Transcript Science Classroom Safety And The Law

Session III
Personal Protective Equipment
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Isolate students from hazardous materials
EYES
HANDS
BODY
OSHA REGULATIONS
Teachers shall provide training to each student who
is required by this section to use PPE. Each such
student shall be trained to know at least the
following:
A. When PPE is necessary
b. What PPE is necessary
c. How to properly don, doff, adjust, and wear PPE
d. The limitations of the PPE
e. The proper care, maintenance, useful life and
disposal of the PPE
OSHA REGULATION
The teacher shall assess the lab to determine
if hazards are present, or are likely to be
present, which necessitate the use of
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). If
such hazards are present, or likely to be
present, the teacher shall: select, and have
each affected student use, the types of PPE
that will protect the affected students from
the hazards identified in the hazard
assessment.
§ 115C-166. Eye protection devices
required in certain courses
• The teacher shall ensure that each affected student
uses appropriate eye or face protection when
exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles,
molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic
liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially
injurious light radiation.
• Defective and damaged equipment. Defective or
damaged personal protective equipment shall not be
used.
Eye Protection
29 CFR 1910.132
• Protective eye and face devices purchased after July 5, 1994
shall comply with ANSI Z87.1-1989, "American National
Standard Practice for Occupational Educational Eye and Face
Protection.
• Eye and face PPE shall be distinctly marked to facilitate
identification of the manufacturer.
• The teacher shall ensure that each affected student who wears
prescription lenses while engaged in operations that involve
eye hazards wears eye protection that incorporates the
prescription in its design, or wears eye protection that can be
worn over the prescription lenses without disturbing the proper
position of the prescription lenses or the protective lenses.
§ 115C-167. Visitors to wear eye safety
devices
Visitors to such shops and laboratories
shall be furnished with and required to
wear such eye safety devices while such
programs are in progress.
(1977 & 1981)
Modeling is Important!
•Teacher models
appropriate
safety behavior
•Wears
appropriate PPE
ANSI Z87.1
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IMPACT - 1 inch steel ball dropped
from height 40 to 50 inches
Does not impair, shatter, split, break lens,
frame of eyewear
Requires appropriate eyewear for the task
Appropriate eyewear is standard established
by Professional organizations
Chemical Splash Goggles for any fluid
Safety Glasses (Impact)
UV Goggles
Visorgogs
Examples
Types of Eyewear
• Chemical Splash Goggles – for any
fluid
• Safety Glasses – impact
• UV Goggles – can be either impact or
splash
• Impact Safety Goggles - impact
• Visorgogs – impact
Eye and Face Protection
OSHA 29 CFR 1910.132 and 29 CFR 1910.133
Sterilization
• UV Cabinet (12-15 minutes)
• 70% isopropyl alcohol
Swabs
Wipes
• Elastic straps on some goggles – allow
eggs of head lice to embed
• Use rubber straps
ANSI Z87.1 – Safety Glasses
ANSI Z87.1- Safety Glasses
ANSI Z87.1 - Visorgogs
ANSI Z87.1 – Safety Goggles
ANSI Z87.1 – Chemical Splash
Goggles
Contact Lens
1994 OSHA Reversed Ruling
Non-vented Chemical Splash
Goggles
ACS Approved
NIOSH Approved
Hand Protection
Required when there are hazards from skin absorption to
harmful substances, severe cuts or lacerations, severe
abrasions, punctures, chemical burns, thermal burns and
harmful temperature extremes.
• Neoprene - for sunlight, heat, organic solvents
• Aluminized - for hot or cold materials
• Leather - for glass, bites, sharp objects, heat, cold
• Polyethylene - often disposable for solvents, acids, detergents Plastic
• latex - for general non-hazardous chemicals Nitrile for acids – organic solvents.
Clothing
• Open toed shoes and shoes with high heels
are prohibited in the lab
• Short pants are prohibited in the lab
• Neck- ties should be removed when in the
lab area.
• Loose jewelry is prohibited in the lab
• Long hair should be tied back
• A full length lab coat or a chemicalresistant apron is required when working
with corrosive chemicals.
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Session III
Emergency Equipment
Eye Wash Stations
Drench Shower
First Aid Kit
Fire Extinguisher
Fire Blanket
Clean –up Kit
Emergency Equipment
• Must be strategically located
throughout the lab
• Must be labeled
• Must be immediately available
• Must be in good working
condition
• Each student must be instructed
on its use
Eye Wash Station
• Must be able to get to eyewash
within 10 seconds
• Must be able to supply a fresh
supply of water for 15 minutes
continuous
• Should be checked each week
• Eye wash area not to be used for
anything else
Drench Shower
ANSI Z 358-1-1990
• Shower area must be clear of
electrical wiring
• The area around the shower
must be kept clear
• Shower should be tested once
each month when school is in
session
• Shower drain must be clear of
object that may impede water
flow
• Must be labeled
First Aid Kit
• Must be mounted on the wall
• Must be labeled
• Available for immediate use
Should contain an adequate supply of:
• Gauze compresses and bandages
• Eye compress
• PPE
• No meds, creams, ointments to be
dispensed-When purchasing a
commercially stocked kit, please
remove these items.
Fire Extinguisher
• Must be mounted in a conspicuous location near the chemical store
room
• Must be labeled
• Must be charged ( indicator points in green area)
• Must be checked each month ( tag signed and dated)
Bio Hazard Clean Up Kit
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PPE
Germicidal Spray
Absorbent Media
Collection Bag
Scoop
Fire Blanket
• Must be constructed of wool and marked with
appropriate signage
• Blanket should be in good condition no tears, holes
• Should be checked each year and replaced as needed
Fume Hood
• An operational fume hood should be available in all labs
when conducting experiments involving hazardous fumes.
• Teachers will check the hoods efficiency capability at least
weekly.
• Chemicals must not be stored in the
hood.