Introduction

Who to Call

MSDS

Roles and Responsibilities

• Division Directors
• Supervisors, Managers, and Work Leads
• Area Safety Leaders
• Employees, Subcontractors, and Casual and Participating Guests
• Environment, Health and Safety Division
• Safety Review Committee
• Procurement Department
• Facilities Division
• Transportation Services

Chemical Procurement, Transportation and Inventory

• Chemical and Equipment Procurement Procedures
• Transporting Hazardous Materials
• Transporting Small Quantities of Hazardous Materials by Laboratory Employees, Subcontractors, and Casual and Participating Guests
• Transporting Research Samples, Hazardous Materials and Field Sampling Materials by LBNL Staff
• LBNL Chemical Inventory
• Guidance for Chemical Management System Program

Chemical Hazard: Definition

• Definition of Hazardous Chemicals
• Particularly Hazardous Substances
• Engineered Nanomaterials

Chemical Hazard Assessment

• Job Hazards Analysis (JHA)
• Activity Hazard Documents

Controls

• Controls for Hazardous Materials
• Technical Areas
• Standard Operating Procedures
• Chemical Use, Selection and Substitution
• Selection and Use of Engineering Controls
• Personal Protective Equipment
• General Personal Protective Equipment Requirements
• Minimum Personal Protective Equipment Requirements
• Gloves
• Eye and Face Protection
• Respirators
• Work Practice Controls
• Work Planning
• Housekeeping
• Personal Hygiene
• Food, Beverage, Cosmetics and Medicine in Technical Areas
• Use of Glassware
• Administrative Controls
• Chemical Storage Guidelines
• Decommissioning Laboratory and Shop Spaces
• Specific Controls and Procedures
• Control Procedures for Acids and Bases
• Control Procedures for Particularly Hazardous Substances
• Carcinogens
• Reproductive Toxins
• Control Procedures for Flammable and Combustible Liquids
• Control Procedures for Laser Dyes and Solvents
• Control Procedures for Peroxide-Forming Compounds
• Control Procedures for Water Reactives
• Control Procedures for Pyrophoric Materials
• Control Procedures for Engineered Nanomaterials
• Control Procedures for Chemicals with Explosive Properties
• Emergency Procedures and Equipment
  • Spill Response Procedures
  • Personal Injury from or Exposure to Chemicals
  • Emergency First Aid for Phenol Exposure
  • Emergency Eyewash and Safety Showers
  • Fire Extinguishers

Training and Hazard Information

• Training
• Hazard Information
• Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
• Labeling and Posting
• Hazard Communication Requirements for Chemicals Produced in Laboratories and Shipped Off Site
• Posting Area Entrances
• Designated Areas

Exposure Assessments, Monitoring and Medical Consultation

• Hazard Assessments
• Exposure Assessments
• Exposure Monitoring
• Occupational Exposure Limits (OELs) and Interpretation of Monitoring Results
• Employee Notification of Monitoring
• Medical Consultations and Examinations

Appendices

• Glossary of Terms
• Regulations
• Hazard Communication Standard
• Exposure to Hazardous Materials in Laboratories Standard (Lab Standard)
• Material Safety Data Sheets
• Chemical Toxicology Overview
• Definitions
• Dose-Response Relationships
• Routes of Entry into the Body
• Physical Classifications
• Physiological Classifications
• Carcinogens
• Reproductive Toxins
• Odor Threshold Table for Chemicals

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