Instructor:Mr. Wayne Wood

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Essentials of Laboratory Safety

• Instructor Mr. Wayne Wood
• McGill University
• Environmental Safety Office
• Chancellor Day Hall, room 615
• Telephone [phone]
• waynew_at_hr.lan.mcgill.ca
• www.mcgill.ca/eso

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Before Lab Work, Get to Know

• Hazards of materials agents and their
  prescribed safety procedures

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Also Get to Know

• Emergency spill procedures, use of adsorbents and
  disinfectants
• Designated escape route and alternate
• Location of fire ext., eye wash, shower, first
  aid, and spill kits

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Downtown CampusBefore Lab Work, Get to Know

• Emergency telephone numbers and reporting
  procedures
• For emergencies requiring internal assistance
  call

3000
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Downtown Campus

• For emergencies requiring external assistance
  call

9-1-1
From a McGill telephone. If using a cell or
payphone call 398-3000 immediately after calling
911.
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(Macdonald Campus)Before Lab Work, Get to Know

• Emergency telephone numbers and reporting
  procedures
• For all emergencies call

7777
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While Working in the Lab

• Shoes with full coverage and good grip soles
• Restrain long hair, loose clothing and jewelry
• Use appropriate eye, skin, and hand protection

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Eye protection

• Protects against risk of flying objects or dust
  particles, splashes of hazardous materials or
  harmful rays

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Safety Glasses

• Unbreakable lenses of plastic or tempered glass
• For light-to-moderate work
• Can be prescription lenses
• Do not interfere with contact lenses

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Goggles

• Work with significant risk of splash of chemicals
  or projectiles
• Can be worn over prescription glasses

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Face Shield

• Work with significant risk of splash on face or
  possible explosion
• Face shield protects face adequately but not eyes

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Hand Protection

• Protects against risk of cuts, abrasions, burns,
  or exposure to hazardous materials.
• Requires selection of the appropriate chemical
  resistant gloves

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While Working in the Lab

• Follow universal precautions
• Handle unknowns as if they were hazardous

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While Working in the Lab

• Handle volatiles in a chemical fume hood

Contain bioaerosols in a biological safety cabinet
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While Working in the Lab

• Use mechanical transfer devices

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While Working in the Lab

• Authorized persons only
• Identify EVERYTHING!
• No food, beverages, tobacco products, or
  application of cosmetics

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While Working in the Lab

• Report all
• Accidents
• Injuries
• Fires
• Spills
• Close calls

1
Disabling injury
10
Minor injuries
30
Property damage incidents
600
Close Calls
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Before Leaving the Lab

• Turn off
• Gas
• Water
• Power supplies
• Vacuum lines
• Compression lines
• Heating apparatus

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Before Leaving the Lab

• Identify and package waste, dispose properly
• Lock/out and tag/out defective equipment
• Decontaminate work surfaces and equipment

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Before Leaving the Lab

• Return unused equipment, apparatus, etc.
• Leave lab coat in the lab
• Wash
• Close and lock door

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Evaluating Lab Hazards

• Regular review of the types of hazards
• chemical
• physical
• biological
• ergonomic
• mechanical

Minor Variation in Procedure
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Weekly Lab Checks

• Eye wash (purge)
• Fire extinguisher
• First Aid Kit
• Fume Hood
• Tubing, pressurized connections
• Chemical storage