UNIVERSITY TO THE VIRGIN ISLANDS

DRAFT CHEMICAL HYGIENE PLAN

Last Updated: May 1, 2007

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

FORMAL POLICY STATEMENT

GLOSSARY

CHEMICAL HYGIENE RESPONSIBILITIES

Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator (EHS)

Department Chairperson

Department Chemical Hygiene Officer (DCHO)

Divisional Laboratory Supervisor (DLS)

Employees

Radiation Safety Officer (RSO)

Principal Users of Radioisotope

Laser Safety Officer (LSO)

Important Response Agencies Addresses and Phone Numbers

 CHEMICAL INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

Overview

EPA Title 40--Protection of Environment

NFPA hazard classification

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES

  • General
    • Basic Laboratory Safety Rules
    • Procedures for Working With Chemicals
    • Procedures for Working With Irritants, Allergens, and Embryotoxins
  • Personal Protective Equipment
    • Eyes
    • Clothing
    • Gloves
  • Personal Hygiene
  • Housekeeping
  • Unattended Operations
  • Working Alone
  • Security
  • Glassware
  • Electrical Equipment and Electrical Apparatuses
    • General
    • Laboratory Refrigerators, Laboratory Freezers, and Laboratory Cold Rooms
    • Hot Plates and Heating Devices
    • Centrifuges
    • Lasers and Ultraviolet Lamps
  • Systems Under Pressure
  • Compressed Gasses
  • Chemical Storage
    • General
    • Toxic and Harmful Substances
    • Peroxide Forming Chemicals
    • Flammables and Corrosive Chemicals
    • Cyanides
    • Water Reactive Chemicals

CONTROLLING CHEMICAL EXPOSURES

Inhalation

Skin and Eye Contact

Ingestion

Injection

VENTILATION

General

Local

Work Practices for Chemical Fume Hoods

MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS (MSDSs)

LABELING

  • On Shipped Chemicals
  • On In-Plant Chemicals

INFORMATION AND TRAINING

General

Lesson Plan

Objectives

Activity Plan

Summary

ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS

29 CFR 1910 Subpart Z (Environmental Monitoring)

Think C.L.E.A.N. Plan

ENGINEERING CONTROLS

RECORD KEEPING

PRIOR APPROVAL

  • Radioactive Materials
  • Hazardous Chemicals
  • See Hazardous Waste Disposal Information

PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES

Carcinogens

Reproductive Hazards

Highly Toxic Chemicals

Ethidium Bromide: Hazards and Precautions and Disposal

Handling Procedures

Record Keeping

Storage

Labels and Signs

Designated Areas

Protective Equipment

Decontamination

Waste Disposal

MEDICAL CONSULTATIONS AND EXAMINATIONS

SPILLS AND EMERGENCY PROCEDURES

Chemical Spills

Biological Hazards Spills

Medical Emergency

Fires and Explosions

Personal Contamination  -- Chemical and Biological  

Chemical Spill to a Large Portion of the Body

Chemical on the Skin in a Confined Area

Chemical in the Eyes

For Contact Lenses

Smoke or Fume Inhalation

Chemical Ingestion 

Biological Hazard Exposure to Eyes

Biological Hazard Ingestion and Inhalation

Biological Hazard Exposure on Skin                                  

Compressed Gas Leaks

Reporting of Incidents and Accidents

CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT GUIDE

  • Ordering Chemicals and Chemical Products
    • Policy
    • Definition
    • Exceptions
    • Goals
    • Procedures
    • Delivery of Orders
    • Inventory List
    • Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs)
    • Contingencies
    • Empty Chemical Containers
  • Procedures for Obtaining Chemicals from Division Stockroom
    • Policy
    • Procedures
    • Chemical Stockroom Window Hours
    • Contingencies
    • Safety
    • Helpful Hints

LABORATORY WASTE MANAGEMENT

Laboratory Waste Minimization

Planning and Purchases