Instructor: Scott Harrington, College Facilities Liaison/Administrative Specialist

• Personal Safety Training for Students
• Personal Safety Training for Faculty & Staff
• Surviving an Abduction or Hostage Situation Training
• Surviving an Armed Encounter: RHF Training

Instructor: Osamede Evbuomwan, MS CSP CHMM SMS CIEC CCHO CUSP CPEA
Occupational Health & Safety Manager and Chemical Hygiene Officer
Adjunct-Faculty on Industrial Hygiene (Fall), Environmental Health & Safety (Fall)
Individual Student Program (ISP) Environmental Health & Safety Mentor

• Personal Protection Equipment Training
• Chemical/Hazardouse Waste Disposal

• Respiratory Protection Program
• N95 Resporatory Training: Wearing the Respirator & Seal Checking Procedures
• Hazardous Waste Minimization & Management
• Ethidium Bromide (ETBR) Handling & Disposal

No lab worker should use, store any hazardous substance in a laboratory if the container (including bags, barrels, bottles, boxes, cans, cylinders) does not meet the following labeling requirements in OSHA’s Hazard Communication standard (29 CFR 1910. 1200(F)(1):

• The identity of the chemical and appropriate hazard warning must be shown on the label.
• The hazard warning must provide users with an immediate understanding of the primary health and/or physical hazard(s) of the hazardous chemical through the use of words, pictures, symbols, or any combination of these elements.
• The name and address of the manufacturer, importer or other responsible party must be included on the label.
• The hazard label message must be legible, permanently displayed and written in English.

OSHA Safety Data Sheets

Often, laboratory operations require transferring chemicals from the original labeled container into a secondary container (e.g., beaker, flask, or bottle). Portable containers must comply with the labeling requirements listed above if any of the following events occur:

• The material is not used within the work shift of the individual who makes the transfer.
• The container is moved to another work area and is no longer in the possession of the worker who filled the container.
• The worker who made the transfer leaves the work area.
• Labels on portable containers are not required if the worker who made the transfer uses all the contents during the work shift.

When a secondary container is used for longer than one shift or does not meet the requirement outlined in the permanent container labels section, above, a label needs to be applied to the secondary container. This label must contain two key pieces of information: the identity of the hazardous chemical (s) in the container (e.g., chemical name) and the hazards present.

The existing label on a container entering the workplace from a supplier must not be removed, altered or defaced. If a chemical containers original label must be replaced, the new label must contain the same information as the original. Only use labels, ink and markings that are not soluble in the liquid content of the container.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) defines reproductive hazards as materials that may affect the reproductive health of workers. Chemicals that negatively affect reproduction are called teratogens. Exposure to chemicals can occur through skin absorption, inhalation, ingestion, and injection. Exposure to these materials could lead to miscarriage, infertility, and other birth defects. Examples of reproductive hazards include radiation (physical agents), biological agents (viruses), and chemical agents.

An employee/student may choose to declare her pregnancy (or intent to become pregnant) so Environmental, Health and Safety can help address possible reproductive hazards in their workspace. Employees should also inform their physician of intent to work in the lab while pregnant.

The principal investigator must provide lab safety training about the hazardous materials in use and the methods of control available. A Safety Data Sheet must be made available to the employee/students and all training records kept.