Laboratory Safety

Duration: 35 Minutes      Language: English

Topics Covered: 

• Identify hazardous substances in your laboratory and the need to minimize exposure.
• Explain the purpose of the Laboratory and Hazard Communication standards and their primary directives.
• Recognize your employer’s responsibility to provide you with information and training at the time of your initial assignment to a work area or a new exposure situation.
• Identify the information that must be included in a Chemical Hygiene Plan and your employer’s responsibility to communicate the location and availability of the plan.
• State the various controls that protect laboratory personnel, including engineering, administrative, work practices, and personal protective equipment.
• Recognize your employer's responsibilities and your rights relative to exposure monitoring, medical consultation and examinations, and records.

Course Benefits:

• Certificate of Completion. *Valid for 1 year.
• Examination record available for employer.

Regulations: 

• 29CFR Part 1910 – Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry
• 29CFR Part 1910, Subpart Z – Toxic and Hazardous Substances
• CFR 1910.1450 – Laboratory Safety
• CFR 1910.1200 – Hazard Communication
• CFR 1910.1450 – Appendix A “National Research Council Recommendations Concerning Chemical Hygiene in Laboratories” (non-mandatory)
• CFR 1910.1450 – Appendix B “References” (non-mandatory)
• CFR 1910.134 – Respiratory Protection
• CFR 1910.1020 – Access to Employee Exposure and Medical Records
• CFR 1910.1030 – Bloodborne Pathogens
• ANSI/AIHA – Z9.5-2003 Laboratory Ventilation Standard