Lab Safety Manual - UCLA - Environment, Health & Safety
Lab Safety Manual - UCLA - Environment, Health & Safety
Lab Safety Manual - UCLA - Environment, Health & Safety
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EMPLOYEE INFORMATION AND TRAINING<br />
Employee training on specific workplace hazards must be provided at the time of initial assignment,<br />
whenever a new hazard is introduced into the workplace, and whenever employees may be exposed<br />
to hazards in other work areas. General Hazard Communication Training is available online through<br />
the Bruin <strong>Safety</strong> training module (http://www.biolchem.ucla.edu/Information_<strong>Safety</strong>.htm). The online<br />
Bruin <strong>Safety</strong> training is not a substitution for <strong>Lab</strong>oratory <strong>Safety</strong> Fundamentals Concepts (see Chapter<br />
7). Additional employee training is required whenever a new hazard is introduced into the work<br />
environment, and must be provided within 30 days of receiving the SDS or other safety information.<br />
All training must be in the appropriate language, educational level, and vocabulary for laboratory<br />
personnel. Employees must be given the opportunity to ask questions.<br />
LABORATORY HAZARD ASSESSMENT TOOL<br />
The <strong>Lab</strong>oratory Hazard Assessment Tool (LHAT), found at<br />
http://lsm.ehs.ucla.edu, was developed to broadly identify<br />
activities involving chemical and other types of hazards and<br />
is an effective method of hazard communication. The LHAT<br />
captures information on the specific type of hazard(s), the<br />
location of the hazard(s), the name of the PI/<strong>Lab</strong>oratory<br />
Supervisor who oversees the facility and helps identify the<br />
proper PPE that should be used by laboratory personnel to<br />
protect themselves against these hazards. Once the<br />
required PPE is identified, the laboratory is required to<br />
conduct and document training for laboratory personnel on<br />
the use of PPE.<br />
Other Resources<br />
1. “Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in <strong>Lab</strong>oratories.” California Code of<br />
Regulations (CCR) Title 8, Section 5191;<br />
2. Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for handling toxic chemicals (Appendix D);<br />
3. General information on the signs and symptoms associated with exposure to hazardous<br />
substances used in the laboratory or facility<br />
Identity labels, showing contents of containers (including waste receptacles) and<br />
associated hazards;<br />
<strong>Lab</strong>el hazardous waste containers. See the EH&S website for information about the<br />
Online Tag Program (http://map.ais.ucla.edu/go/1002753);<br />
Warnings at areas or equipment where special or unusual hazards exist (e.g., particularly<br />
hazardous substances);<br />
4. Procedures to follow in case of an emergency; including the posting of the “In Case of<br />
Serious Injury at Work” (http://ehs.ucla.edu/Pub/IPD_EHS%20123%20Poster.pdf)<br />
Emergency telephone numbers of emergency personnel/facilities, supervisors, and<br />
laboratory workers; and<br />
Location signs for safety showers, eyewash stations, other safety and first aid equipment,<br />
exits and areas where food and beverage consumption and storage are permitted.<br />
Chemical Hygiene Plan 2-3 January 2013