Directory of Services and Emergency Providers Phone Number Agency 911 or ANY EMERGENCY 785-532-6412 Kansas State University Police Department STUDENT CARE ONLY 785-532-6544 Lafene Health Center ALL SAFETY ISSUES 785-532-5856 EHS ANY EMERGENCY INVOLVING ANIMALS 785-532-5648 Dr. Denver Marlow, University Attending Veterinarian 785-532-2318 Cheryl Doerr, Associate VP Research, Compliance EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT 785-776-2800 Via Christi Health – Admissions 785-776-2864 Via Christi Health – Emergency Room (To call off campus from a campus line, dial 91 and then the number. Example: to call the Via Christi Emergency Room 91-785-776-2864) 800-332-6633 Mid-America Poison Control Center ii Revised 10/15/2020 Table of Contents Directory of Services and Emergency Providers ........................................................................................... ii Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................................... iii Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 9 Regulations ............................................................................................................................................... 9 Responsibilities ....................................................................................................................................... 10 Environmental Health and Safety Department .................................................................................. 10 University Research Compliance Office .............................................................................................. 11 Institutional Review Committees ........................................................................................................ 11 EHS Committees .................................................................................................................................. 12 Dean .................................................................................................................................................... 13 Department Head ............................................................................................................................... 13 College or Department Safety Coordinator ........................................................................................ 13 Principal Investigator .......................................................................................................................... 13 Teaching Laboratory Instructors or Coordinator ................................................................................ 14 Employees and Students ..................................................................................................................... 14 Laboratory Registration and Close Out ....................................................................................................... 15 Laboratory Registration .......................................................................................................................... 15 Lab Signs .............................................................................................................................................. 15 Laboratory Close-Out Procedures ....................................................................................................... 15 General Laboratory Safety Practices ........................................................................................................... 16 Hazard Assessment ................................................................................................................................. 17 Safety Controls ........................................................................................................................................ 17 Elimination/Substitution of Hazards ................................................................................................... 18 Administrative Controls ...................................................................................................................... 18 Engineering Controls ........................................................................................................................... 20 Personal Protective Equipment .......................................................................................................... 24 Fire Safety ............................................................................................................................................... 27 Electrical Safety ....................................................................................................................................... 28 Housekeeping ......................................................................................................................................... 28 Sanitation ................................................................................................................................................ 29 iii Revised 10/15/2020 Laboratory Security ................................................................................................................................. 29 Minors in the Lab .................................................................................................................................... 30 Pets and Assistance Animals ................................................................................................................... 30 Safety Practices by Topic ............................................................................................................................ 32 Chemical Safety ....................................................................................................................................... 32 Chemical Hygiene Program ................................................................................................................. 32 Hazard Communication Standard Program ........................................................................................ 33 Chemical Inventories........................................................................................................................... 33 Chemical Labeling ............................................................................................................................... 33 Safety Data Sheet Requirements ........................................................................................................ 34 Chemical Storage ................................................................................................................................ 35 Controlled Substances ........................................................................................................................ 38 Specially Regulated Materials ............................................................................................................. 39 Shipping and Importation ................................................................................................................... 39 Chemical Hazard Training ................................................................................................................... 39 Biological Safety ...................................................................................................................................... 39 General Biosafety Practices ................................................................................................................ 40 Biosafety Manual ................................................................................................................................ 40 Bloodborne Pathogens........................................................................................................................ 41 Risk Groups ......................................................................................................................................... 41 Biosafety Levels ................................................................................................................................... 42 Animal Biosafety Levels ...................................................................................................................... 43 Arthropod Containment Levels ........................................................................................................... 44 Plant Pathogens .................................................................................................................................. 45 Strict Animal Pathogens ...................................................................................................................... 46 Select Agents ....................................................................................................................................... 46 Research Involving Recombinant or Synthetic Nucleic Acid Molecules ............................................. 47 Radiation Safety ...................................................................................................................................... 47 Radioactive Materials ......................................................................................................................... 47 Radiation Producing Devices ............................................................................................................... 48 Laser Safety ............................................................................................................................................