Safety Programs
Documents containing all information such as spill clean up, exposure protocols, toxicity, etc. of a chemical.
What are Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs)?
What is a carcinogen?
ALWAYS required when working with chemicals. Protect eyes.
What are lab goggles/glasses?
Disinfectants, drugs, solvents, paints.
What are chemical hazards?
Used to sterilize biological hazards.
What is an AutoClave?
Processes and procedures that employers and importers must implement in the workplace to effectively communicate hazards associated with chemicals during handling, shipping, and any form of exposure.
What is HazCom?
A danger or risk.
Should use chemicals and carry out reactions in the ______ to prevent fumes from being inhaled.
What is a fume hood?
Slips, falls, lifting.
What are physical hazards?
Self-employed, students, interns, immediate family members of farm employers.
What are individuals not covered by OSHA?
Oversees most private sector and some public sector safety programs throughout many disciplines
What is OSHA?
The way some acids react with metals that cause the metal to deteriorate.
What is corrosive?
The proper gloves must be worn at all times while in the lab performing experiments. This is the type go glove needed to be worn.
What is Nitrile?
Bodily fluids.
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What is a health hazard?
Requires safety showers and eyewash stations to be accessible immediately and are routinely tested.
What is the OSHA Lab Standard?
It is better to be ______ than to be reactive.
Protective clothing that resists physical and chemical hazards when exposure may occur.
What is a lab coat?
This is the most common hazard seen throughout a lab.
What is a chemical hazard?
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What is an oxidizing chemical?
What is the Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP)?
Oversee and investigate incidents to ensure they are documented. All labs have one.
Required where an employee's eyes or body could be exposed to injurious corrosive materials.
What are eyewash and shower facilities?
Ways to prevent this type of hazard: good housekeeping, material handling, ventilated hoods, proper PPE, training.
What are physical, chemical, and biological hazards?
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What is an environmental hazard (aquatic)?