Student

Safety
Training

Hazardous
Communication &

Standards, Regulations,
Laws
Title 8 CCR, 5191 & 5194

Requires manufacturers or importers to assess the

hazards of substances which they produce or import
about the hazardous substances to which they may
be exposed, by means of a hazard communication
program, labels and other forms of warning, material
safety data sheets, and information and training.

You have the right to know!

Safety Data Sheets

AKA: Material Safety Data Sheets
Chemical Id
Source of Information
Storage Location
Lab, Stockroom, RM&S, Online

Spill Procedures
Special Protection/Precautions

Hazardous Ingredients/Properties
Physical Data, Fire & Explosion
Health Hazards, Reactivity data

Physical
Hazards
Exploding Bomb

Flame

Flame over Circle

Compressed Gases

Health
Hazards
Health Hazard

Environmental

Exclamation

Skull & Crossbones

Corrosive

Personal Protection
Engineering controls:
hoods, cabinets, safety cans,
trays
Administrative:
operating procedures, work
practices
Personal protective equipment:
safety glasses, lab coats, gloves,
NO open-toed shoes

Personal Protective
Equipment

Goggles
Gloves
Lab Coats
Face Shields
Safety glasses
Dust Mask

Emergency Equipment
First-Aid kits
Spill kits
Safety showers
Free Access

Eyewash stations
Fire extinguishers
Emergency Exits
Storage areas clear

Eye Injury
Working quickly, you flicked open an eppendorf tube and
several droplets of phenol hit your eye

Rinse eyeball and inner surface of eyelid for 20 Minutes

Forcibly hold eye open
Obtain medical attention
Report incident to PI/IST/Supervisor (University Police)

Minor Spill Response

Let the people around you know
and inform your Professor
Assess situation: Injuries priority
De-energize ignition source
Barricade spill area
Don PPE
Confine/Contain spill area
Waste collection

Laboratory
Fire

P.A.S.S.

Pull the pin

Aim at base of fire

Squeeze the handle

Sweep side to side

1.

Position yourself between

the fire and escape route

2.

Have a back-up

3.

Do not turn your back to

the fire

4.

Alert key personnel

regarding the incident

Emergency Procedures
Inform lab teacher
Call police in the event of an injury 911 or 760.750.4567

Located on
the wall of the
lab, usually
by the phone.

Bio-Hazardous Materials

Universal Precautions - Treat all blood and

bodily fluids as if they are contaminated
Use of proper PPE
Signs - shall be posted at the entrance to work
areas and on units storing Bio-haz materials.
Prepare WASTE Regulatory requirements.
o Double bagged (RED)
Keep bags in closed, rigid container off of
the floor

Emerald Energy
Program

Bio- Hazard

All BSL-2 waste must be

discarded in the
biohazardous waste

Other Waste Collections

Broken Glass
Empty Glass Bottles

Laboratory Work
Practices
Wear appropriate
PPE

Keep fume hood sash at

the appropriate level
No Children and pets
Lab policy

Label containers
Keep closed/sealed

Equipment
Inspection routinely
Report broken or
damaged lab ware

Clean up spills
Wash your hands
after working with
hazardous materials

MANDATORY LAB
PRACTICE
Must Wear Closed Toed Shoes
No Eating or Drinking in the
laboratory

It is recommended that you

Wear pants, safety glasses and a
lab coat
Applying cosmetics should be prohibited

Risk Management &

760.750.4502
Safety