Risk Management Services

www.riskmanagement.ubc.ca

Introduction

Safety In the Laboratory

Laboratory Chemical Safety

Course Agenda

• Module 1: Introduction

• Module 2: WHMIS, MSDS, and Labeling Requirements

• Module 3: Chemical Hazards and Handling

• Module 4: Laboratory Controls

• Module 5: Chemical Storage

• Module 6: Response to Laboratory Emergencies

• Module 7: Waste Management

• Module 8: Transportation of Dangerous Goods

• Module 9: Hazard Assessment and Recognition

• Practical Session and Final Test

Course Format

Each module of this course consists of a set of slides with the course content followed by a short quiz. You must attain at least 70% on the quiz to be given access to the next module.

There will be links throughout the slides to other websites for more information and a few videos to watch.

NOTE: Videos may not play if you are using Internet Explorer, we recommend using Mozilla Firefox, Safari, or Opera to best view this course.

After completing this training you will know:

• How to recognize, assess, and control the hazards of the product you are using

• What to do in case of a spill/fire

• Where to obtain more information on hazardous products

UBC’s Safety Program

• The Work Safe BC Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (Section 3.4[a]) and the UBC Safety Policy clearly define the roles and responsibilities of the employer, employee, and students

• The university, acting through administrative heads of unit, is responsible for providing a safe, healthy, and secure working environment for all those involved in the university’s activities

Supervisors Responsibilities

Supervisors are responsible for the following:

• Identifying all hazards

• Ensuring that there are safe work procedures and appropriate emergency procedures

• Ensuring that all workers and students know and follow those procedures

• Correcting unsafe conditions and practices

A supervisor is anyone who has been delegated responsibility

for others working or studying at UBC

Worker Responsibilities

All students and members of faculty and staff are

responsible for:

• Learning and following safe work procedures and emergency procedures

• Reporting all unsafe conditions and incidents or accidents

• Using required personal protective equipment

UBC Risk Management Services Department

The Department of Risk Management Services (RMS) is responsible for: • Developing and maintaining effective accident prevention

programs • Providing the University community with required training • Assisting the University in complying with health, safety,

and environmental regulations RMS’s major programs comprise: • Chemical Safety • Occupational Hygiene • Biosafety • Radiation Safety • Diving Safety • Environment • Health Promotion

Laboratory Hazards

Labs have large quantities of: • Equipment • Hazardous materials • People working in close proximity to each other • Variety of different processes performed

Requires close attention to safety by everyone

SAFETY IS EVERYONE’S PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY!!

Perform Your Work Safely

Think about the worst possible outcome if things go wrong and introduce preventive measures.

Always think again.

The UBC Chemical Safety Requirements

• Are based on regulations – WorksafeBC OHS Regulations

• Part 5 Chemical Agents and Biological Agents

• Part 30 Laboratories – Hazardous Waste Act & Regulations – BC Fire Code

• Governed by UBC RMS Policies Environmental Protection; Safety; Sustainability • Your department specific safety manual

Based on the following template UBC Departmental Health and Safety Program

• Detailed chemical safety information is available through

the UBC Chemical Safety Manual

To Get Full Credit for this Course, You Must:

• Complete the online training

• Obtain 70% on the final exam

– Open book exam completed online

• Sign-up for a practical by following the link that appears on the main page of the course after successfully completing the exam

• Attend a practical session

• You must sign up for a practical session within 60 days of starting this course. If you have not signed up after 60 days you will be removed from the online course and will need to complete it again.

Lab Practicals

• Once you have completed the online component of this course, a link will appear on the main page of the course and you will be given a password to register for a practical session. Remember to register within 60 days!

• Morning session 9:00 am – 12:00 pm

• Location –UBC HOSPITAL 2211 WESBROOK MALL

• Room G326

– Ground floor – across from Radiation Protection office

– If entering from the North, walk down the hallway, go left, room will be on the right

– If entering from Main Entrance of hospital, follow the sign and head one floor down to ground floor

Remember

Things to bring to the practical:

• Something to take notes with

Do not bring:

• Bags, expensive items, storage is limited and not secured (only coat hangers in hallway)

If you are more than 15 minutes late for the practical, you will lose 10 marks off your exam

General Laboratory Safety Rules

Laboratory Chemical Safety

Working in a laboratory usually involves working with various chemical, physical, hazards. Because the hazards vary from lab to lab, employers must address the hazards specific to their workplaces. All persons entering a laboratory in BC, must wear a lab coat, close toed shoes and safety glasses.

Laboratory Hazards

Every lab must implement and develop:

• First aid equipment and procedures

• Periodic management meetings to review health and safety activities

• Regular staff safety meetings or an occupational health and safety committee where required

• Records and statistics

• Written safe work and emergency procedures

• Training and education of workers

• Workplace inspections (regular and special

• Inspections of workplace equipment

• Investigation of workplace accidents

Work habits

• Do not store food or beverages in the laboratory environment

• Do not pipette by mouth

• Do not dispose of chemicals down the drain

• Wash hands before and after work in a science laboratory, and after spill clean-ups

• Restrain loose clothing (e.g. sleeves, full cut blouses, neckties etc.), long hair and dangling jewelry

• Protection should be provided for the lab worker and for nearby co-workers

• Always inform co-workers of plans to carry out hazardous work before starting

Safety Wear

• ANSI (or equivalent standard) approved eye or face protection should be worn continuously

• Wear gloves that will resist penetration by the chemical being handled. This website can help you decide which gloves are best for the chemicals you are handling

• Lab coats must be worn at all times in the laboratory

• Contact lenses are not allowed

• Closed toed shoes and long pants must be worn in the lab

• If wearing a respirator, it must be properly adjusted to fit you and fit-tested by RMS. Do not use someone else’s respirator!

Facilities & Equipment

• All operators of laboratory equipment must be adequately instructed and trained in the safe use of laboratory equipment and the precautions to be taken when the equipment is used

• All moving belts and pulleys must have safety guards • Keep up-to-date emergency phone numbers posted next to the

phone • Have appropriate equipment and materials available for spill

control • All laboratory equipment must accompany safe operating

procedures • Access routes to emergency equipment (emergency showers

and eyewash facilities, fire extinguishers, first aid kits) must be kept clear of obstruction

Purchasing, Use, and Disposal

• Label all chemicals accurately with date of receipt, or preparation, and initialed by the person responsible

• Never open a reagent container until the label has been read and completely understood

• Unlabeled bottles (a special problem) must be identified to the extent that they can then be classified as hazardous or non-hazardous wastes

• After neutralizing a spill do not pour it down the drain, it may have other hazardous properties that should not enter the waste water stream

Substitution

• Where possible, reduce risks by using diluted substances instead of using concentrates

• Use micro/semi-micro techniques instead of macro-techniques

• Use films, videotapes, and other methods rather than experiments involving hazardous substances for demonstrations or training

• Evaluate all substitutions before changing procedures

• Always substitute for a less toxic material when possible