Injury & Illness Prevention Program

Job Safety Analysis Form

501 Westwood Plaza, 4th Floor • Los Angeles, CA 90095
Phone: 310-825-5689 • Fax: 310-825-7076 • www.ehs.ucla.edu

Picture of task/equipment: Task: USING A VACUUM PUMP

Name of Shop
or Dept:
Job Title(s):
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Date:
Required PPE:

1. Lab Coat
2. Closed Toe Shoes
3. Disposable Gloves
4. Safety Goggles

Required/Recommended Trainings:

1. Bruin Safety Training

2. Lab Safety Training

TASK HAZARDS CONTROLS

1. Turn the pump on and off.
2. Connect the vacuum
pump to a vacuum chamber
and operate.
3. Oil change.
1. The pump is driven by 1a. Only use electric outlets that have a ground.
electric power, which 1b. Make sure that your hands are dry.
can cause electric shock
to human body.
2a. A plastic vacuum 2a1. Inspect the chamber before use.
chamber can break 2a2. Ware safety goggles.
during operation and
cause physical damage
to human body.
2b. Solvent may splash 2b1. Wear safety goggles, lab coat and gloves.
in vacuum and cause
chemical harm to human
body.
2c. Oil vapor may be
emitted through the 2c1. One can install an iol filter to the vacuum pump
exhaust during 2c2. Or put the vacuum pump in a fume hood.
operation, which can
cause problems in
respiration systems.
3. The new and waste 3. Store the new and waste oils in flammable cabinet
oils are flammable. and dispose the waste oil properly using a chemical
waste manifest.