Session IVChemical Storage

SignageChemical Inventory

Physical StorageStorage Room Environment

Waste ManagementMaterial Safety Data Sheets

Laboratory

29 CFR 1910.1450

Laboratory – A facility where the laboratory use of hazardous chemicals occur. It is a workplace where small quantities of hazardous chemicals are used on a non-production basis.

Hazardous Chemical29 CFR 1910.1200

A chemical is considered hazardous if it meets the following criteria:

• Cancer causing• Toxic• Corrosive• Irritant• Strong sensitizer• Flammable/Reactive• Poses a threat to health and the

environment

Signage

• Warn students and visitors of possible hazards in the laboratory

• Identify Emergency Equipment

• Identify evacuation routes

Exit Signs

• Exit signs posted above the door inside the storage room

• If there are two entrances to the room there must be two exit signs

Chemical Danger/ Caution Signs

• Posted on storage room door entrance

• If two entrances to storage room then two signs are needed

Biohazard

• Posted at the front door of the classroom when infectious waste is present in the area

• Posted on all containers with solid or liquid infectious waste material

Chemical Inventory

• Must contain all hazardous chemicals stored in the room

• One copy must be posted inside the storeroom door

• A 2nd copy must be stored in the school’s main office.

Physical Storage• Storage Shelves Labeled• Chemicals stored in compatible families-Fisher

ChemAlert Safe Storage Plan• Stored at or below eye level• Corrosives and flammables in cabinets• Store minimum amounts needed

Storage Room Environment• Storage room should be kept in an orderly manner

• Storage room door should be locked when not in use

• Only authorized personnel are allowed in the area

• Labs should store the minimum amount of chemicals

• The area should be ventilated

• Chemicals should be stored in chemically compatible families

• A chemical inventory should be posted on the inside storage room door

Fisher Storage system

Container Labels • Placed on all chemical

containers

Chemical Name NFPA hazard

information Expiration Date Fisher Category For new chemicals add

date chemical received

Chemical List

Material Safety Data Sheets

29 CFR 1910. 253

• Required by OSHA, EPA, NCDOL• One must be present for each chemical stored• Must be located near but not in the storage room• The binder should be distinctly marked as

(Material Safety Data Sheets)• MSDS must be present in the classroom when

chemicals are being used.• Should be kept for 30 years

MSDS Information1. Product Identification2. Composition/ Information on Ingredients3. Hazards Identification4. First Aid measures5. Fire fighting Measures6. Accidental Release Measures7. Handling and storage8. Exposure Controls/ Personal Protection9. Physical and chemical Properties10. Stability and reactivity11. Toxicological Information12. Ecological Information13. Disposal Considerations14. Transport Information15. Regulatory Information16. Other Information

Compressed Gas

• Do not store compressed gas in the lab area

• Compressed gas cylinders should be labeled to indicate their contents

• Cylinders must be secured in place and the valve protected

Waste Management40 CFR Part 262

• Biohazard waste ( dissections/ blood materials) • Double bag and box all waste before removal• Box contents must be labeled on the box• Store bio-waste away from students• Bio-waste must be stored in approved containers