OSHA Laboratory Safety and the Chemical Hygiene Plan

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1. 1

   Orientation: The OSHA Laboratory Standard

   • About This Course and the Laboratory Standard
   • Scope: Laboratory Use and Laboratory Scale
   • How the Laboratory Standard Relates to Other OSHA Standards
   • Who Does What in a Laboratory
2. 2

   The Chemical Hygiene Plan

   • What a Chemical Hygiene Plan Must Achieve
   • The Eight Required Elements of the CHP
   • Writing Standard Operating Procedures
   • Control Measure Criteria and Prior Approval
   • The Chemical Hygiene Officer and the Annual Review
3. 3

   Hazard Identification, Information and Training

   • Labels and Safety Data Sheets in the Laboratory
   • Chemicals Produced in the Laboratory
   • What Every Laboratory Worker Must Be Told
   • Training Laboratory Workers Effectively
4. 4

   Exposure, Medical Attention and Particularly Hazardous Substances

   • Exposure Limits and Exposure Determination
   • Medical Consultation and Medical Examinations
   • Particularly Hazardous Substances
   • Designated Areas, Containment and Decontamination
5. 5

   Fume Hoods, Ventilation, PPE and Emergency Eyewash

   • How Chemical Fume Hoods Work
   • Using and Checking a Fume Hood
   • Glove Boxes, Ventilated Enclosures and General Ventilation
   • Laboratory PPE: Eyes, Face, Body and Hands
   • Eyewash Stations and Safety Showers
6. 6

   Storing and Handling Laboratory Chemicals

   • Chemical Inventory and Storage Principles
   • Incompatible Chemicals and Segregation
   • Flammable Liquids in the Laboratory
   • Peroxide-Forming and Other Reactive Chemicals
   • Compressed Gases and Cryogenic Liquids
7. 7

   Emergencies, Waste, Records and Reviewing the Plan

   • Laboratory Spills: Incidental Release or Emergency?
   • Fires, Exposures and Other Laboratory Emergencies
   • Laboratory Waste: Where the Laboratory Standard Ends
   • Recordkeeping Under the Laboratory Standard
   • Reviewing a Chemical Hygiene Plan: A Practical Exercise