Labor

atory
Safety
Rohmi Istikharah
An Cvervlew ln Cllnlcal ChemlsLry Lab
Laboratory
Hazards
SOURCES
SPECIMENT
S
CHEMICALS
PATIENTS
EQUIPMENTS
Laboratory
Hazards
CLCCCAL CLCCCAL CPLMCAL CPLMCAL
L8CCnCMC L8CCnCMC
CATEGORIES
W Lxpose Lo bacLerla vlruses
paraslLes or oLher
blologlcal enLlLy resulLlng ln
lnfecLlon/lllness
W Sources
aLlenLs body flulds/Llssues
conLamlnaLed lab equlpmenL
lmproperly processed blood
producLs
lnapproprlaLely dlsposed
wasLe producLs
aerosol dlsperslon
INFEC
TION
HBV
HIV
TB
CnLMICAL
nA2AkDS
W revenL chemlcally relaLed
lllness or accldenLs
W MaLerlal SafeLy uaLa SheeLs
(MSuS) of all chemlcals
W Lnsure labels aren'L
defaced or removed posL
approprlaLe warnlngs
Chem|ca| nazard's Symbo|s
nLernaLlonal Symbols
Lxamples of Chemlcals 1oxlclLy
- Peadache dlzzlness cough
pulmonary edema breaLhlng
dlfflculLy
odlne odlne
- nhalaLlon
- Peadache vomlLlng paralysls
lrrlLaLe resplraLory LracL
uleLhyl
eLher
uleLhyl
eLher
- rrlLaLe eyes skln mucous
membrane
- nausea
AceLlc
anhydrlde
AceLlc
anhydrlde
ERGONOMIC
HAZARDS
JkkkLLA1LD kLLMS
Lxcesslve
repeLlLlve
acLlons
Lxcesslve
repeLlLlve
acLlons
Compresslve
forces
(arms hands wrlsLs
neck or back)
Compresslve
forces
(arms hands wrlsLs
neck or back)
Mechanlcal
pressure
Mechanlcal
pressure
Puman
errors
Puman
errors
:2:ative tra:2a
disorders
kLVLN1IN S1kA1LGILS
Jork racLlce
ConLrols
Jork racLlce
ConLrols
Lnglneerlng
ConLrols
Lnglneerlng
ConLrols
ersonal
roLecLlve
LqulpmenL (L)
ersonal
roLecLlve
LqulpmenL (L)
8egulaLory forces
Culdellnes
8egulaLory forces
Culdellnes
1o e||m|nate or m|n|m|ze exposures
to hazardous mater|a|s
1o e||m|nate or m|n|m|ze exposures
to hazardous mater|a|s
1ralned
proflclenL lab
pracLlces
Lechnlques
1ralned
proflclenL lab
pracLlces
Lechnlques
Pazards
awareness
Pazards
awareness
Jork racLlce
ConLrols
Jork racLlce
ConLrols
SafeLy
equlpmenLs
SafeLy
equlpmenLs
laclllLy deslgn laclllLy deslgn
Lnglneerlng
ConLrols
Lnglneerlng
ConLrols
ersonal cloLhlng
Lab coaL gloves
shoes
ersonal cloLhlng
Lab coaL gloves
shoes
Lye proLecLlon
SafeLy glasses or
goggles
Lye proLecLlon
SafeLy glasses or
goggles
Mask face
shlelds or
resplraLor
Mask face
shlelds or
resplraLor
ersonal
roLecLlve
LqulpmenL (L)
ersonal
roLecLlve
LqulpmenL (L)
8egulaLory forces
Culdellnes
8egulaLory forces
Culdellnes
8egulaLlon Culdellnes ln Lab
Manual
osLer
Labellng
Jorklng ln Lhe lab
JasLe dlsposal
CperaLe lnsLrumenL
Lmergency procedures
8ouLlne lnspecLlon
CounLless chemlcals
and bacLerla llve on
Lhe lab Lable
Lven wlLh careful
cleanlng noL all of
Lhese subsLances wlll
go away
uon'L eaL someLhlng
unwanLed
uon'L Lake chances
uon'L eaL or drlnk ln
Lhe lab
1haL Sandwlch MlghL
ConLaln More 1han
?ou 1hlnk
1he mporLanL of SafeLy
1he Cost of Ia||ure
W MaLerlal resulL damage
W LqulpmenL bulldlng damage
W Cleanup cosLs
W LawsulLs flnes
W Jages pald durlng lnLerrupLed
work
W CosLly overLlme for recovery
W Loss of buslness
W LnvlronmenLal damage
W osslble ln[urles loss of
human llfe
1he Va|ue of Safety
W DnlnLerrupLed operaLlng
Llme
W More efflclenL operaLlons
W Plgher proflLablllLy
W Cood lmage
W eLLer worker cusLomer
safeLy
W Safe workplace
W Safe nelghborhood
|t |snt safe |t |snt done
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Mcherson
lncus
Penry's Cllnlcal
ulagnosls
ManagemenL
2006
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Chemlcal
Pazards
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Chemlcal
Pazards
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