH PIPETTING ......................................................................................................................................................... 6 SHARPS PRECAUTIONS..................................................................................................................................................... 6 TRANSPORTATION .......................................................................................................................................................... 6 SPILLS .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6 WASTE ......................................................................................................................................................................... 6 PRIOR APPROVAL ........................................................................................................................................................... 7 EMERGENCY PLANNING ................................................................................................................................................... 7 EXPOSURE CONTROL MEASURES ........................................................................................................................... 7 ELIMINATION OR SUBSTITUTION ....................................................................................................................................... 7 ENGINEERING CONTROLS ................................................................................................................................................. 8 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) ......................................................................................................................... 8 EXPOSURE EVALUATION AND MONITORING ......................................................................................................................... 9 MEDICAL CONSULTATION AND INCIDENT RESPONSE............................................................................................. 9 EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE ................................................................................................................................................. 9 EXPOSURES ................................................................................................................................................................. 10 REPORTING ................................................................................................................................................................. 11 MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE ................................................................................................................................................ 11 BIOLOGICAL SAFETY ............................................................................................................................................. 11 BIOSAFETY LEVELS ........................................................................................................................................................ 12 DECONTAMINATION ..................................................................................................................................................... 12 TRAINING ................................................................................................................................................................... 12 CHEMICAL SAFETY ............................................................................................................................................... 13 ACUTELY TOXIC LIQUIDS AND SOLIDS, ............................................................................................................................... 13 COMPRESSED GASES ..................................................................................................................................................... 14 CORROSIVES ................................................................................................................................................................ 14 CRYOGENS .................................................................................................................................................................. 14 EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS .................................................................................................................................................. 14 FLAMMABLES .............................................................................................................................................................. 15 *Updated June 2021 Page 1 of 19 Laboratory Safety Guide - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign HEALTH HAZARD CHEMICALS, ......................................................................................................................................... 15 MERCAPTANS .............................................................................................................................................................. 15 MERCURY ................................................................................................................................................................... 16 NANOMATERIALS ......................................................................................................................................................... 16 OXIDIZERS................................................................................................................................................................... 16 PERCHLORIC ACID ........................................................................................................................................................ 16 PEROXIDE FORMING CHEMICALS ..................................................................................................................................... 16 PYROPHORICS .............................................................................................................................................................. 16 WATER REACTIVES ....................................................................................................................................................... 17 EXPERIMENTAL CHEMICALS ............................................................................................................................................ 17 CHEMICAL STORAGE ..................................................................................................................................................... 17 ELECTRICAL SAFETY .............................................................................................................................................. 17 LASER SAFETY ...................................................................................................................................................... 18 RADIATION SAFETY .............................................................................................................................................. 19 *Updated June 2021 Page 2 of 19 Laboratory Safety Guide - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The Laboratory Safety Guide is a required element of the Laboratory Safety Plan that introduces basic safety information and best practices for laboratory procedures. It is a reference document for the Division of Research Safety’s laboratory programs, campus policies, and common laboratory hazards, including hyperlinks to more detailed information. DRS maintains this guide and updates it annually or as necessary. All researchers
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