LABORATORY
SAFETY
MANUAL
Prepared by:
OSU Environmental Health & Safety
120 Physical Plant
Stillwater, OK 74078-0113
405-744-7241
December, 1999
This document describes the Chemical Hygiene Plan for
(department or laboratory name, building, room number(s) )
at Oklahoma State University, as required by Title 29 Code of Federal Regulations Part 1910, Subpart Z,
Section .1450 (29 CFR 1910.1450), "Occupational Exposures in Laboratories" referred to as the "Laboratory
Standard".
In order to comply with the Laboratory Standard, Oklahoma State University has established a chemical hygiene plan to ensure that employees are protected from health hazards associated with hazardous materials in the laboratory and to ensure that exposures are kept below the permissible exposure limits specified in 29 CFR part 1910, subpart Z. Questions regarding this plan should be directed to:
(name, title, campus address and campus phone number).
This plan is made readily available to the employees of OSU and upon request to the Assistant Secretary of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
A review and evaluation of this Chemical Hygiene Plan is conducted at least annually and this Chemical
Hygiene Plan is updated as necessary.
The person responsible for implementation of this Plan, including the assignment of the Departmental
Chemical Hygiene Officer, is:
(name, title, campus address and campus phone number).
The Departmental Chemical Hygiene Officer for this plan is:
(name, title, campus address and campus phone number).
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTACT INFORMATION
1.0
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
1.1
Chemical Spills
1.2
Radiation Spills
1.3
Biohazard Spills
1.4
Leaking Compressed Gas Cylinders
1.5
Fires
1.6
Medical Emergencies
1.7
Accident