The Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP) defines work policies and procedures to help ensure that laboratory employees and students at Calvin college work safely with hazardous chemicals.
Chemical Hygiene Plan *(PDF,372K)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION
2.0 SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS
3.0 RESPONSIBILITIES
3.1 COLLEGE RESPONSIBILITIES
3.2 INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITIES
4.0 EXPOSURE ASSESSMENTS, MEDICAL CONSULTATIONS, AND EXAMINATIONS
4.1 SUSPECTED EXPOSURES TO TOXIC SUBSTANCES
4.2 CRITERIA FOR REASONABLE SUSPICION OF EXPOSURE
4.3 EXPOSURES
4.4 EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT
4.5 NOTIFICATION OF RESULTS OF MONITORING
4.6 MEDICAL CONSULTATION AND EXAMINATION
5.0 RECORDS AND RECORDKEEPING
5.1 EMPLOYEE EXPOSURE AND MEDICAL RECORDS
6.0 BASIC LAB SAFETY RULES
6.1 GENERAL RULES
6.2 PERSONAL HYGIENE
6.3 FOOD HANDLING
6.4 HANDLING GLASSWARE
6.5 HOUSEKEEPING
6.6 ELECTRICAL SAFETY
6.7 VACUUM AND PRESSURE SAFETY
6.7.1 Vacuum Operations
6.7.2 Pressure Operations
6.8 GENERAL SAFETY EQUIPMENT
6.8.1 Ventilation Hoods
a Laboratory Hoods
b Biological Safety Cabinets
c Specialized Local Ventilation
6.8.2 Safety Showers
6.8.3 Eyewash Fountains
6.8.4 Personal Protective Equipment
6.8.4.A Eye Protection
6.8.4.B Clothing
6.8.4.C Aprons - Rubber or Plastic
6.8.4.D Gloves
6.8.4.E Respirators
6.8.5 Flammable-Liquid Storage Cabinets
6.8.6 Fire Extinguishers
6.8.7 First Aid Kits
6.8.8 Body Fluid Cleanup Kits
7.0 BASIC LAB PROCEDURES
7.1 COMPRESSED GAS SAFETY
7.1.1 Identification
7.1.2 Handling and Use
7.1.3 Transportation of Cylinders
7.1.4 Cryogenic Liquids
7.2 SAFE PRACTICES FOR DISPOSAL OF BROKEN AND/OR CONTAMINATED GLASSWARE
8.0 CHEMICAL HAZARDS
8.1 INTRODUCTION
8.2 CAUSTICS AND CORROSIVES
8.3 TOXIC CHEMICALS
8.4 CARCINOGENS
8.4.1 Teratogens
8.4.2 Mutagens
8.5 FLAMMABLES
8.6 REACTIVES
9.0 CHEMICAL SPILLS
10.0 SAFETY LABELING OF CHEMICAL CONTAINERS
10.1 HEALTH
10.2 FLAMMABILITY
10.3 REACTIVITY
10.4 PERSONAL PROTECTION
11.0 MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS
APPENDICIES
A. Lab Safety Standard
29 CFR 1910.1450 - Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories Standard
29 CFR 1910.1450 App B - References (Non-Mandatory)
B. Spill Response Procedures
C. Chemical Storage and Incompatible Chemicals
D. Common Laboratory Corrosives
E. Common Laboratory Oxidizers
F. Common Laboratory Flammable and Combustible Chemicals
G. Acutely Toxic Gases and Chemicals
H. Potential Peroxide-Forming Chemicals
I. Potential Shock-Sensitive Chemicals
J. Select List of Carcinogens
K. List of Reproductive Hazards
L. Chemical Safety Laboratory Checklist
M. Material Safety Date Sheet Request Form
N. Report of Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals Form
O. Special Substances
P. Glossary of Terms
Q. New Employee Safety Orientation
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