Chemical Hygiene Plan - Queensborough Community College ...

and that there are no dents or holes in the system.
Visual inspection of hood: The hood will be checked for signs of corrosion or other indications
of needed repair.
· Cleaning: The interior surface of the hood, the sash glass, and the light unit will be
cleaned the laboratory users.
3. Emergency Eyewash and Deluge Showers
Any needed maintenance and repair will be made on emergency eyewash systems or
deluge showers that are not functioning properly. This will be determined during
biannual facility inspections that test this equipment's performance.
4. Fire extinguishers
All fire extinguishers will be inspected and maintained by Building and Grounds
Department on a regular basis, every two months to ensure that they are properly
charged in the event of a fire.
5. Mechanisms for Employees to Report Malfunctioning Equipment
Departmental personnel and laboratory employees having any indication of improper
functioning of fume hoods or safety equipment will alert the Chemical Hygiene Officer
and fill out a maintenance work order form indicating the problem and the location of the
fume hood or equipment.
24.2 Facility Inspections
1. Chemical Hygiene Committee Inspections
The Chemical Hygiene Committee and Chemical Hygiene Officer will conduct annual
inspections of laboratories at this institution. The inspection team will visually inspect targeted
laboratories for unsafe conditions and practices, as well as test key safety equipment to ensure its
proper functioning. Before inspections, a copy of the chemical
inventory and a description of basic operations conducted in a lab will be provided by the
laboratory supervisor] to the Chemical Hygiene Committee.
2. Inspection Reports and Report Presentations
The Chemical Hygiene Officer and /or members of the committee will write inspection
reports identifying problems needing immediate attention and those that are of a lesser
priority. Inspection results will be discussed with departmental chairpersons, laboratory
employees, and laboratory supervisors and principal investigators, indicating what follow
up is needed to correct the problem(s), if any. The inspection team will:
a.) Evaluate fume hood performance in laboratories:
· Use smoke tubes to determine if the hood is exhausting air.
·Measure the rate of flow at the face of the hood as well as the uniformity of air delivery
to the hood by making a series of face velocity measurements (using an Alnor Velometer
Jr. or other monitoring equipment) at various points on a grid.
Each measurement should not vary more or less than 25% from the average face velocity
measurement.
b.) Observe airflow in the room that may interfere with the fume hood's operation.
c.) Ask laboratory employees about hood performance.
· Inspect and test all emergency equipment including eyewash stations and safety
showers.
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