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TABLE OF CONTENTS

November 1996

  1. Responsibilities

    1. Environmental Health and Safety
    2. Physical Plant and Utilities
    3. Dean
    4. Department Chairs and Directors
    5. Chemical Hygiene Officer
    6. Principal Investigators and Laboratory Supervisors
    7. Employees

     

  2. Emergency Procedures

    1. Primary Emergency Procedures for Fires, Spills and Accidents
    2. Special Procedures for Radioactive Hazards
    3. Special Procedures for Biological Hazards
    4. Building Evacuation Procedures

     

  3. Fundamentals of Laboratory Safety

    1. Procurement, Distribution, and Storage
      1. Procurement
      2. Stockrooms/Storerooms
      3. Distribution
      4. Laboratory Storage
    2. Storage Cabinets (Includes revisions 7/2/97)
    3. Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment
    4. Signs and Labels (Includes revisions 5/12/97)
    5. Records
    6. Medical Program
      1. Procedures for Authorizing Medical Treatment
      2. Physician's Written Opinion
      3. First Aid
    7. Information and Training Program
    8. Chemical Waste Disposal Program
      1. Chemical Waste Containers
      2. Accumulation of Chemical Waste
      3. Labeling Containers for Pick Up by EH&S
      4. Submitting Requests for Disposal of Chemical Waste to EH&S
    9. Inspections
    10. Consequences of Non-Compliance

     

  4. Basic Rules and Procedures for Working with Chemicals

    1. General Rules
      1. Laboratory Protocol
      2. Accidents and Spills
      3. Avoidance of "Routine" Exposure
      4. Choice of Chemicals
      5. Eating, Smoking, etc.
      6. Equipment and Glassware
      7. Personal Protection
      8. Planning
      9. Unattended Operations
      10. Use of Hood
      11. Storage of Chemicals in the Lab
    2. Working with Allergens
    3. Working with Embryotoxins
    4. Working with Chemicals of Moderate Chronic or High Acute Toxicity
    5. Working with Substances of High Chronic Toxicity

     

  5. Safety Procedures for Specific Classes of Hazardous Materials

    1. Flammable Solvents
      1. Terms and Definitions
      2. Examples of Flammable Liquids
      3. Use and Storage of Flammables
      4. Health Hazards Associated with Flammables
      5. First Aid Procedures for Exposures to Flammable Materials
      6. Personal Protective Equipment
    2. Oxidizers
      1. General Characteristics
      2. Examples of Common Oxidizers
      3. Use and Storage of Oxidizers
      4. Use and Storage of Perchloric Acid
      5. Health Hazards Associated with Oxidizers
      6. First Aid
      7. Personal Protective Equipment
    3. Corrosives
      1. General Characteristics
      2. Examples of Corrosives
      3. Use and Storage of Corrosives
      4. Use and Storage of Hydrofluoric Acid
      5. Health Hazards Associated with Corrosives
      6. First Aid
      7. Personal Protective Equipment
    4. Reactives
      1. General Characteristics
      2. Use and Storage of Reactives
      3. Health Hazards Associated with Reactives
    5. Compressed Gas Cylinders

     

  6. Biological Hazards and Control

    1. Recommended Laboratory Practices
    2. Biosafety Levels (Includes revisions 5/12/97)
    3. Laboratory Equipment
    4. Personal Protective Clothing
    5. Waste Disposal
    6. Bloodborne Pathogens
    7. Emergency Procedures

     

  7. Appendices

    1. Chemical Storage Segregation Scheme
    2. Laboratory Safety Self Evaluation
    3. Hazardous Chemical Inventory Instruction Sheet and Forms
    4. Material Safety Data Sheets
    5. Emergency Instructions
    6. OSHA - Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories
    7. OSHA Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL)
    8. Examples of Incompatible Chemicals
    9. Acutely Hazardous Waste
    10. Gloves
    11. Peroxide Forming Chemicals
    12. Potentially Explosive Chemicals
    13. Gas Cylinder Policy
    14. 1995 University of Texas at Austin Hazard Communication Program

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