laboratory safety: a self-assessment workbook – chapters 1 & 2

7/22/2019 LABORATORY SAFETY: A Self-Assessment Workbook CHAPTERS 1 & 2

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LABORATORY SAFETYCHAPTERS 1-2 (EXAM 1 MATERIAL)

OBJECTIVES 1-4 & SELF-EVALUATION QUESTIONS (EXERCISE 1 & 2)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. Explain the importance of each individual assuming some responsibility forcomplying with safety rules regulations

2. Discuss aspects of laboratory safety management such as the appointment of alaboratory safety officer, a safety committee and incident review committee and

how these entities continuously formulate procedures, train staff, analyze

incidents and reformulate procedures as necessary

3. Explain the role of the following governmental bodies/regulations in laboratorysafety:

a. US occupational safety and health administration (OSHA), describing therequirements for employers under the general duty clause and with

regard to the following OSHA standards in advisories:

i. Hazard communication standard (right to know)ii. Hazardous chemicals in laboratories standard

iii. Blood-borne pathogens standard (including changes mandated byneedlestick safety and prevention act)

iv. Formaldehyde standardv. Personal protective equipment standard

vi. Control of hazardous energy standard (lock out/tag out)vii. Ergonomics advisoriesviii. Tuberculosis advisories

b. US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)/resource recovery andconservation act (RRCA)

c. US nuclear regulatory commission (NRC)d. US Department of Transportation (DOT)/US Postal Servicee. US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/national Institute

for occupational safety and health (NIOSH)/mashed National Institutes of

Health (NIH)

f. US department of homeland security (DHS)4. Discuss fire hazards with respect to:

a. The fire quadrahedronb. b. classes of fires, including examples of each classc. c. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) graphic symbols for each

classd. d. precautions for each class and fire prevention in generale. e. appropriate means to extinguish each classf. f. education and trainingg. g. lab design and design of optimal evacuation routesh. h. fire safety equipment, specifically thei. correct use of:

i. i. fire alarms


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ii. ii. sand bucketsiii. iii. fire extinguishers, including the PASS acronymiv. iv. fire hosesv. v. fire blankets

vi. vi. Respiratorsvii. evacuation and emergency plans in cases of fire, including the

RACE acronym

EXERCISE 1:

1. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING IN EMPLOYEE SHOULD DO IF HE OR SHE FINDS ANUNSAFE WORKING CONDITION?

a. Report it to your supervisor2. HOW DOES OSHA GOVERN THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF EMPLOYEES?

a. Sets minimum standards for performing hazardous jobsb. Issue citations to employers who do not comply with standardsc. Inspects laboratories to ensure that they need safety standards

3. MATCH THE OSHA STANDARD BELOW TO ITS MAJOR PROVISIONS. CHOOSE 2CORRECT ANSWERS PER ITEM:

a. HAZARD COMMUNICATIONi. right to knowii. MSDSs

b. HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS IN LABORATORIESi. Chemical hygiene planii. Environmental chemical monitoring

c. BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENSi. Hepatitis B vaccineii. Exposure control plan

4. WHEN LIFTING HEAVY OBJECTS YOU SHOULD:a. Bend at the knees

5. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CORRECTLY DESCRIBES THE CORRECT WAY TO USETHE COMPUTER?

a. Maintain your arm at a 90 angle with your wrist straight and supported6. YOUR LABORATORY HAS ADDED A NEW TEST WHICH REQUIRES THE USE OF THE

NEW CHEMICAL. BEFORE YOU CAN DISPOSE OF THIS CHEMICAL, YOU MUST

CHECK:

a.

EPA regulationsb. State and local regulationsc. The MSDS for the chemicald. The facilitys chemical hygiene plan

7. THE MOST IMPORTANT REASON TO ANALYZE ACCIDENTS AND NEAR-MISSES ISTO:

a. Prevent the accident from happening again


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3. CARE MUST BE TAKEN TO AVOID TOUCHING THE DISCHARGE HORN OF A FIREEXTINGUISHER BECAUSE THE HORNS OF _____________ EXTINGUISHERS GET

PARTICULARLY COLD.

a. CO24. IF A FIRE IS SMALL ENOUGH TO BE HANDLED BY THE LABORATORY PERSONNEL,

IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO:a. None of the above; a fire is to be taken seriously no matter how small

5. ALL THE FOLLOWING ARE NECESSARY TO DO WHEN EVACUATING AN AREA WITHA FIRE EXCEPT:

a. Carry out your replaceable items6. THE FIRST PRIORITY IN ANY FIRE PLAN IS:

a. Ensuring the evacuation and safety of all endangered people7. THE SAFEST INSTITUTIONS HAVE:

a. Detailed personnel training and frequent fire drills8. BECAUSE OF THE INSTRUMENTATION AND CHEMICALS IN MANY LABORATORIES,

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT AUTOMATICALLY USED IN EVERY

LABORATORY AREA?

a. A sprinkler system9. MATCHING.

a. CLASS A FIRE = ordinary combustibles (b)b. CLASS B FIRE = flammable liquids (c)c. CLASS C FIRE = electrical equipment (a)

10.WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS IN A FIRE ISCORRECT?

a. Victim is on 5th floor, East wing. Fire is on 4th floor, East wing. Victimgoes to 5th floor, west wing and then takes the stairs to exit the building

11.ON WHICH FIRE BELOW CAN AND EXTINGUISHER BE USED?a. Computer on fire

12.GIVEN THE DATA BELOW, WHICH SOLVENT IS MOST HAZARDOUS?= Solvent A


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