FSHN Safety Seminar

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FSHN Safety Seminar

• Clark Ford
• Jeanne Stewart
• September 13, 2006

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Outline

• Overview of Safety Responsibilities
• Safety Reminders and News
• FSHN FEUD!

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FSHN Safety Check List

• Review of Chemical Hygiene Plan
• Safety Check-in
• Site-Specific Safety Training
• Standard Operating Procedures
• Approval for Hazardous Lab Operations
• Material Safety Data Sheets
• Yearly Chemical Inventory
• Yearly Lab Safety Survey
• Radiation Safety and BioSafety Checklists

FSHN Safety Website
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Safety Check-in

• I have read the Chemical Hygiene Plan
• I have completed a Hazard Inventory
• I have received Site-Specific Safety Training
• I know yearly lab inspections are required
• I understand proper procedures for managing
  and disposal of chemical waste

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Safety Check-in

• I may need to find a buddy for work at night
• I know where MSDSs are in my lab
• I know the number to call if injured
• I know glasses and a lab coat are required
• I understand that the safety of new research
  methods must be discussed

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Safety Check-in

• I understand the Emergency Evacuation Plan for my
  lab
• I know the location of all safety equipment in my
  lab
• First Aid kit
• Fire Extinguisher
• Safety Shower
• Eyewash
• Spill Kits
• Circuit Breakers
• Training Records
• Standard Operating Procedures
• Nearest Phone

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Safety Check-in

• I understand that I must be trained in proper
  procedures to use laboratory equipment
• I understand the lab notebook format required in
  my lab

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Safety Check-in

• I understand that before I leave the lab I must
  complete a check-out involving
• Disposal of all chemical waste and old samples
• Proper storing and labeling of all research
  material left
• Preparation of a complete inventory of research
  material left
• Clean up of my personal workspace
• Updating my lab notebooks
• Inspection

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FSHN Safety Reminder

• Communicate about hazards
• Maintenance for ultra-low freezers
• Clean coils
• Change alarm battery

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FSHN Safety Reminder

• Human Subject Experiments need IRB approval
• before recruiting Subjects
• Iowa Department of Public Health approval
  required
• before DXA or PQTC scans

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FSHN Safety Reminder

• Available
• List of Professor responsible for each lab
• List of Departmental Equipment
• Professor responsible for each instrument

FSHN Safety Website
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FSHN Safety Reminder

• Laboratory equipment disposal to ISU Surplus
  rules
• Wash and decontaminate all lab equipment that
  goes to warehouse
• Document how you washed and decontaminated the
  equipment
• Call EHS to inspect
• EHS will contact warehouse

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FSHN Safety News

• EHS now requires quarterly lab inspections
• By safety coordinator for each lab
• Takes about 5 minutes
• Form is on FSHN Safety Website
• Keep completed form in Chemical Hygiene Plan
  (CHP) Book

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FSHN Safety News

• There a new link on the FSHN Safety Website for
• EHS Yearly Lab Safety Survey Form

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FSHN Safety News

• Autoclave safety and use class
• Offered at EHS
• See EHS website for details

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FSHN
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Question 1

• What safety items should be worn in the
  laboratory?

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Answers to Question 1

• Safety glasses/goggles
• Lab Coat
• Gloves
• Fully enclosed shoes

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Additional EHS Answers to Question 1

• Hearing protection
• Long pants
• Apron/face shield

Face shield for UV light
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Question 2

• What do safety goggles/glasses protect your eyes
  from?

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Answers to Question 2

• Acids and Bases
• Goggles only
• Organic Solvents
• Goggles only
• Biological Fluids
• Goggles only
• Flying particles

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Additional EHS Answers to Question 2

• Liquid under pressure
• Goggles only
• UV light
• UV safety glasses only
• ?eta radiation protection
• Safety glasses only

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Question 3

• What shouldnt you do with your mouth in a lab?

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Answers to Question 3

• Mouth pipette
• Eat
• Drink
• Chew gum

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Additional EHS Answers to Question 3

• Apply makeup (Chapstick)
• Chew on pencils/pens
• Touch with gloved or unwashed hands
• Taste chemicals

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Question 4

• What safety equipment should all modern
  laboratories have?

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Answers to Question 4

• Hood/Biosafety cabinet
• Shower/Eyewash station
• Chemical Spill kit
• First aid kit

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Additional EHS Answers to Question 4

• GFCI outlets
• Labeled clear exit
• NO door wedges
• Telephone with 911 stickers
• Fire extinguisher
• With proper training

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Question 5

• What items should be in your laboratory first aid
  kit?

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Answers to Question 5

• Band-aids
• Gauze pads and tape
• Triple antibiotic Ointment
• Gloves

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Question 6

• What safety information should you keep in your
  Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP) Book?

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Answers to Question 6

• MSDS
• Chemical Inventory
• Safety training records
• Quarterly lab inspections

In memory of Paul Flakoll
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Additional EHS Answers to Question 6

• Yearly lab inspections
• EHS Audits
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

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Question 7

• What should you do if there is a fire in your
  laboratory?

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Answers to Question 7

• Pull fire alarm
• Call 911
• Evacuate all personnel
• Use fire extinguisher
• Must have training

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-lab-fire2.htm
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Additional EHS Answers to Question 7

• Account for all people
• Turn off all equipment
• Close doors

Fire Door
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Question 8

• What can cause an explosion in a laboratory?

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Answers to Question 8

• Organic Solvents
• In a non- explosion proof refrigerator or freezer
• Old peroxide forming chemicals
• Ether
• Leaking gas tanks
• Open flame and volatile chemicals

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Additional EHS Answer to Question 8

• Open flame in biosafety cabinets
• When spray with 70 ethanol
• EHS recommends switch to
  non-volatile, non-flammable sterilizers

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Question 9

• What information should be put on labels of
  secondary chemical containers?

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Answers to Question 9

• Solute and concentration
• In English
• No abbreviations
• Solvent
• Date solution was made
• and expiration date
• Name of scientist

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Question 10

• What liquid wastes cannot be disposed of down the
  sink?

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Answers to Question 10

• Organic solvents
• Toxic chemicals
• strong acids and bases
• carcinogens
• Radioactive waste
• Biological fluids
• microbial cultures

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Question 11

• Who is responsible for your safety in the lab?

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Answers to Question 11

• YOU
• Principal Investigator
• FSHN Safety Committee
• EHS