Laboratory Safety

Duration: 35 Minutes      Language: English

Topics Covered:

• Identify hazardous substances in your laboratory and the need to minimize exposure.

• Explain the purpose of the Laboratory and Hazard Communication standards and their primary directives.

• Recognize your employer’s responsibility to provide you with information and training at the time of your initial assignment to a work area or a new exposure situation.

• Identify the information that must be included in a Chemical Hygiene Plan and your employer’s responsibility to communicate the location and availability of the plan.

• State the various controls that protect laboratory personnel, including engineering, administrative, work practices, and personal protective equipment.

• Recognize your employer’s responsibilities and your rights relative to exposure monitoring, medical consultation and examinations, and records.

Course Benefits:

• Certificate of Completion. *Valid for 2 years.

• Examination record available for employer.

Regulations:

• 29CFR Part 1910 – Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry

• 29CFR Part 1910, Subpart Z – Toxic and Hazardous Substances

• CFR 1910.1450 – Laboratory Safety

• CFR 1910.1200 – Hazard Communication

• CFR 1910.1450 – Appendix A “National Research Council Recommendations Concerning Chemical Hygiene in Laboratories” (non-mandatory)

• CFR 1910.1450 – Appendix B “References” (non-mandatory)

• CFR 1910.134 – Respiratory Protection

• CFR 1910.1020 – Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records

• CFR 1910.1030 – Bloodborne Pathogens

• ANSI/AIHA – Z9.5-2003 Laboratory Ventilation Standard