Laboratory safety clothing

Ensure appropriate safety clothing is available usually, a laboratory coat and safety glasses are sufficient but certain methods will require additional equipment, such as gloves. 

Laboratory safety is absolutely essential for any organization. The protection of human health is foremost when dealing with toxic chemicals. Proper protective clothing and equipment should be used by all who may be exposed to these chemicals. Correct storage and handling procedures should always be employed in the laboratory. Emergency plans should be developed and made aware to all involved in case of an accidental exposure. 

Laboratory safety requirements. Escape of potent anti-ChE into the laboratory environment should be avoided by chamber design to prevent leaks into the atmosphere, including negative pressure differential with respect to the exterior. Protective clothing (including respiratory protective equipment), in the event of a leak or fur handling residually ctmtaminated animats, and appropriate first aid equipment and antidotes should be readily available. 

Laboratories may be found occupying rental property, motel rooms, and mobile homes. Portable labs may be found in vehicles such as RVs, and boxed labs may be transported in a passenger vehicle (Figure 7.3). All public safety personnel who respond to a suspected CDL should be trained and certified in clandestine drug laboratory safety. Such responders should be equipped with the appropriate chemical protective clothing, chemical detection equipment, respiratory protection equipment, and needed backup personnel. If you respond to a CDL, you may lace a range of problems that include ... 

We cannot revoke Murph/s law, but we can do a lot to minimize the damage. We can reduce the incidence of sparks and flames and flammable vapors. We can make sure that if the accident does occur, we have the means to contain the damage and to take care of any injuries that result. All of this means thinking about the laboratory environment. Does your laboratory have or enforce regulations related to important items such as eye, face, and foot protection, safety clothing, respiratory equipment, first aid supplies, fire equipment, spill kits, hoods, and compliance regulations Think ahead about what could go wrong and then plan and prepare to minimize the chance of an accident and be prepared to respond when one does occur. 

Wear approved safety goggles. We can often recover quickly from injuries affecting only a few square miUimeters on our bodies, unless that area happens to be in our eyes. Larger industrial laboratories often require that laboratory work clothes and safety shoes be worn. Wear them, if requested. 

Chemical hygiene plan A written plan that addresses job procedures, work equipment, protective clothing, and training necessary to protect employees from chemical and toxic hazards, required by OSHA under its laboratory safety standard. 

Notice that when performing any experiment, normal laboratory safety procedures must always be followed, i.e. the wearing of protective clothing (usually a lab coat), safety spectacles, and gloves. 

Field First Aid Remove victim(s) to an area of safety (away from the Hot Zone). Remember patients may contaminate you and/or other emergency responders if you fail to don proper personal protective equipment. Provide victims with emergency medical care as soon as possible. Unless otherwise recommended, remove victim(s) clothing, shoes, and personnel belongings for later return. If the victim was obviously in contact with infectious substance(s), flush skin and eyes for fifteen to twenty minutes. Route victim(s) to hospital for a physician s professional opinion. Ensure that hospital staff is fully aware of the medical situation and the poison or infectious substance that may be involved. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay test (ELISA) is now approved for anthrax use in hospital laboratories. 

BSL 3 Biosafety Level 3 is for work with indigenous or exotic microorganisms, which may cause serious or potentially lethal disease if inhaled. Safety equipment Class I or II biosafety cabinets or other physical containment devices protective laboratory clothing, gloves, respiratory protection as needed. Microorganisms include Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Bacillus anthracis, and Coxiella burnetii. 

The dermal exposure patches were made of 9-ply gauze (2,4,5-T study) or denim (2,4-D study) and were attached with safety pins to workers clothing by research team members wearing clean gloves. Following the spray activities, the patches were placed in individual specimen bottles and transported to the laboratory for analysis. In the 2,4,5-T study, all six patches from each individual were pooled before analyses were made in the 2,4-D studies the patches were kept separate and analyzed individually. Using a photograph of the worker in his spray attire and the amounts of pesticide found on the patches, we estimated total dermal exposure for each worker (Durham and Wolfe, 1962). 

Every operation is covered by a SOP. These procedures delineate the step by step process to be followed in conducting a hazardous operation. They identify and specify the safety equipment and clothing to be employed and the emergency procedures to be followed if an accident occurs. They identify the responsible individual for the operation and specify the number of operating personnel that can be present. The SOP is prepared by the operating personnel, reviewed by the laboratory director, reviewed by and co-approved by the Preventive Medical Activity when health hazards are involved, and approved by the MIRADCOM safety office. 

A class I, type B biological safety hood should be used when working with BP in a laboratory. The following work practices are recommended (1) Contaminated clothing should be removed immediately and laundered by individuals who have been informed of the hazards of exposure to BP. (2) Eye wash fountains... 

Provide, free of charge, any protective clothing or equipment required (safety glasses, gloves, laboratory coats, safety shoes). 

Therefore, if the work is allowed to proceed, the laboratory supervisor must provide all the facilities, information, protective clothing and equipment you need to work safely, but you must act responsibly on the information and make proper use of the safety equipment. 

Every laboratory should have the necessary equipment to put out or to confine a fire in the laboratory and to put out a fire on the clothing of an individual. Easy access to safety showers is essential. A safety shower should have a pull chain... 

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