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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An annual refresher is required for the medical evaluation, respirator training, and fit testing. In<br />
addition to the annual training refresher, a more frequent re-training, fit testing or medical evaluation<br />
must be performed when any of the following occur:<br />
Changes in the workplace or the type of respirator render previous training obsolete<br />
Inadequacies in the employee‟s knowledge or use of the respirator indicate that the employee<br />
has not retained the requisite understanding or skill<br />
Any other situation arises in which reevaluation appears necessary to ensure safe respirator<br />
use<br />
Facial scarring, dental changes, cosmetic surgery, or an obvious change in body weight<br />
An employee reports medical signs or symptoms related to their ability to use a respirator<br />
Documentation of PPE issuance<br />
All labs are required to document the issuance of appropriate PPE to their personnel. A PPE<br />
issuance form may be filled out for each member of the lab using the template form in Appendix T.<br />
<strong>Lab</strong>oratory <strong>Safety</strong> Equipment<br />
New personnel must be instructed in the location of fire extinguishers, safety showers, and<br />
other safety equipment before they begin work in the laboratory. This training is considered<br />
part of the laboratory specific training that all staff members must attend.<br />
Fire Extinguishers<br />
All laboratories working with combustible or flammable chemicals must be outfitted with<br />
appropriate fire extinguishers. All extinguishers should be mounted on a wall in an area free of<br />
clutter or stored in a fire extinguisher cabinet. Research personnel should be familiar with the<br />
location, use and classification of the extinguishers in their laboratory.<br />
<strong>Lab</strong>oratory personnel are not required to extinguish fires that occur in their work areas and should<br />
not attempt to do so unless:<br />
It is a small fire (i.e., small trash can sized fire)<br />
Appropriate training has been received<br />
It is safe to do so<br />
Any time a fire extinguisher is used, no matter for how brief a period, the<br />
PI/<strong>Lab</strong>oratory Supervisor, or most senior laboratory personnel present at the time<br />
of the incident, must immediately report the incident to the EH&S Hotline at 310-<br />
825-9797.<br />
The EH&S website contains a Fire <strong>Safety</strong> in the <strong>Lab</strong>oratory video, which provides<br />
information on fire extinguisher use. Visit the EH&S Online Video page to view<br />
this video, and other safety videos: http://map.ais.ucla.edu/go/1004476.<br />
<strong>Safety</strong> Showers and Eyewash Stations<br />
All laboratories using hazardous chemicals must have immediate access to safety<br />
showers with eye wash stations. Access must be available in 10 seconds or less<br />
for a potentially injured individual and access routes must be kept clear. <strong>Safety</strong><br />
Chemical Hygiene Plan 4-9 January 2013