Safety tips
One of the characteristics of an effective safety program is the availability of reference and resource materials.
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Not only should these items be provided but they should be test or checked monthly.
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Employers are responsible for providing personal protective equipment (PPE) such as safety glasses, goggles, face shields, gloves, lab coats, and bench top shields. Employees are responsible for using these devices.
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In order to ensure chemical safety in the workplace, information must be available about the identities and hazards of the chemicals.
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Appropriate eye protection is defined by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z-87.1 standard. The most current edition is 1989.
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The establishment of a separate accounting line for safety and health related purchases is essential. This allows you to clearly track monies expended for this purpose.
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While the Lab Standard does not require specific work practices for individual experiments, it does stipulate that employers generate a list of recognized good practices which lab workers are expected to follow,
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Good housekeeping is one of the foundations of good safety practice.
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The use of warning signs to designate particular hazards is not just a good idea it's the law.
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One school accumulated 20 five-pound bottles of mercury. Each year they ordered from the same list used the year before! Not a good idea.
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