Laboratory Health and Safety Laboratory Hazard Assessment, Controls and Standard Operating Procedures Table of Contents I. 2 Introduction…………………………………………………………..….………... II. 2 Purpose………………………….…………………………………..………….… III. 2 Scope…………....………………………………………………….…………….. IV 2 Abbreviations…….…………………………………..……………………….….. V. 3 Definitions……………………………………………………………………….… VI. 6 Responsibilities…………………….……………………………………..……… VII. Hazard 8 Assessment Procedures..……………………………………….…..… VIII. Standard Operating 8 Procedure Development………………………...……… Appendices Appendix A: Comprehensive Hazard Assessment 11 Form……………………………. Appendix B: Standard operating procedure format and required 15 components…… Appendix C: Table of contents of Examples of Standard Operating 18 Procedures… Example of 19 Individual Chemical……………………………………………….. Example of Group of 22 Chemicals…………………………………………….…. Example of 23 Hazardous Equipment………………………….……………….… Introduction University of Wyoming laboratories are sites of essential academic learning and valuable scientific and engineering research. Laboratories also present a variety of health and safety hazards. This document has been designed to provide an efficient method of analyzing possible
Laboratory Health and Safety Laboratory Hazard Assessment, Controls and Standard Operating Procedures Table of Contents I. Introduction…………………………………………………………..….………... 2 II. Purpose………………………….…………………………………..………….… 2 III. Scope…………....………………………………………………….…………….. 2 IV Abbreviations…….…………………………………..……………………….….. 2 V. Definitions……………………………………………………………………….… 3 VI. Responsibilities…………………….……………………………………..……… 6 VII. Hazard Assessment Procedures..……………………………………….…..… 8 VIII. Standard Operating Procedure Development………………………...……… 8 Appendices Appendix A: Comprehensive Hazard Assessment Form……………………………. 11 Appendix B: Standard operating procedure format and required components…… 15 Appendix C: Table of contents of Examples of Standard Operating Procedures… 18 Example of Individual Chemical……………………………………………….. 19 Example of Group of Chemicals…………………………………………….…. 22 Example of Hazardous Equipment………………………….……………….… 23 Introduction University of Wyoming laboratories are sites of essential academic learning and valuable scientific and engineering research. Laboratories also present a variety of health and safety hazards. This document has been designed to provide an efficient method of analyzing possible