Chemical Handling, Storage, and Waste Management in

KIMIA Malaysia

Ts. Chm. Aidil Fahmi bin Shadan

aidilfahmi@kimia.gov.my
(Head of OSH Section, Department of Chemistry Malaysia)
 To share about KIMIA
Malaysia Laboratory

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Safety Manual
Version 4 (2022) Part
4 : Chemical Safety

To introduce KIMIA
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Malaysia ISO To share about
45001:2018 Policy KIMIA Malaysia

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and Objective Standard
Operating
Procedure JKM-
OHS-SOP-07 (Safe
handling of
chemicals and
wastes)
(8.1 Operational
Planning and Control)

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CHAPTER 1: SAFETY AND HEALTH POLICY &
OBJECTIVE

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Figure 1: KIMIA Malaysia Safety and Health Policy
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KIMIA Malaysia is committed, as far as is
practicable, to the protection of the health and

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safety of its workers through the following
objectives: ZERO
OCCUPATIONAL
RELATED ILL
HEALTH

ZERO INCIDENT

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100%
COMPLIANCE
WITH
APPLICABLE
LEGISLATIONS
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CHAPTER 2: STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE
FOR SAFE HANDLING OF CHEMICALS AND
WASTES

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2.1 SCOPE & PURPOSE

Safety Procedure Proper Storage

To ensure To comply with

that the relevant
appropriate legislation
controls

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2.2 PROCEDURES

CHEMICAL

Quantities

✓ Minimum quantities
Design of chemicals shall be Storage
kept in the laboratory
✓ Shall be designated to minimize risk to ✓ Chemicals shall
for storage of exposure, spillage or be stored in
chemicals fire. appropriate
according to hazard
containers and
classifications or
labelled properly.
compatibility.
✓ Labels shall have
✓ Shall be ventilated
appropriate
to ensure safety of
hazard signs.
personnel.

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2.2 PROCEDURES
CHEMICAL WASTES

Chemical wastes There must be at The collection store

least 1 inch of should display the
containers shall
headspace to reduce hazard warning signs
be clearly overpressure of appropriate to the type
labelled container of wastes being stored

Ensure that All chemical wastes

Ensure shall be sent to Kualiti
different types of
containers are Alam or approved
wastes are properly waste treatment plant
not leaking segregated for disposal

Do not store
Never mix Assigned staff
It’s aincompatible
cold place. It’s It’s awaste containers
cold place. It’s It’s ashall
cold monitor
place. It’sthe
full of iron oxide in iron
full of the fume
oxide full of iron oxide
chemicals in a inventory of the
dustwaste container dustcupboard dust wastes monthly
permanently

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Figure 2: Labels for chemical wastes container according to ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (SCHEDULED WASTES) REGULATIONS 2005 (AMENDMENT 2007).
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2.3 INVENTORY

CHEMICAL

Shall prepare a *“Register of

The chemical register shall
contain information according
to current SDS
Chemicals Hazardous to Health”
01 for all the chemicals hazardous to
health used at the workplace
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The chemical register shall be

accessible to all staff at the place of
03 work who may exposed or are likely
to exposed to chemicals hazardous
The chemical register shall be to health.
updated 04

*GUIDELINES FOR THE PREPARATION OF A CHEMICAL REGISTER under the occupational safety and health (Use and Standard of Exposure of Chemical Hazardous to Health Regulation 2000)
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Figure 3: Checklist of chemical according to USECHH 2000 Chemical Registry Guideline.

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2.3 INVENTORY

CHEMICAL WASTES

REGULATION 11: ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (SCHEDULED

WASTES) REGULATIONS 2005 (AMENDMENT 2007)

The laboratory shall keep accurate and up-to-date inventory in

accordance with the Fifth Schedule of the categories and
quantities of scheduled wastes being generated, treated and
disposed.

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Figure 4: Chemical waste inventory form accordance to the Fifth Schedule of the categories and quantities of scheduled wastes being generated, treated and disposed. (ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY (SCHEDULED WASTES) REGULATIONS 2005 (AMENDMENT 2007)).
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CHAPTER 3: KIMIA MALAYSIA LABORATORY
SAFETY MANUAL VERSION 4 (2022) PART 4 :
CHEMICAL SAFETY

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3.1 INTRODUCTION

1 Numerous chemicals are toxic, corrosive, carcinogenic,

pyrophoric, or explosive. LEARN

RESEARCH

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Mixing chemicals, whether intentionally or accidentally, can
make them exceedingly hazardous. IDEA

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Use appropriate safety measures and controls while
handling chemicals.

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3.2 CHEMICAL SAFETY

General Handling of Chemicals

1. Laboratory reagents and
chemicals should be tightly 4. PPE should be used when
capped and placed on the handling chemicals
appropriate shelves immediately
after use, with their labels to the
front
5. Bottle carriers or trolleys
should be used as secondary
containers to contain spillage
2. Expired chemicals should in case of breakage.
be safely disposed

6. All chemical wastes from the

3. Food and beverages should
laboratory should be disposed of
not be stored in refrigerators
safely and in the designated
used for chemical storage.
waste containers

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3.2 CHEMICAL SAFETY

Storage of Chemicals

01 02 03 04 05

Only small Each chemical Flammable Liquid samples Incompatible

working storage container solvents should stored in chemicals must
quantities of should be be stored in refrigerator not be stored
chemicals are labelled clearly chemical safety should be in together
allowed to be storage cabinet closed vessels
kept in and should be
laboratories placed in drip-
trays

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 Corrosives Chemicals
Use splash goggles and An eyewash fountain
heavy weight gloves and a safety shower
resistant to the chemical must be present in the
used and its concentration laboratory

A face shield, resistant Perchloric acid procedures

apron and boots may must only be performed in
also be appropriate approved laboratory fume
hoods

Store large bottles low

Slowly add acids or
to the ground-at least
bases to water
below eye level

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 Flammable Chemicals

Vapour from these

materials can reach
remote ignition sources,
causing flashback fires

Store flammable liquids

Use flammable liquids
in approved flammable
in a fume hood
storage cabinets

Keep away from heat,

sun, flame, and spark
sources.

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 Oxidizers Chemicals

Common laboratory Keep separate from

oxidizers include reducing agents (i.e.,
perchloric and nitric zinc, alkaline metals,
acids, sodium and formic acid)
ammonium nitrates, Keep separate from
Oxidizers may react
and hydrogen flammables and
with organic
peroxide. other organic
materials resulting in
materials
fires or explosions.

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3.2 CHEMICAL SAFETY
1. The handling, collection,
treatment and disposal of
chemical waste are controlled
by the Environmental Quality
(Schedule Wastes) Regulations
2005.
2. Chemical waste
should be stored in
containers of suitable
design
3. Check the label and discard
the appropriate waste into a
designated container to avoid
any mixing of incompatible
waste
4. An inventory of the types
and quantities of chemical
waste being stored should be
kept and regularly updated
Chemical
5. A suitable area should Waste
be provided for
temporary storage of Disposal
chemical waste before
collection
6. A hazard warning notice
should be displayed for the
attention of users at the
chemical waste storage area.
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CHAPTER 4: SUMMARY

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The active participation of
all personnel within the
organisation is crucial in
protecting the well-being
and safety of employees
against potentially
chemical hazards.
The ISO 45001:2018 standard
provides significant support in
the effective management of
chemicals within an
organizational context.
Ensuring the safe
management of chemicals
requires necessary adherence
to acts, laws, and guidelines
pertaining to the handling,
storage, and disposal of these
chemicals.
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Acknowledgements

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