Transcript Laboratory Safety officer Training

Laboratory Safety Officer Training
M A R YA M B O R T O N , L A B S A F E T Y A D V I S O R
E N V I R O N M E N TA L H E A LT H , S A F E T Y A N D E M E R G E N C Y M A N A G E M E N T
SEPTEMBER 2014
Outline
 Roles and Responsibilities




Principle Investigators
Environmental Safety Compliance Officer
Lab Safety Advisor
Lab Safety Officers
 Resources





Contacts
Key Documents
Key Equipment
Training
How often do I update…?
 Hazardous Waste



SAA
Lab Waste Guide
Sharps
Principle Investigators
 Each Principal Investigator plays a critical role in the
implementation of the Chemical Hygiene Plan.
 The PI has primary responsibility for chemical hygiene
and EH&S compliance in his or her laboratory.
Environmental Safety and Compliance Officer
 Under the authority delegated by the Deans and Senior
University Administration, the ESCO for each school or
administrative unit is responsible for promoting and
maintaining a safe, healthful and environmentally
responsible workplace.
 The ESCO for SEAS is Dr. Anas Chalah.
Lab Safety Advisor
 That’s me!
 Works with laboratories to integrate safety into lab operations





and promotes safe work practices
Conduct inspections, compliance reviews, and hazard
assessments
Assist laboratories in performing risk assessments for new
projects, and make recommendations on appropriate lab safety
practices.
Prepares and conducts Lab Safety trainings
Responds to, and investigates laboratory-related accidents and
exposures.
Prepares, updates, and drafts policies, guidelines, and
procedures for biological, chemical, and physical hazards and
processes.
Lab Safety Officers
 That’s you!
 Be familiar with Chemical Hygiene Plan contents and
Department-specific lab safety policies/procedures.
 Assist your principal investigator in assuring that your
lab group complies with the Chemical Hygiene Plan
and develops Standard Operating Practices.
 Assist Department Chemical Hygiene Officer and/or
local EHSEM (EH&S) representative as needed.
Lab Safety Officers
Weekly
Monthly
Annually
• Conduct or delegate weekly Satellite Accumulation Inspections
• Test emergency eye wash stations
• Ensure that new lab members are taking required EHS trainings and document the lab-specific
orientation
• Disseminate information between EHS staff / SEAS Safety Committee Chair and your lab group.
• Attend SEAS safety committee meetings from August to June. Be sure to send a substitute if you
are unavailable.
• Work on follow-up items between meetings.
• Disseminate information between EHS staff / SEAS Safety Committee Chair and your lab group
• Accompany EHS staff and on-site vendors during lab audits. Provide follow up to recommendations
after your lab has been inspected.
• Conduct and host peer lab inspections. Report on peer lab inspections that you performed.
Provide follow up to recommendations after your lab has been inspected.
• Disseminate information between EHSEM staff / SEAS Safety Committee Chair and your lab group
Lab Safety Officers
When necessary
 Report all accidents / incidents to Principal Investigator,
EH&S staff and SEAS Safety Committee Chair.
 Communicate training requirements to group members
 Serve as emergency evacuation monitor for your lab group
 Update LabPoint Door Signage and Department of
Homeland Security CFATS list
 Disseminate information between EH&S staff and SEAS
Safety Committee Chair and your lab group
Resources
Contacts













SEAS Safety Committee Chair and ESCO: Dr. Anas Chalah
Designated EHS Staff for SEAS: Maryam Borton
SEAS Building Manager: Don Claflin
Hoffman and LISE Building Manager: Tom Tribble and Mitra
Nathasingh
Designated EHS Staff for EPS and LISE: John Sweeney
Designated EHS Staff for Physics: Tiffany Lee
Designated EHS Staff for Northwest: Brad Parsons
Fire Safety/Life Safety: Mark Collins
Ergonomics: Mary Streeto
Biosafety: Sid Paula
Laser Safety: Xiaowei Yan
Radiation Safety: Corinne Mancevice
Hazardous Waste: Lance Schumacher
Key Documents
 Chemical Hygiene Plan
 Emergency Response Guide
 Peer Review Lab Inspection Form
 This has been updated – make sure to use the 2014 version!
 Laboratory Safety Orientation Checklist
 PPE Assessment Report
 Accident Report form
 LabPoint
 Emergency Evacuation Plans
Key Equipment
 Emergency showers
 Eyewash stations
 Fire extinguishers
 Chemical spill kits
 First aid kits
Training
 Laboratory Safety Training – required of all new laboratory
personnel (unless working in lab that is only computational)
 Biosafety / Bloodborne Pathogens Training - required for
Cambridge lab personnel who work with recombinant DNA,
human cell lines and/or potentially infectious materials.
 Laser Safety Training – required for researchers working with
or near Class 3b and 4 lasers.
 Radiation Safety Training – required for work with ionizing
radiation or use x-ray generating equipment.
Training
 Transportation of Hazardous Materials and Dangerous Goods
Shipping Training - required for all individuals who package and
ship regulated chemical and/or biological materials.

Note: Other trainings are required for shipping dry ice, liquid nitrogen,
fixed bio samples, etc.
 Use of Machine or Woodworking Tools – If you intend to work
with any machine or woodworking tools anywhere on campus
you must receive training from the Physics/SEAS Instructional
Instrument Lab manager Stan Cotreau.

Further information:
http://www.physics.harvard.edu/services/machineshop/
How often do I update?
ONLINE TOOLS - http://ehs.harvard.edu/tools
Update Frequency
Training Management System (TMS) - Hazard Profile
Annual, or when work performed in lab changes
New researcher arrival or departure (will receive AAAD email
notification)
Training Management System (TMS) - Lab Roster
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Assessment Tool
LabPoint Door Placards
Annual, or when work performed in lab changes
Annual, when emergency contacts change, or work performed in lab
changes
INSPECTIONS
Update Frequency
SEAS Peer Inspection
Annual
EHS Inspection
Annual
EHS Biosafety Inspection (for COMS-registered labs)
Annual, may coincide with EHS Inspection
Laser Equipment Certification
Every two years
Fume Hood/Biosafety Cabinet Certification
Annual
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Safety Officer SAA Inspection
EHS Quarterly SAA Inspection
EHS 99% SAA Inspection
Frequency
Weekly
Quarterly
Monthly
ONLINE TRAINING CLASSES
General Laboratory Safety (LAB100, refresher LAB200)
Laboratory Biosafety (LAB103, refresher LAB203)
Laser Safety (RPO102, refresher RPO202)
Radiation Safety (RPO101, refresher RPO201)
Frequency
Annual
Annual
Every two years
Every two years
Hazardous Waste
Satellite Accumulation Areas
1. Do containers have an affixed Harvard Hazardous Waste Tag?
2. Do containers have a hazard box checked?
3. Do containers have the correct hazard box checked?
4. Are containers labeled with words and not formulas or abbreviations? (no
abbreviations, IUPAC nomenclature or structures)
5. Are containers in secondary containment? (i.e. a plastic tub)
6. Are containers in adequate condition for transport?
7. Are containers properly closed, no funnels left in place or caps left off?
8. Are containers with incompatible materials separated?
9. Are containers of virgin chemicals stored separately from waste, are research
chemicals not stored in same plastic tub with waste chemicals?
10.Ensure there are no duplicate undated waste containers.
11.Ensure there are no containers past the MA three day rule. The waste label should be
dated when the container becomes filled or otherwise ready for disposal. The
container must be removed from the satellite area within 3 days of this date.
HAZARDOUS
WASTE
Safety Officer SAA
Inspection
EHS Quarterly SAA
Inspection
EHS 99% SAA
Inspection
Frequency
Weekly
Quarterly
Monthly
Can be found online at the EHS website under Lab Waste Management.
Sharps disposal
 THERE ARE 2 TYPES OF SHARPS CONTAINERS:


Black for chemically contaminated sharps
Red for biologically contaminated sharps
 Needles:
Avoid use if possible
 Do not recap
 Place in sharps container after use
 Pasteur pipettes
 Used or clean
 Razor blades, Scalpels

 Any item considered to be a physical sharp (can puncture or
cut the skin) goes into the sharps container
 Sharps containers go into the biowaste when 2/3 full