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Online: Lab Safety

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OSHA and NFPA requirements for maintaining a safe laboratory environment

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This is a detailed course intended for those who have a managerial or supervisorial role in a laboratory, such as chemical hygiene officers, EHS personnel, Principal Investigators (PI's), laboratory supervisors and others.   Applicable industries are Life Sciences, Pharmaceutical, Environmental Services, Universities, Health Care, High Schools, Bioengineering and others.

You will learn about hazards found in the lab environment and effective ways to minimize risks to your employee’s safety and health.  Common and not-so-common laboratory hazards will be addressed.

This course will address the OSHA Health & Safety standards that must be followed in a laboratory environment.  Also addressed are NFPA Lab flammable storage, cylinder use/storage and fume hood use/inspection.   OSHA inspectors will often cite NFPA standards in laboratory notices of non-compliance.    This course will address the following NFPA standards as related to laboratories: NFPA 30, 45, 55 and 704.
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Key Topics Covered in this Course:

  • Preparation of Chemical Hygiene plans
  • Exposure monitoring and compliance with exposure limits (PEL, STEL, TLV, REL and IDLH)
  • How to read and interpret chemical specific standards in OSHA 1910 Subpart Z, including, but not limited to, Methylene Chloride, Benzene, Cadmium, Lead, others
  • Medical monitoring and medical removal requirements
  • Exposure and accident reporting rules
  • Information resources including Safety Data Sheets, electronic information (CAMEO and NIOSH apps) and others
  • DOT, OSHA GHS and NFPA identification of hazardous materials
  • A comprehensive discussion of health hazard classification according to the Hazard Communication Standard
  • Selection and use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).  Included are lessons addressing which PPE to use based on hazard assessments, glove selection and rules and requirement for using respirators
  • Hazardous waste overview
  • Emergency and first aid requirements including eye wash / safety shower use / inspection, use of portable fire extinguishers, special decontamination procedures, others
  • Flammable liquid classification according to DOT, OSHA and NFPA 30
  • Flammable liquid storage / dispensing according to OSHA and NFPA standards.  Included are the rules and requirements for managing fire cabinets
  • Compliance with NFPA “Maximum Allowable Quantity (MAQ)” requirements for flammable liquids and gas cylinders according to NFPA 30, 45 and 55
  • OSHA 1910.1450 and NFPA 45 requirements for use, maintenance and inspection of fumes hoods.  Included is discussion on determination of correct hood face velocities
  • Review of the different types of ventilation hoods:  CAV, VAV, BSC and ductless fume hoods
  • …and much more!
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Students may stop and restart this course at their own pace. The course consists of video, practice problems and an examination. Students should allocate approximately 11-13 hours at the computer to complete this course. Upon successful completion of the online test, students will be issued a certificate. Students can always call or e-mail an instructor while working on course materials.

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