Effect of Assume and prepare Conduct thorough change in for increased risks, review when changing design or identify these in out cylinders. conditions order of potential, require review by experts, require Possibility for additive or continuous synergistic monitoring, install effect or safeguards, warning unknown systems, shutdown mechanisms and effects remote monitoring Must be resolved before experiment, Effluents and proper disposal waste containment and management methods for experiment waste Design experiment to reduce reliance on Availability of PPE, combine control PPE methods, prohibit use of inadequate PPE Buddy system, alarms, ensure availability of Conduct a drill equipment & Emergency involving one or more personnel, Response emergency scenarios emergency drills & resources prior to conducting training, spill kits, experiment. AED. All lab staff must have fire extinguisher training. Potential Review and change failure points work practices, or routine extensive training, activities with instructions to high risk of address unexpected - harm failures, breakage This file is excerpted from “Identifying and Evaluating Hazards in Research Laboratories: Guidelines developed by the Hazard Identification and Evaluation Task Force of the American Chemical Society’s Committee on Chemical Safety”. © Copyright 2015 American Chemical Society
Effect of change in design or conditions Assume and prepare for increased risks, identify these in order of potential, require review by experts, require continuous monitoring, install safeguards, warning systems, shutdown mechanisms and remote monitoring Conduct thorough review when changing out cylinders. Possibility for additive or synergistic effect or unknown effects Effluents and waste management Must be resolved before experiment, proper disposal containment and methods for experiment waste Availability of PPE Design experiment to reduce reliance on PPE, combine control methods, prohibit use of inadequate PPE Emergency Response resources Buddy system, alarms, ensure availability of equipment & personnel, emergency drills & training, spill kits, AED. All lab staff must have fire extinguisher training. Conduct a drill involving one or more emergency scenarios prior to conducting experiment. Potential failure points or routine activities with high risk of harm Review and change work practices, extensive training, instructions to address unexpected - failures, breakage This file is excerpted from “Identifying and Evaluating Hazards in Research Laboratories: Guidelines developed by the Hazard Identification and Evaluation Task Force of the American Chemical Society’s Committee on Chemical Safety”. © Copyright 2015 American Chemical Society
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