LABORATORY SAFETY

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
• Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)
• OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) ✓ Inspection ✓ Accreditation
• OSHA Public Law 91-596 Enacted by US Congress in 1970
• OSHA's Three Lines of Defense 1: Engineering Controls
• OSHA's Three Lines of Defense 2: Administrative and WorkPractice Controls
• OSHA's Three Lines of Defense 3: Personal Protective Equipment
• 1. Elimination - Physically remove the hazard
• 2. Substitution - Replace the hazard
• 3. Engineering Controls - Isolate people from the hazard
• 4. Administrative Controls - Change the way people work
• 5. PPE - Protect the worker with Personal Protective Equipment
• Radiation Hazard - lonizing radiation can damage living tissue inthe human body
• Compressed Gases -All compressed gases are hazardous becauseof the high pressures inside the cylinders.
• Ergonomic Hazard - Causes strain disorders
• Primary contributing factors of ergonomic hazard: Posture, Applied force, Frequency of repetition
• Identification of Health HazardColor Code: BLUE
• Identification of FlammabilityColor Code- RED
• Identification of Reactivity (Stability)Color Code: YELLOW
• FLAMMABLE - Materials which burn or ignite.Examples: Acetonitrile, Methanol, Diesel Fuel,Mineral Spirits
• CORROSIVE - Materials which cause visibledestruction and/or irreversible alterations atpoint of contact.Examples: Acetic Acid, Photographic Fixer,Sodium Hydroxide
• REACTIVE - Materials which are liable toexplode or react violently on contact with air,water or other chemicals.Examples: Benzoyl Peroxide, Nitric Acid, PicricAcid, Silane, Sodium Metal
• TOXIC - Materials which cause harm if theyenter the body, such as carcinogens, mutagens,and poisons.Examples: Benzene, Bromine, Powdered Inksand/or Pigments, Sodium Azide, Formaldehyde
• IRRITANT - Materials which cause harm byirritating the eyes and/or skin, and cause allergicreactions, drowsiness, lack of coordinationand/or organ damage.
• ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD - Materialswhich are toxic and/or cause harm to theenvironment at large, particularly aquatic animalsExamples: Anthrax, Arsenic, Asbestos, Lead,Mercury, Oil
• MSDS - material safety data sheet
• old name of clsi is NCCLS - national committee for clinical laboratory standards
• Black: Non-infectious dry waste
• Green : Non-infectious wet waste
• Yellow : Infectious and Pathological waste
• Yellow with black band : Chemical waste
• Orange : Radioactive waste
• Red : \Sharps and pressurized containers
• hepa filter - high efficiency particulate air
• A - Ordinary Combustibles
• B - Flammable Liquids
• C - Electrical Equipment
• D - Combustible Metals
• K - Cooking Oils
• P - PULL PIN A- AIM NOZZLE