Chemical Hygiene Plan Document Number: EHS-DOC600.02 Chemical Hygiene Plan Table of Contents 1.0 BACKGROUND ......................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 REGULATORY STANDARDS .............................................................................................................. 5 1.2 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY LABORATORY SAFETY STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES ............................................................................................................................................... 5 1.3 PLAN DEVELOPMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND REVISION .................................................................. 6 2.0 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 7 2.1 PURPOSE ......................................................................................................................................... 7 2.2 SCOPE .............................................................................................................................................. 7 2.3 PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ......................................... 8 2.4 GENERAL LABORATORY SAFETY CONCEPTS .................................................................................. 10 3.0 HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING REQUIREMENTS .................................................................... 15 3.1 EMPLOYEE RIGHT-TO-KNOW STANDARD ..................................................................................... 16 4.0 PERSONAL PROTECTION ......................................................................................................... 19 4.1 EYE PROTECTION ........................................................................................................................... 20 4.2 RESPIRATORY PROTECTION .......................................................................................................... 21 4.3 SKIN PROTECTION ......................................................................................................................... 22 5.0 MEDICAL EVALUATION AND CONSULTATION .......................................................................... 24 5.1 MEDICAL MONITORING ................................................................................................................ 24 5.2 MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE ............................................................................................................... 25 5.3 RECORD KEEPING .......................................................................................................................... 25 5.4 FIRST AID ....................................................................................................................................... 25 6.0 HOUSEKEEPING AND MAINTENANCE ...................................................................................... 26 6.1 HOUSEKEEPING GUIDELINES......................................................................................................... 26 6.2 MAINTENANCE .............................................................................................................................. 27 6.3 LABORATORY INSPECTIONS .......................................................................................................... 27 6.3.1 SAFETY VIOLATIONS .............................................................................................................. 28 6.4 LABORATORY CLOSEOUT PROCEDURE ......................................................................................... 28 7.0 LABORATORY SAFETY EQUIPMENT ......................................................................................... 29 7.1 SAFETY SHOWERS ......................................................................................................................... 29 Revision Date: 08/2021 EHS-DOC600.02 – Chemical Hygiene Plan Page 2 of 103 7.2 EYEWASH STATIONS...................................................................................................................... 29 7.3 LABORATORY FUME HOODS ......................................................................................................... 30 7.4 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS ..................................................................................................................... 30 7.5 FIRE ALARMS ................................................................................................................................. 30 7.6 EMERGENCY TELEPHONES ............................................................................................................ 31 8.0 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ............................................................................................ 31 8.1 AIR QUALITY .................................................................................................................................. 31 8.2 AIR CONTAMINANTS ..................................................................................................................... 31 9.0 SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ........................................................ 33 9.1 SECURITY IN LABS WITH SPECIAL HAZARD MATERIALS ................................................................ 33 9.2 PURCHASING ................................................................................................................................. 33 9.3 CHEMICAL STORAGE ..................................................................................................................... 33 9.4 DISTRIBUTION ............................................................................................................................... 34 9.5 WASTE MANAGEMENT ................................................................................................................. 35 9.6 HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS .............................................................................................................. 35 9.7 RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS AND LASERS ........................................................................................ 38 9.8 BIOLOGICAL AND INFECTIOUS MATERIALS ................................................................................... 38 9.9 OTHER HAZARDOUS MATERIALS .................................................................................................. 39 10.0 EMERGENCY RESPONSE PROCEDURES .................................................................................... 40 10.1 SPILLS ............................................................................................................................................ 40 10.2 INJURIES & ILLNESSES ................................................................................................................... 42 10.3 FIRE SAFETY & EMERGENCY EVACUATION PROCEDURES ............................................................ 43 10.4 UNIVERSITY BUILDING EVACUATION PROCEDURES ..................................................................... 44 11.0 RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................................... 45 11.1 ACCIDENTS .................................................................................................................................... 45 11.2 CHEMICAL INVENTORY ................................................................................................................. 45 12.0 APPENDICES .......................................................................................................................... 46 APPENDIX A: GLOVE GUIDE ...................................................................................................................... 47 APPENDIX B: COMMON LABORATORY CORROSIVES ................................................................................ 50 APPENDIX C: COMMON LABORATORY OXIDIZERS .................................................................................... 52 APPENDIX D: PEROXIDIZABLE CHEMICAL................................................................................................. 53 APPENDIX E: PEROXIDE DETECTION AND REMOVAL ................................................................................ 54 Revision Date: 08/2021 EHS-DOC600.02 – Chemical Hygiene Plan Page 3 of 103 APPENDIX F: SHOCK SENSITIVE AND EXPLOSIVE CHEMICALS .................................................................. 56 APPENDIX G: CARCINOGENS ..................................................................................................................... 57 APPENDIX H: REPRODUCTIVE HAZARDS ................................................................................................... 66 APPENDIX I: LASER CLASSIFICATION ......................................................................................................... 67 APPENDIX J: CHEMICAL COMPATIBILITY STORAGE GUIDELINES ............................................................ 70 APPENDIX K: LIMITS FOR AIR CONTAMINANTS – TABLE Z-1 ................................................................... 72 APPENDIX L: LIMITS FOR AIR CONTAMINANTS – TABLE Z-2 .................................................................... 90 APPENDIX M: LIMITS FOR AIR CONTAMINANTS – TABLE Z-3 .................................................................. 92 APPENDIX N: CHEMICAL INCOMPATIBILITY ............................................................................................