Containers and Equipment

Cylinders of compressed gases should always be secured on specially designed carts and should never be dragged or rolled. The cap should always be securely in place. Whenever possible, chemicals and gas cylinders should be moved on freight-only elevators. 

If outside delivery personnel do not handle materials according to the receiving facility s standards, immediate correction should be sought, or other carriers or suppliers should be used. Delivery criteria can be specified in the 

When packages are opened in the laboratory, laboratory personnel should verify that the container is intact and is labeled, at a minimum, with an accurate name on a well-adhered label. For unstable materials, and preferably for all materials, the date of receipt should be placed on the label. Labels placed by the manufacturer should not be obliterated or removed. New chemicals should be entered into the laboratory s inventory promptly and placed in the appropriate 

The use of personal vehicles, company or institutional vehicles (including airplanes), and customer vehicles for transporting regulated materials, which may be hazardous, is a serious concern. Most businesses and academic institutions forbid the use of privately owned personal vehicles, due to the serious insurance consequences if an accident occurs. Most individuals will find that their personal vehicle insurance does not cover them when they are transporting hazardous materials. Anyone who needs to transport regulated materials personally between buildings within an institution should walk. (Secondary containment, such as a rubber bucket, should always be used for carrying bottled chemicals.) 

Each record in a chemical inventory c tabase generally corresponds to a single container of a chemical rather than merely to the chemical itself. This approach allows for a more logical correspondence between the records in the database and the chemicals stored in the laboratory. The following data fields for each item are probably essential in 

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The S.A.V.E. technology is self-contained and equipped with a traUer-hitch mount for transportation. Hydrocarbon vapors recovered through the system s remedial actions are directed to the engine intake where they are burned as part of the normal engine combustion process, which often eliminates the need for process waste stream controls and external power sources. Emissions from the engine are passed through a small catalytic converter to maximize the destruction of removed hydrocarbons. 

It should be stressed that cyanogen bromide is very toxic and thus it is particularly important to consult and adhere to local safety regulation regarding its use, the decontamination of containers and equipment and the disposal of solutions used. Purchase the mini-... 

The source of the exposure either before or after the actual spray date appears to be related to some contact with the phe-noxys of which the crewmember was not aware. Possible avenues of re-exposure include wearing phenoxy contaminated clothing on days other than the planned spray day, i.e., gloves, boots, pants, shirts, or chaps. Workers may also have received some exposure from their phenoxy application equipment. This may occur if a worker has a spray operation scheduled and wants to clean or check his equipment in advance. Another potential source of exposure is the vehicles in which the workers ride. Often workers, pesticide concentrate, empty containers, and equipment are hauled in the same pick-up truck or van. 

Vehicles, containers and equipment should be kept clean and dry and free from accumulated waste. A written cleaning programme should be available, indicating the frequency of cleaning and the methods to be used. 

Vehicles, containers and equipment should be kept free from rodents, vermin, birds and other pests. There should also be written programmes for such pest control. Cleaning and fumigation agents should not have an adverse effect on product quality. 

The presence of containers and materials liable to generate fibres should be minimized in dean areas and avoided completely when aseptic work is in progress. Components, bulk-product containers, and equipment should be handled after the final deaning process in such a way that they are not recontaminated. The stage of processing of components, bulk-product containers, and equipment should be properly identified. 

The interval between the washing and drying and the sterilization of components, bulk-product containers, and equipment, as well as between sterilization and use, should be as short as possible and subject to a time-limit appropriate to the validated storage conditions. 

Components, bulk-product containers, and equipment should be handled after the final cleaning process in such a way... 

Changing room should be for personnel only, and should not normally be used for the passage of containers and equipment. 

All containers and equipment holding intermediate products must be properly labelled so as to identify the stage of processing. Before applying the labels, all in appropriate labels or marks previously applied should be removed or permanently defaced. 

Precaution Avoid strong oxidizing agents, acids, and alkalis Storage May be stored/used with mild steel containers and equip, no special precautions Santosol DME [Solutia]... 

HMIS Health 2, Flammability 3, Reactivity 1 Storage Keep container clo keep away from heat, sparks, and flame electrically tond and ground all containers and equip. 

Storing chemicals in stockrooms and laboratories requires consideration of a number of health and safety factors. In addition to the inventory control and storage area considerations as discussed above, proper use of containers and equipment is cmcial (see section 4.E.2). 

Specific guidelines regarding containers and equipment to use in storing chemicals are as follows ... 

If fire is present or imminent, chlorine containers and equipment should be moved away from the fire if possible. If a nonleaking container or equipment cannot be moved, it should be kept cool by putting water on it. Water should not be used directly on a chlorine leak. Chlorine and water react forming acids and the leak quickly will get worse. However, where several containers are involved and some are leaking, it may be prudent to use a water spray to help prevent overpressure of the nonleaking containers. 

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