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Prudent Practices in the Laboratory: Handling and Disposal of Chemicals
Contents
OVERVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS
1
1
THE CULTURE OF LABORATORY SAFETY
13
A. Introduction,
14
B. The New Culture of Laboratory Safety,
14
C. Responsibility and Accountability for Laboratory Safety,
14
D. Special Safety Considerations in Academic Laboratories,
16
E. The Safety Culture in Industry,
18
F. Factors That Are Changing the Culture of Safety,
18
G. Organization of This Book,
20
2
PRUDENT PLANNING OF EXPERIMENTS
21
A. Introduction,
22
B. Levels of Formality in Experiment Planning,
22
C. Individual Responsibilities for Planning Experiments,
23
D. Institutional Policies and Emergency Response Planning,
23
E. Steps for Planning an Experiment,
24
3
EVALUATING HAZARDS AND ASSESSING RISKS IN THE LABORATORY
29
A. Introduction,
31
B. Sources of Information,
31
C. Toxic Effects of Laboratory Chemicals,
35
D. Flammable, Reactive, and Explosive Hazards,
46
E. Physical Hazards,
57
F. Biohazards,
60
G. Hazards from Radioactivity,
60
4
MANAGEMENT OF CHEMICALS
63
A. Introduction,
64
B. Source Reduction,
64
C. Acquisition of Chemicals,
67
D. Inventory and Tracking of Chemicals,
69
E. Storage of Chemicals in Stockrooms and Laboratories,
72
F. Recycling of Chemicals, Containers, and Packaging,
76
5
WORKING WITH CHEMICALS
79
A. Introduction,
81
B. Prudent Planning,
81
C. General Procedures for Working with Hazardous Chemicals,
82
D. Working with Substances of High Toxicity,
90
E. Working with Biohazardous and Radioactive Materials,
93
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