Safety in LaboratoriesSafety in Laboratories

Department of Chemical EngineeringDepartment of Chemical Engineering

University of SydneyUniversity of Sydney

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g Safety is compulsory

NSW ONSW Occupational Health and Safetyccupational Health and Safety Act Act 19831983

Occupational Health and Safety (Hazardous Occupational Health and Safety (Hazardous Substances) Regulation 1996 Substances) Regulation 1996

Penalty for breach:Penalty for breach: $550 000 for a corporation$550 000 for a corporation $ 55 000 for an individual$ 55 000 for an individual

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Corridors and stairsCorridors and stairs (Emergency) Exits(Emergency) Exits (Emergency) Telephones(Emergency) Telephones Fire extinguishersFire extinguishers Fire alarmsFire alarms Evacuation assembly pointEvacuation assembly point

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Security (emergency) Security (emergency) 1 3333 1 3333 Security (non-emergency) Security (non-emergency) 1 34881 3488 Fire, police, ambulanceFire, police, ambulance 0 0000 000 Chemical Engineering administration officeChemical Engineering administration office

1 24551 2455

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g In an emergency Keep calmKeep calm Tell someone about it: the Floor Wardens, fellow Tell someone about it: the Floor Wardens, fellow

Workers, your Supervisor, others in the areaWorkers, your Supervisor, others in the area Call the Security Emergency CentreCall the Security Emergency Centre ( (1 33331 3333))

and/or Police/Fire Brigade/Ambulance and/or Police/Fire Brigade/Ambulance ((00 000)000) Be ready to describe where you are Be ready to describe where you are and and what is what is

wrong (fire, medical or criminal)wrong (fire, medical or criminal) Leave the building if the type of emergency Leave the building if the type of emergency

warrants it, or if directed by Wardens/Securitywarrants it, or if directed by Wardens/Security Go to Go to your assembly pointyour assembly point

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g Forms

Occupational injury, illness or incident Occupational injury, illness or incident reportreport

Request for disposal of hazardous wasteRequest for disposal of hazardous waste Laboratory work permitLaboratory work permit Permit to operate unattended equipmentPermit to operate unattended equipment

Department of Chemical Engineering

Laboratory work permit

Room:

Project:

Sign and date (in order):

1. Researcher: Signature: Date:

2. Supervisor: Signature: Date:

3. Approval: Dennis McNevin Signature: Date:

This sign must be displayed on the outside of the laboratory door for the duration of the project

Department of Chemical Engineering

Permit to operate unattended equipment

Room:

Equipment:

In an emergency, contact (in order):

1. Operator: Phone

(business hours):

Phone (after hours):

2. Supervisor: Phone

(business hours):

Phone (after hours):

3. Safety Officer: Dennis McNevin Phone

(business hours): 9351 4994

Phone (after hours):

9564 2498

DO NOT SWITCH OFF

This sign must be displayed on the equipment and on the outside of the laboratory door whenever the

equipment is operating unattended

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g Laboratory hazards

1.1. BiologicalBiological, , ee..g. pathogenic microg. pathogenic micro--organisms, biological tissues, animalsorganisms, biological tissues, animals

2.2. ChemicalChemical, , ee..g.g. corrosives, flammables, corrosives, flammables, toxicstoxics

3.3. PhysicalPhysical, , ee..gg. . noise, radiationnoise, radiation4.4. Electrical/Electrical/mmechanicalechanical, , ee..g.g. high voltage high voltage

apparatus, machinery with moving partsapparatus, machinery with moving parts5.5. PsychologicalPsychological, , ee..g.g. emotional stressemotional stress

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extremes of temperatureextremes of temperature extremes of pressureextremes of pressure noisenoise machinerymachinery dangerous materialsdangerous materials slips, trips and fallsslips, trips and falls over exertionover exertion fire and explosionfire and explosion electricityelectricity ““hostile” environmentshostile” environments systems of worksystems of work

Laboratory organization

Tidy workplacesTidy workplaces Moving partsMoving parts Electrical safetyElectrical safety Physical containmentPhysical containment Protective equipmentProtective equipment Separate storage areas for different classes Separate storage areas for different classes

of dangerous goodsof dangerous goods

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1.1. ExplosivesExplosives

2.2. Compressed gasesCompressed gases

3.3. Flammable liquidsFlammable liquids

4.4. Flammable solids and reactive substancesFlammable solids and reactive substances

5.5. Oxidizing agentsOxidizing agents

6.6. Toxic and infectious substancesToxic and infectious substances

7.7. Radioactive substancesRadioactive substances

8.8. Corrosive substancesCorrosive substances

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g Safe handling of chemicals

Order through:Order through: your supervisoryour supervisor Safety OfficerSafety Officer

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) LabelingLabeling

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Identification codesIdentification codes Health hazardsHealth hazards PrecautionsPrecautions Protective equipmentProtective equipment EmergencyEmergency First aidFirst aid Safe handlingSafe handling Physical and chemical propertiesPhysical and chemical properties

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MSDS may be downloaded from the MSDS may be downloaded from the University Risk Management Office University Risk Management Office website: Chem Alert IIwebsite: Chem Alert II

http://www.usyd.edu.au/su/ohs/haz-subs/chemalert.htmlhttp://www.usyd.edu.au/su/ohs/haz-subs/chemalert.html

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Staining solution

Methanol 5 % v/v

Acetic acid 7 % v/v

Water 88 % v/v

Your Name

Date/Month/Year

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g Waste disposal

Wastes should be segregated:Wastes should be segregated: Non-hazardous wasteNon-hazardous waste Hazardous wasteHazardous waste

Hazardous waste should be segregated:Hazardous waste should be segregated: Store in an approved dangerous goods Store in an approved dangerous goods

container available container available Label the containerLabel the container

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g Mercury spillage Contain the area of the spillContain the area of the spill Pick-up droplets using pasteur pipette, eye-dropper, Pick-up droplets using pasteur pipette, eye-dropper,

suction bottle, or strips of adhesive tape, avoiding skin suction bottle, or strips of adhesive tape, avoiding skin contactcontact

Sprinkle sulphur powderSprinkle sulphur powder or proprietry products like or proprietry products like Mercurisorb, HgX on contaminated area, using at least Mercurisorb, HgX on contaminated area, using at least twice as much powder as volume of spilltwice as much powder as volume of spill

Leave for 24 hoursLeave for 24 hours Use sodium thiosulphate (photographic fixer) solution to Use sodium thiosulphate (photographic fixer) solution to

further decontaminate area once mercury has been further decontaminate area once mercury has been collectedcollected

Place mercury and other agents in a container and deliver Place mercury and other agents in a container and deliver to safety officerto safety officer

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g Smoking prohibited

SSmoking moking isis completely banned in completely banned in University occupied buildings and University occupied buildings and University owned vehiclesUniversity owned vehicles

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g Department of Chemical Engineering safety policies This may be accessed from the Department This may be accessed from the Department

of Chemical Engineering homepageof Chemical Engineering homepagehttp://www.chem.eng.usyd.edu.au/ourdept_index.htmhttp://www.chem.eng.usyd.edu.au/ourdept_index.htm

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g University of Sydney safety policies Guidelines on laboratory safetyGuidelines on laboratory safety

http://www.usyd.edu.au/su/ohs/labsafety.htmlhttp://www.usyd.edu.au/su/ohs/labsafety.html Guidelines for working with hazardous substancesGuidelines for working with hazardous substances

http://www.usyd.edu.au/su/ohs/haz-subs/hazsubs1.htmlhttp://www.usyd.edu.au/su/ohs/haz-subs/hazsubs1.html Clinical and related wastes: Guidelines for managementClinical and related wastes: Guidelines for management

http://www.http://www.usydusyd..eduedu.au/.au/susu//ohsohs//clnwasteclnwaste.html.html Guidelines for hazardous waste disposalGuidelines for hazardous waste disposal

http://www.usyd.edu.au/su/ohs/hazwaste.htmlhttp://www.usyd.edu.au/su/ohs/hazwaste.html Decontamination and disposal of biological wastesDecontamination and disposal of biological wastes

http://www.usyd.edu.au/su/ohs/course-notes/biosafety/http://www.usyd.edu.au/su/ohs/course-notes/biosafety/decontamination.htmldecontamination.html

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University of Sydney Occupational Health University of Sydney Occupational Health and Safety Policyand Safety Policyhttp://www.usyd.edu.au/su/ohs/policy/policy.htmlhttp://www.usyd.edu.au/su/ohs/policy/policy.html

The Risk Management Office maintains a The Risk Management Office maintains a manualmanualhttp://www.usyd.edu.au/su/ohs/ohsindex.htmlhttp://www.usyd.edu.au/su/ohs/ohsindex.html

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g Australian Standard 2243: Safety in laboratories AS 2243.AS 2243. 1 - 1997 General 1 - 1997 General AS 2243.AS 2243. 2 - 1997 Chemical aspects 2 - 1997 Chemical aspects AS 2243.AS 2243. 3 - 1995 Microbiology 3 - 1995 Microbiology AS 2243.AS 2243. 4 - 1998 Ionizing radiations 4 - 1998 Ionizing radiations AS 2243.AS 2243. 5 - 1993 Non-ionizing radiations 5 - 1993 Non-ionizing radiations AS 2243.AS 2243. 6 - 1990 Mechanical aspects 6 - 1990 Mechanical aspects AS 2243.AS 2243. 7 - 1991 Electrical aspects 7 - 1991 Electrical aspects AS 2243.AS 2243. 8 - 1992 Fume cupboards 8 - 1992 Fume cupboards AS 2243.AS 2243. 9 - 1991 Recirculating fume cabinets 9 - 1991 Recirculating fume cabinets AS 2243.10 - 1993 Storage of chemicalsAS 2243.10 - 1993 Storage of chemicals

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g Security

Front door and back gate remain closed at Front door and back gate remain closed at all timesall times

Never leave the building alone after hoursNever leave the building alone after hours Ask identification of strangersAsk identification of strangers Never leave valuables unattendedNever leave valuables unattended Security bus available after hoursSecurity bus available after hours

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