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Fy08 Sh-17035-08 H S Laboratory
Fy08 Sh-17035-08 H S Laboratory
in the Laboratory
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Objectives
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Laboratories in the News
Two dozen fire departments responded yesterday Detroit’s Miller Middle School
to Rocky Point High School after a science will be closed today and
teacher was burned when a chemical reaction in possibly Wednesday while
a science lab touched off a small explosion. The health and environmental
teacher, Anthony Nobre, 26, of Medford, suffered officials finish cleaning up a
burns over his arm, neck and face. He was taken small amount of mercury that
to University Hospital in Stony Brook, where he students spilled in a science
was listed in satisfactory condition, according to a class just before school was
spokeswoman. The blast erupted as Nobre put
crystallized sodium into a container holding a dismissed Monday. Students
small amount of water. The Brookhaven fire apparently were playing with
marshal was conducting an investigation and about an ounce of the toxic
recommended that the building be closed today. substance in a sealed vial
when it spilled, said a district
spokesman Stan Childress.
About 30 students and a
teacher were present, he said.
There is a possibility that
students may have tracked
through the mercury
because some beads of
the substance were
found in the hallway, 3
Childress said.
Why All the Fuss?
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Engineering: Removes or
Separates Hazard from
Person i.e.:
• Local Ventilation (Fume Hoods)
• Chemical Substitutions
• Job Rotation
• School Staff Training
• Good Housekeeping
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Personal Protective Equipment
(PPE)
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Training Requirements
•Specific Work Practices
•Chemical hygiene plan/lab manual
•Location & availability of MSDSs
Labs are •Specific lab safety work practices or SOPs
required to •Training whenever new hazards are used in the lab
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Chemical Hygiene Plan
• Must Include:
• Designation of a Chemical Hygiene Officer
• Exposure control measures
• Measures to ensure properly functioning
fume hoods & equipment
• Staff training on hazard awareness &
measures available to protect themselves
• Provisions for medical consultation &
examination
• Respiratory protection program
• Recordkeeping procedure
• Hazard identification system
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Safe Practice: Maintain a
Chemical Inventory!
Conduct a yearly inventory of chemicals and
update the file of material safety data sheets
(MSDS) to prevent the accumulation of orphaned
chemicals
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You Have the
Right to Know!
OSHA’s Hazard Communication
Standard requires that
ALL Containers Must be Labeled With:
Chemical
Name &
Physical/He Name &
alth Address of the
Hazards Manufacturer
& Emergency
Contact
Numbers
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Material Safety Data Sheets
(MSDS)
• An MSDS Must Be on File & Available for
Each Chemical in the Lab.
• An MSDS lists:
– Product Identity
– Hazardous Ingredients
– Physical Data
– Fire & Explosion Hazard Data
– Reactivity Data
– Health Hazard Data
– Precautions for Safe Handling & Use
– Control Measures
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What Should the Ideal
Laboratory Look Like?
• Practices • Equipment &
Ventilation
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General Ventilation
Supply Air Diffusers & Room Air Exhausts Should be
Located So As to Avoid Intake of Contaminated Air
Windows Should be Operable
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Local Ventilation
Fume Hoods Used For Operations that Give
Off:
• Noxious Odors
• Flammable or Poisonous Vapors
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Safety Showers
and Eyewashes
Must Be Available in All Lab Areas That
Use or Store Chemicals Which Are
Corrosive or an Irritant to the Eyes or Skin
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Match the Extinguisher to the Risk!
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It’s Shocking!
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Chemical Storage
Safe Storage of Chemicals is a
Necessity in Every School Laboratory!
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The “Don’ts” of Chemical
Storage!
Avoid storing any chemical above eye level
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Biology Storage
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So, You’re in Charge!
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Ideal Storage Area Set-
Up
NA, LI Acids
Bases
Room Should Have:
•Eye Wash
Oxidizers
•Safety Shower
Dry
•Emergency Phone Chemicals
•Fire Extinguisher
Spill
Materials Metal Salts Flammables
Nitrates Cabinet
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Be Prepared for Small
Incidental Spills
Chemical Categories Found in
Most Secondary Schools
Include:
– Organic
Solvents
Proper Incidental Spill Control
– Acids Equipment Includes:
Spill Control Materials Such As Spill
Control Pillows, Pads, Booms, etc.
– Alkalis Scoops, Brooms, Pails & Bags
(Bases)
Absorbent – such as Diatomaceous Earth
Neutralizers – for Acids & Alkalis
– Mercury Mercury Spill Control Kit
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Certain Spills Aren’t for
Quick Clean-up
• As a science teacher or lab specialist, you should only
respond to incidental chemical releases, or small spills.
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Waste Chemical Disposal
• Requires:
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How to Assess Your
Classroom for Hazards
• Using the Checklist
• Working with Your Union
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