Personal safety precautions

Personal Safety Precautions. When working with solvents or solvent-containing preparations, contact with the skin and mucous membranes should be avoided. Protective goggles and gloves should be worn and the skin protected with skin cream. Wet articles of clothing should be changed immediately. Inhalation of solvent vapors should be avoided. The guidelines and codes of conduct published by the industrial and trade unions should be observed. 

The risk to human health can be minimized by proper personal safety precautions and the use of protective clothing and equipment, such as gloves, goggles, organic vapor masks, or even complete air-fed suits with visors for spray application in enclosed areas that are also ventilated to prevent build-up of vapor. 

What safety precautions does the person performing the task need ... 

The inspector should personally examine the safety precautions before entering a boiler. He or she should not work in isolation (an inspection attendant should be available, who has a means of summoning assistance and facilitating a rescue without personally entering the boiler), or under particularly hot or poorly ventilated conditions (pockets of nitrogen or volatile amine can be dangerous). 

Caution Handle all radioactive substances according to the radiation safety regulations instituted at each facility approved to handle such materials. Use adequate precautions to protect personal safety and the environment. Dispose of radioactive waste only by following approved guidelines. 

Standard safety precautions for the operation of the machine must be adhered to at all times, and the guarding of the machine must be operational and used. Personal protective equipment must also be used. Eye protection is particularly important. The part must be correctly mounted on the machine with just sufficient force to prevent it from moving and coming loose during the operation. The tool and its holder must not interfere with the part when internal work is being done. This may cause the part to come loose under speed. 

Special rules may be necessary under unusual circumstances. The laboratory supervisor is responsible for determining whether the work requires special safety precautions, such as having two persons in the same room or in close proximity, during a particular operation. 

In practical classes, the person in charge has the responsibility to inform you of any hazards associated with the use of chemicals. In project work, your first duty when using an unfamiliar chemical is to find out about its properties, especially those relating to safety. For routine practical procedures, a risk assessment may have been carried out by a member of staff and the relevant safety information may be included in the practical schedule an example is shown in Table 4.1. If not, you will have to carry out a risk assessment before you begin. Before you use any of the chemicals, you must find out whether safety precautions need to be taken and complete the appropriate forms confirming that you appreciate the risks involved. Your department must provide the relevant information to allow you to do this. If your supervisor has filled out the form, read it carefully before signing. 

Obtain special instructions before use. Do not handle until all safety precautions have been read and understood. Use personal protective equipment as required. DO NOT fight fire when fire reaches explosives. Explosion risk in case of fire. Evacuate area. Store... (in accordance with local/regional/national/intemational regulation). Dispose of contents/container to. .. (in accordance with local/regionaEnational/intemational regulation). 

A label on a container of a product is designed to inform persons handling or using the chemical of its hazards. The label is the basic tool to keep the user informed of the hazards and the most important safety precautions. The label can be regarded as a snapshot of the chemical hazard(s) to be used as an alert for the worker who can get more detailed information from an MSDS or SDS, training, etc. 

H. Comments Include any special analytical variables affecting the test, such as pH or temperature. Include effects of commonly used drugs, any dangers or personal hazards in the procedure, and any special safety precautions and procedures. 

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