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2012 MRL Safety InspectionPre-Inspection Meeting - Feb 08, 2012
•Time for general lab clean up, time to get your lab safety up to date.
•Commonly cited items last year•Inspection criteria•Common issues and particular things that we’ll be looking for•Incidents•Time for questions & discussion about: Inspections, LSMs, CHPs, SOPs, Chem. inventories, Incidents, etc.
Overview
2011 Safety Inspection: Items cited >20 times
Door signs: out of date, hazard sections not completed
Cluttered labs/aisles
Missing equipment guards, panels
Blocked electrical panels
Electrical cord placement/routing/condition
Lack of first aid kits, spill kits
Lack of Lab Safety Manuals, incl. CHPs, SOPs, chemical inventories, emergency procedures & shutdown instructions
PPE use, availability (eye protection, lab coats)
Chem. storage by compatibility
Chem. storage: secondary containment
2011 Safety Inspection: Items cited >20 times
Door signs: out of date, hazard sections not completed
Cluttered labs/aisles
Missing equipment guards, panels
Blocked electrical panels
Electrical cord placement/routing/condition
Lack of first aid kits, spill kits
Lack of Lab Safety Manuals, incl. CHPs, SOPs, chemical inventories, emergency procedures & shutdown instructions
PPE use, availability (eye protection, lab coats)
Chem. storage by compatibility
Chem. storage: secondary containment
2011 Safety Inspection: Items cited >20 times
Door signs: out of date, hazard sections not completed
Cluttered labs/aisles
Missing equipment guards, panels
Blocked electrical panels
Electrical cord placement/routing/condition
Lack of first aid kits, spill kits
Lack of Lab Safety Manuals, incl. CHPs, SOPs, chemical inventories, emergency procedures & shutdown instructions
PPE use, availability (eye protection, lab coats)
Chem. storage by compatibility
Chem. storage: secondary containment
2011 Safety Inspection: Items cited >20 times
Door signs: out of date, hazard sections not completed
Cluttered labs/aisles
Missing equipment guards, panels
Blocked electrical panels
Electrical cord placement/routing/condition
Lack of first aid kits, spill kits
Lack of Lab Safety Manuals, incl. CHPs, SOPs, chemical inventories, emergency procedures & shutdown instructions
PPE use, availability (eye protection, lab coats)
Chem. storage by compatibility
Chem. storage: secondary containment
2011 Safety Inspection: Items cited >20 times
Door signs: out of date, hazard sections not completed
Cluttered labs/aisles
Missing equipment guards, panels
Blocked electrical panels
Electrical cord placement/routing/condition
Lack of first aid kits, spill kits
Lack of Lab Safety Manuals, incl. CHPs, SOPs, chemical inventories, emergency procedures & shutdown instructions
PPE use, availability (eye protection, lab coats)
Chem. storage by compatibility
Chem. storage: secondary containment
Door signs: out of date, hazard sections not completed
Cluttered labs/aisles
Missing equipment guards, panels
Blocked electrical panels
Electrical cord placement/routing/condition
Lack of first aid kits, spill kits
Lack of Lab Safety Manuals, incl. CHPs, SOPs, chemical inventories, emergency procedures & shutdown instructions
PPE use, availability (eye protection, lab coats)
Chem. storage by compatibility
Chem. storage: secondary containment
2011 Safety Inspection: Items cited >20 times
Door signs: out of date, hazard sections not completed
Cluttered labs/aisles
Missing equipment guards, panels
Blocked electrical panels
Electrical cord placement/routing/condition
Lack of first aid kits, spill kits
Lack of Lab Safety Manuals, incl. CHPs, SOPs, chemical inventories, emergency procedures & shutdown instructions
PPE use, availability (eye protection, lab coats)
Chem. storage by compatibility
Chem. storage: secondary containment
2011 Safety Inspection: Items cited >20 times
2011 Safety Inspection: Items cited >20 times
Door signs: out of date, hazard sections not completed
Cluttered labs/aisles
Missing equipment guards, panels
Blocked electrical panels clearance requirement: 3 feet
Electrical cord placement/routing/condition
Lack of first aid kits, spill kits
Lack of Lab Safety Manuals, incl. CHPs, SOPs, chemical inventories, emergency procedures & shutdown instructions
PPE use, availability (eye protection, lab coats)
Chem. storage by compatibility
Chem. storage: secondary containment
2011 Safety Inspection: Items cited >20 times
Door signs: out of date, hazard sections not completed
Cluttered labs/aisles
Missing equipment guards, panels
Blocked electrical panels
Electrical cord placement/routing/condition
Lack of first aid kits, spill kits
Lack of Lab Safety Manuals, incl. CHPs, SOPs, chemical inventories, emergency procedures & shutdown instructions
PPE use, availability (eye protection, lab coats)
Chem. storage by compatibility
Chem. storage: secondary containment
2011 Safety Inspection: Items cited >20 times
Door signs: out of date, hazard sections not completed
Cluttered labs/aisles
Missing equipment guards, panels
Blocked electrical panels
Electrical cord placement/routing/condition
Lack of first aid kits, spill kits
Lack of Lab Safety Manuals, incl. CHPs, SOPs, chemical inventories, emergency procedures & shutdown instructions
PPE use, availability (eye protection, lab coats)
Chem. storage by compatibility
Chem. storage: secondary containment
2011 Safety Inspection: Items cited >20 times
Door signs: out of date, hazard sections not completed
Cluttered labs/aisles
Missing equipment guards, panels
Blocked electrical panels
Electrical cord placement/routing/condition
Lack of first aid kits, spill kits
Lack of Lab Safety Manuals, incl. CHPs, SOPs, chemical inventories, emergency procedures & shutdown instructions
PPE use, availability (eye protection, lab coats)
Chem. storage by compatibility
Chem. storage: secondary containment
2011 Safety Inspection: Items cited >15 times
Door signs: out of date, hazard sections not completed
Cluttered labs/aisles
Missing equipment guards, panels
Blocked electrical panels
Electrical cord placement/routing/condition
Lack of first aid kits, spill kits
Lack of Lab Safety Manuals, incl. CHPs, SOPs, chemical inventories, emergency procedures & shutdown instructions
PPE use, availability (eye protection, lab coats, gloves)
Chem. storage by compatibility
Chem. storage: secondary containment
2011 Safety Inspection: Items cited >20 times
Door signs: out of date, hazard sections not completed
Cluttered labs/aisles
Missing equipment guards, panels
Blocked electrical panels
Electrical cord placement/routing/condition
Lack of first aid kits, spill kits
Lack of Lab Safety Manuals, incl. CHPs, SOPs, chemical inventories, emergency procedures & shutdown instructions
PPE use, availability (eye protection, lab coats)
Chem. storage by compatibility
Chem. storage – use of secondary containment
2011 Safety Inspection: Items cited >15 times
Door signs: out of date, hazard sections not completed
Cluttered labs/aisles
Missing equipment guards, panels
Blocked electrical panels
Electrical cord placement/routing/condition
Lack of first aid kits, spill kits
Lack of Lab Safety Manuals, incl. CHPs, SOPs, chemical inventories, emergency procedures & shutdown instructions
PPE use, availability (eye protection, lab coats, gloves)
Chem. storage by compatibility
Chem. storage: secondary containment
Unsecured gas cylinders
Improper labeling of chemicals
2011 Safety Inspection: Improvements
Less accumulation of waste chemicals before processing for disposal
Storage of toxics/carcinogens not used
Storage of large quantities when less is sufficient
Common issues
Particular things that we’ll be looking for…
Disposing old equipment
Take responsibility to find out if there are any ‘items of concern’ in equipment that you’re going to dispose. Can’t simply throw everything away any more.
•Toxic materials, such as PCBs, dyes, batteries, etc. must be disposed properly.
New State Law: No electronics may be thrown in the trash.
If you are unsure, contact us. The safety committee can help.
Syringes
Considered PIMW* – must not be disposed in trash.Waste transfer station workers can’t tell the difference.
Syringes must always be disposed in a Sharps container...
•Syringes of any material
•Any part of a syringe (needles, bodies, plungers)
•Regardless of use
•includes unused syringes
* Potentially Infected Medical Waste
Sharps containers & their disposal are free.
Alcatel Vacuum pumps
Oil-sealed rotary vane vacuum pumps subject to recall. (See ref. slides)
Water lines
Water lines must be reinforced tubing.
Connections must be clamped.
Secured
Nylon reinforced PVC
Water lines
Water lines that aren’t pressurized are exempt but must still be secure.
Example: water lines that free-flow into the drain.
Secured
Bad Good
Incidents…
UCLA fatal tert-butyl lithium fire - Dec, 2008
Very brief summary
•While dispensing t-BuLi, syringe plunger popped out of syringe body, material splashed onto her clothes.•The material ignited. (It’s pyrophoric)•Knocked over an open flask of Hexane – which also ignited.•Fire ignited her polyester sweater, severely burning her arms and upper torso.
UCLA fatal tert-butyl lithium fire - Dec, 2008
Complex case, nonetheless a few basic lessons can be related:
•PPE! No lab coat worn•Amount of material vs. capacity of container 50mL/60mL•Unrelated chemicals in work area•Know the location of, and use emergency equipment•Think about what else you’re wearing: Synthetic materials like polyester described as being “analogous to solid gasoline.”*•Don’t take things for granted (more later)•Undoubtedly more.
* Neal Langerman, founder of Advanced Chemical Safety in an ACS report http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/87/i04/8704news1.html
UCLA fatal tert-butyl lithium fire - Dec, 2008
Consequences:
•Injuries were fatal•Questions of training, hazard identification, lab safety practices, supervision.•Felony charges have been filed against UC and against professor
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-1228-ucla-death-20111228,0,7543387.story
Texas Tech Nickel hydrazine perchlorate explosion – Jan, 2010
Very brief summary
•Students synthesized 10 grams of material instead of 100 milligrams max. •5th year grad student removing ‘lumps’ in 5g portion of the material with a mortar & pestle.•Set the materials down and removed goggles.•Returned to give it one more stir, neglecting to don goggles.•Material exploded, causing the loss of 3 digits on left hand, lacerating right hand, perforating left eye, scratching right eye, etc.
Texas Tech Nickel hydrazine perchlorate explosion – Jan, 2010
Complex case, nonetheless a few basic lessons can be related:
•PPE! Removed eye protection before last ‘stir’ then failed to put it back on.•Researcher’s space was disorganized, items not labeled. Conflicts over space, cleanliness, use of chemicals.•Students were apparently told there was a 100mg limit – no documentation to support this.•No notes taken during the experiment, uncertainty over the material synthesized.•Undoubtedly more.
Consequences:
•Injuries•Questions of training, supervision•Documentation of training and restrictions imposed on students essentially nonexistent.•TTU overhauls its safety structure.•Acknowledgement that lab standards focus on health and exposure hazards, but physical hazard information is way behind, or missing
Texas Tech Nickel hydrazine perchlorate explosion – Jan, 2010
These two incidents focusing attention to lab safety in academia.
• Seemingly endless, minute safety details make sense and protect researchers, but are not necessarily complete.
• Familiarity can be the enemy – you do some things every day.
• Almost inevitably, perception of risk may change, but the risks do not.
One of the big challenges in keeping safety measures prominent in the minds of researchers
Lessons - in a broad sense.
• Try not to take things for granted.• Reporting of incidents and near misses are a way
for everyone to learn.• SOP template includes a signature line for
documentation of training – this isn’t by chance.
• Without documentation, essentially no training has occurred in the eyes of investigating bodies.
Lessons - in a broad sense.
Questions?
http://mrl.illinois.edu/safety
Inspection calendar:
Reference slides…
Alcatel Vacuum pumps
Affected ModelsThese pumps include models in the ALCATEL PASCAL Series ‐ in sizes from 5 to 21 m3/h (cubic meters per hour). Specific models include:1005, 1010, 1015, 1021: ‐ including those with "SD" or "C1" suffixes2005 SD, I, C1, or H12010 SD, I, C1, or C22015 SD, I, C1, C2, or H12021 SD, I, C1, or C2
Affected models all have serial numbers BELOW 408960.
UCLA t-BuLi fire•http://pubs.acs.org/cen/science/87/8731sci1.html - Includes numerous links for more info.
•http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/87/i04/8704news1.html•http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-1228-ucla-death-20111228,0,7543387.story
TTU Ni hydrazine perchlorate explosion•http://www.csb.gov/investigations/detail.aspx?SID=90&Type=2&pg=1&F_All=y•http://cen.acs.org/articles/88/i34/Texas-Tech-Lessons.html
Video covering both incidents (and trimethylmercury poisoning incident)
http://www.csb.gov/videoroom/detail.aspx?VID=61 *
* Well done – recommended(Consider showing it to your group)
Long form 1/3
Long form 2/3
Long form 3/3
Office Insp. form
Short Form
Door sign
http://www.drs.illinois.edu/gls/forms/pdf/emergencycontactsign.pdf
MRL safety page:http://mrl.illinois.edu/safety
e-mail: [email protected] Inspection short form:http://mrl.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/pdfs/ShortFormForLabSelfInspections.pdfLab inspection full form & instructions:http://mrl.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/pdfs/UofILabSafetyInspectionForm.pdfhttp://mrl.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/pdfs/UofILabSafetyInspectionFormInstructions.pdfMRL Office inspection form:http://mrl.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/pdfs/2009MRLOfficeInspectionForm.pdfUniversity of Illinois Lab Safety Manual Template:http://www.drs.illinois.edu/factsheets/index.aspxUniversity of Illinois Chemical Hygiene Plan template:http://mrl.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/pdfs/UofICHPNotebook.pdfU of I CHP page:http://www.drs.illinois.edu/css/guidesplans/chypBlank MRL Chemical Inventory form:http://mrl.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/pdfs/ChemicalInventoryForm-blank.docUniversity of Illinois Laboratory Door Sign Editable PDF form:http://www.drs.illinois.edu/gls/forms/pdf/emergencycontactsign.pdf
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