PROTECTION
LABELING
FREQUENCY
ALWAYS, NEVER OR IT DEPENDS
HAZARDS
100
Collectively known as the protection against some of the hazards encountered in lab activities is provided by use of special safety equipment and protective clothing.
What is Personal Protective Equipment?
100
Must have labels, which list hazards and precautions for handling.
What is hazardous chemicals?
100
Frequency at which eyewashes are inspected
What is weekly?
100
Report a minor incident
What is always
100
Type of hazard with an uncontrolled flow that can cause personal injury, overheating of wires and equipment or ignition of combustible material
What is electrical?
200
The two governing bodies that determine the requirements for eye and face protection
What is OSHA and ANSI?
200
Two types of hazardous chemical labels accepted by our lab.
What is HMIS label (color coded rectangle) or NFPA label (color coded diamond)?
200
Frequency at which safety showers are tested
What is monthly?
200
Smell or taste a chemical
What is never?
200
Type of hazard if there is a risk of injury if equipment has to be moved, because storage facility may not be adequate, and equipment may not be designed for safe handling
What is mechanical hazard?
300
Protect from injuries as abrasion, bruises, lacerations, splinters, and other mechanical hazards as well as protection from extreme temperatures wich can cause chilling, freezing, or burns. Also protect from dirt, grease, oil and a variety of chemical and biological contaminants.
What are gloves?
300
Blue indicates and health hazard and yellow indicates reactivity, this is indicated by the color red.
What is flammability hazard?
300
Frequency at which emergency alarms are tested
What is annually?
300
Wear eye protection in the lab
What is always?
300
Injuries cause by ________ include deep burns, damage to central nervous system, stoppage of breathing, ventricular fibrillation of the heart and cardiac arrest.
What is an electrical hazard?
400
May be used when there is a less possibility of chemical spills, splashes or drips and must be worn at all times working in the lab.
What is a lab coat?
400
Hazard labeling system that uses a color-coded diamond in which there is a symbol (such as a flame) and a term describing the major hazard of the material.
What is DOT (Department of Transportation)>
400
Frequency at which PPE shoud be inspected?
What is before each use?
400
Wear appropriate gloves
What is it depends?
400
Examples of ______________ hazards include sharp edges, run-in points, catch points, shear points, pinch points, and squeeze points.
What is mechanical?
500
Must be made of impermeable material, such as leather. Canvas and cotton are not acceptable. Closed toe. Steel toe.
What is footwear?
500
Hazard signal rating designated to isopropyl alcohol.
What is 3?
500
Frequency at which fire extinguishers should be inspected
What is annually?
500
Storage of chemicals in flammable cabinet
What is it depends?
500
Action that should be done with the back as straight as as vertical as possible to avoid excessive strain on back muscles and vertebrae.
What is lifting?