Chemical Hygiene Plan - Queensborough Community College ...

Contact the engineering department (B&G) to assist in the collection of discharged water
from the shower.
· Look for and correct blocked emergency exits.
· Check fire extinguishers to make sure they are properly charged.
· Check availability and appropriateness of spill control and other emergency equipment.
· Check availability of Material Safety Data Sheets.
· Inspect protective equipment for integrity as well as appropriateness.
· Observe general housekeeping conditions and systems used to communicate hazards
(e.g., signs and labels).
· Inspect storage areas for proper segregation of chemical classes, storage facility, and
container integrity.
· Review waste disposal practices.
3. Routine Inspection by Laboratory Employees
Part of the training program for laboratory employees includes participation in self
guided quarterly inspections of their own laboratory. Each inspection will focus on one or
two particular areas of the laboratory environment (e.g., emergency preparedness, fume
hoods and personal protective equipment,
chemical storage, etc.), and after each inspection a list of needed improvements will be
drawn up. These inspection results will serve as interim monitors of safety between the
biannual inspections made by the Chemical Hygiene Committee.
24.3. Follow up Measures to Make Sure Problems are Addressed
As a routine policy, the second inspection of the year will focus on laboratories in which
improvements should have been made, either by laboratory employees or by management. All
serious and potentially serious laboratory safety and/or health problems
will be brought to the attention of the Chemical Hygiene Committee and a schedule of steps and
a time frame for completing them will be drawn up by the committee.
XXV. EMPLOYEE INFORMATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS
Federal, state, and local laws require that all laboratory workers receive laboratory safety training
and be informed of the potential health and safety risks that may be present in their workplace.
In order to assist laboratory personnel comply with this requirement, laboratory safety training
must be obtained either through your EHS Office or through an EHSO approved alternative
source. Laboratory personnel who attend training classes will have documentation entered and
maintained by the EHSO. Laboratory personnel who have not attended EHS-sponsored safety
training must submit documentation of training received from the alternative sources for
verification by the EHSO.
The OSHA Laboratory Standard requires employers to provide employees with information and
training to ensure that they are apprised of the hazards of chemicals present in their work area.
The Laboratory Standard goes on to state that such information shall be provided at the time of
an employee’s initial assignment to a work area where hazardous chemicals are present and prior
to assignments involving new exposure situations.
As per the OSHA Laboratory Standard, information that must be provided to employees
includes:
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