Reviewing the processes to assess laboratory risks in terms

of both Health and Safety.

Date: Wednesday, July

22st, 2015 || Time: 01:00 PM EDT | 10:00 AM PST

Duration: 90 Minutes || Course Level: Intermediate

'Live' Webinar by

Michael Ellerby

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Overview
There is often an assumption that laboratory people know about lab safety. While there is
some truth in this, there is still much that can be learned by reviewing and thinking
through the processes and the variations that comprise laboratory safety.
This Intermediate level webinar covers many aspects of laboratory safety and will help
the delegates to assess their own laboratory risks in terms of both Health and Safety.
Aspects that will be considered in this Webinar include:
Fire
Breakage of glassware
Sharps
Spillages
Pressure equipment & gas cylinders
Extremes of heat & cold
Chemical disposal
Some reactive chemistry issues, including scale up
Healthcare hazards
Laboratory equipment
Why Should You Attend
This Webinar is for delegates who wish to develop an understanding of the risks
associated with work in the laboratory environment and the routes to manage these risks.
The approach will be cover Laboratory Risk in general, but with consideration of some
specific examples to demonstrate the points being made. The webinar will help delegates
to meet their duty under Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Health Act of 1970 that
requires employees to furnish to each of employees employment and a place of
employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or likely to cause
death or serious physical harm to his employees.

This webinar is relevant to the general laboratory environment, including: Chemical

Laboratories, Research Laboratories, Development Laboratories, Analytical Laboratories,
healthcare laboratories, etc.
If you are concerned that you are not fully aware of the hazards that laboratory work
presents or if you need information on how these hazards can be controlled, then this
webinar is exactly what you need to help you. This includes, but is not limited to,
chemical hazards. There will be a discussion on a range of other relevant hazards and on
the control measures to be employed to avoid or control these hazards.
This webinar aims to guide you to the information you need to help you identify and
manage the risks in the laboratory environment. The approach is based on the principles
of risk assessment, but with the focus being on protecting workers by the use of
proportionate controls.
Areas covered in the webinar
Laboratory safety need not be complicated, but it must be realised that laboratories can
be dangerous places, with a vast array of potential hazards available to cause harm. This
webinar focuses on the harm that may be caused, as well as how people (and
organizations) can be protected from that harm by the appropriate use of Control
Measures arrived at through the process of Risk Assessment. Typical hazards that will
be mentioned include:
Fire
Breakage of glassware
Sharps
Spillages
Pressure equipment & gas cylinders
Extremes of heat & cold
Chemical hazards
Some reactive chemistry issues hazards
Biological hazards
Laboratory equipment
Consideration will not only be given to the hazards, but also to some of the associated
control measures and to the important role of having a meaningful Laboratory Good
Practice Guide in place
Fire Safety will consider the storage of substances, the use of hot equipment, naked
flames, etc. as well as touching on the general fire safety arrangements of the premises.
Consideration will be giving to the safe use of glassware, dealing with broken and
potentially contaminated glassware and other sharps. The use of pressurized gas
cylinders will be discussed, as well as consideration of where these should be located,
moving and handling of these cylinders. The issues of chemical and biological hazards
will be discussed, including storage arrangements, labelling, dealing with spillages, etc.
There will be a mention of simple aspects of biological laboratory safety. The hazards
associated with radiation and with strong magnetic fields will be mentioned. The use of

naked flames (such as Bunsen burners), hot surfaces and heat from exothermic reaction
will be covered along with the use of very cold media, including cryogenic liquids
Learning objective
An understanding of the hazards associated with laboratory work
An understanding of the Control Measures that can be put in place to avoid and reduce
the risks associated with laboratory work
Who will benefit
Research and Development Managers
Laboratory Managers
Laboratory Technicians
Research Workers
Chemists
Test House Workers
Product Development Operatives
Healthcare Workers
Chemical Hygiene Officers
Technical Professionals
Health and Safety Professionals
Managers
Speaker profile
Michael Ellerby is a well-respected Health and Safety Consultant who
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