Hazards Task: (hands-on work or being within reach(a) of potential Minimum Requirements hazards of described activity/items Infectious Human blood, cells, tissue, body fluids Safety glasses, "exam" gloves, skin disease or materials derived from same cover on all potentially exposed areas, shoes/socks, work at Biosafety Level II. Liquid with vol > 1 mL Same, but splash goggles, skin cover to throat/wrists/ankles Skin/eye Hazardous solids Safety glasses, goggles for large damage, quantities, chemical resistant gloves, poisoning, skin cover to elbows/knees/throat, inhalation of closed shoes/socks airborne dust > 100 g any hazardous solid, or > 1 g "chemical requiring designated Same, except skin cover to area," (list at REM web site(g)) or wrists/ankles, and only work in hood High potential for airborne particles NOTES (a) Being within reach of potential hazards: "within reach" varies widely depending on scale and conditions of work and will be judged by affected staff in each room. (b) Unshielded: not behind a drawn hood sash or blast shield. (c) Corrosive: pH 12 or pH 2.5 (d) Toxic: having any poisonous or irritating effects to human tissue or human health. (e) Chemical resistant gloves: glove thickness, length, and material must be chosen carefully and will be specific to the chemicals/mixtures used and the process conditions. (f) Hood: 100% exhaust to outside, current approval for "all work" and functioning properly. (g) Chemicals requiring designated areas: full list is at
Hazards Task: (hands-on work or being within reach(a) of potential hazards of described activity/items Minimum Requirements Infectious disease Human blood, cells, tissue, body fluids or materials derived from same Safety glasses, "exam" gloves, skin cover on all potentially exposed areas, shoes/socks, work at Biosafety Level II. Liquid with vol > 1 mL Same, but splash goggles, skin cover to throat/wrists/ankles Skin/eye damage, poisoning, inhalation of airborne dust Hazardous solids Safety glasses, goggles for large quantities, chemical resistant gloves, skin cover to elbows/knees/throat, closed shoes/socks > 100 g any hazardous solid, or > 1 g "chemical requiring designated area," (list at REM web site(g)) or High potential for airborne particles Same, except skin cover to wrists/ankles, and only work in hood NOTES (a) Being within reach of potential hazards: "within reach" varies widely depending on scale and conditions of work and will be judged by affected staff in each room. (b) Unshielded: not behind a drawn hood sash or blast shield. (c) Corrosive: pH 12 or pH 2.5 (d) Toxic: having any poisonous or irritating effects to human tissue or human health. (e) Chemical resistant gloves: glove thickness, length, and material must be chosen carefully and will be specific to the chemicals/mixtures used and the process conditions. (f) Hood: 100% exhaust to outside, current approval for "all work" and functioning properly. (g) Chemicals requiring designated areas: full list is at