Science Safety Resource Manual
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RB0134 Science Safety Resource Manual Ministry of Education Revised 2003 QP # 7530877090 Disclaimer The materials in this manual have been compiled from sources believed to be reliable and to represent the best current opinions on the subject, in order to provide a basic science safety manual for use in British Columbia schools. This manual is intended to serve as a starting point for good practices and does not purport to specify legal standards. No warranty, guarantee, or representation is made by the Ministry of Education as to the accuracy or sufficiency of the information contained herein. This manual is intended to provide guidelines for safe practices. Therefore, it cannot be assumed that all necessary warnings and precautionary measures are contained in this document and that other or additional measures may not be required. National Library of Canada Cataloguing in Publication Data Main entry under title: Science safety resource manual. –- Rev. 2002 Originally published in 1989 by Ministry of Education, Program Development. ISBN 0-7726-4795-X 1. Science – Study and teaching (Secondary) – Safety measures – Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. British Columbia. Ministry of Education. LB1585.5.C3S34 2002 363.11’9371 C2002-960128-2 Table of Contents Preface ..................................................................................................................................1 Acknowledgments ..................................................................................................................2 Introduction to Science Safety .............................................................................................5 • Responsibilities.............................................................................................................6 - School Board/Trustees and Superintendent........................................................7 - School Administration.............................................................................................7 - School Science Safety Officer and/or Laboratory Technician...........................8 - Science Teacher.........................................................................................................8 - Science Student.........................................................................................................9 Elementary Science..............................................................................................................11 • The Safe Classroom....................................................................................................11 • Suitable Chemicals.....................................................................................................12 • Dangerous Household Chemicals...........................................................................13 • Disposing of Chemicals ............................................................................................13 • Science Safety Rules and Procedures......................................................................14 • Elementary Equipment List .....................................................................................15 • Plant and Animal Care in the Classroom...............................................................15 - Regulations for Animal Experimentation in Science Fairs ..............................15 Secondary Science................................................................................................................17 • Science Safety Rules and Procedures......................................................................18 • Sample Student Safety Contract/Agreement........................................................19 • Sample Medical Form ...............................................................................................20 • Safety Equipment for Science Classrooms.............................................................21 • Personal Protective Equipment for Students.........................................................24 First Aid ...............................................................................................................................25 • First Aid Kit Contents ...............................................................................................25 • First Aid Procedures..................................................................................................26 • Accidents.....................................................................................................................28 - A Planned Accident Response..............................................................................29 • Eye Hazards................................................................................................................30 • Contact Lenses............................................................................................................30 Science Safety Resource Manual • Table of Contents i Chemicals .............................................................................................................................33 • Chemicals Likely to be found in School Science Departments ..........................33 - NFPA Chemical Hazard Labels............................................................................34 - Updates from 1988 Science Safety Resource Manual .......................................35 • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Systems (WHMIS).....................59 - Labels .......................................................................................................................61 - Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) ...................................................................64 - Education and Training.........................................................................................67 - Additional Labelling Requirements ....................................................................68 • Chemical Storage .......................................................................................................69 - Suggestions for Chemical Storage and Organization.......................................69 - Suggestions for Chemical Storage Room ...........................................................70 - Alternatives to a Separate Storage Room...........................................................70 - Chemical Stock and Minimizing Chemical Waste............................................71 • Disposal of Chemicals and Biological Materials...................................................73 - Chemical Waste Handling and Disposal............................................................73 - Disposal of Biological Materials...........................................................................74 - Cleaning up Spills ..................................................................................................75 - Spill Reporting Procedures ...................................................................................77 Hazards.................................................................................................................................79 • A. Corrosive Chemicals ...........................................................................................79 • B. Reactive Chemicals ..............................................................................................84 • C. Insidious Hazards................................................................................................91 • D. Toxic Hazards.......................................................................................................93 • E. Biological Hazards ...............................................................................................96 - Biological Precautions............................................................................................97 - Specific Laboratory Operations............................................................................98 - Infectious Agents....................................................................................................99 • F. Radiation Hazards..............................................................................................100 • G. Carcinogens ........................................................................................................105 • H. Mechanical and Electrical Hazards ................................................................106 • I. Fires ......................................................................................................................108 - Sources of Fires.....................................................................................................108 - Fire Safety..............................................................................................................109 Field Trips...........................................................................................................................111 • Sample Field Trip Medical Form ...........................................................................114 Facilities.............................................................................................................................115 • Sample Laboratory Layout.....................................................................................118 • Potential Structural Hazards in the Laboratory and Storeroom ......................119 • Duties of Laboratory Technicians/Assistants .....................................................121 Safety Contacts List...........................................................................................................123