HEALTH & SAFETY @ LITTLE FRANCE SPILL MANAGEMENT TRAINING

1. HEALTH & SAFETY @ LITTLE FRANCE SPILL MANAGEMENT TRAINING Welcome to an on-line health and safety training package intended for staff and students working within UofE buildings on the Little France/Bioquarter campus Information contained within these pages is intended for use by University of Edinburgh staff and students only.

2. HEALTH & SAFETY @ LITTLE FRANCE SPILL MANAGEMENT TRAINING This on-line training package is intended for laboratory-based workers, but is not a substitute for practical training which may be organised by laboratory managers. Last updated: April, 2018

3. HEALTH & SAFETY @ LITTLE FRANCE SPILL MANAGEMENT TRAINING Please take time to view the following material, and direct any urgent questions to your H&S Advisor, Senior Laboratory Manager, or the Little France Buildings H&S Manager (the contact details for whom are shown on the last page of this presentation). Thank you

4. HEALTH & SAFETY @ LITTLE FRANCE SPILL MANAGEMENT TRAINING Some materials stored and used within Little France have the potential to be harmful if they are not properly contained and handled correctly. That’s why all spills, no matter how small, must be taken seriously, and dictates the need for you to prepare and make contingency plans to cope with a spill … Before one happens!

5. HEALTH & SAFETY @ LITTLE FRANCE SPILL MANAGEMENT TRAINING COSHH Regulations* The formal Risk Assessments and Safe Systems of Work dictated by COSHHmust include plans for dealing with spills involving all hazardous substances used in these buildings An adequate plan will ensure that spill management kits, personal protective equipment, training etc are all in place … Beforework commences. * Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (as amended)

6. HEALTH & SAFETY @ LITTLE FRANCE SPILL MANAGEMENT TRAINING Audit Carry out a comprehensive survey of your work environment, and survey all of the hazardous chemicals that you are using (And repeat this periodically … Things do change). Consult product/material safety data sheets provided by suppliers and manufacturers, looking for spill management advice, and perform risk assessments.

7. HEALTH & SAFETY @ LITTLE FRANCE SPILL MANAGEMENT TRAINING Contingency Plan Based on the information provided by suppliers and manufacturers, and your own formal assessment of risk, prepare a Contingency Plan to deal with spills, personal injury, damage to equipment contamination of the laboratory environment etc, and ensure that all lab-based staff are aware of where to find the Plan and how to implement it.

8. HEALTH & SAFETY @ LITTLE FRANCE SPILL MANAGEMENT TRAINING Spill Response If you discover spilled chemicals … DON’T PANIC! The following steps are intended to help you cope in a sensible, organised and safe manner.

9. HEALTH & SAFETY @ LITTLE FRANCE SPILL MANAGEMENT TRAINING Small-scale spills of non-hazardous chemicals can usually be managed by the application of sound common sense. But where the spilled chemical is hazardous, or has affected a substantial area, your lab’s Contingency Plan should be implemented.

10. HEALTH & SAFETY @ LITTLE FRANCE SPILL MANAGEMENT TRAINING First, ask yourself … • Am I safe? • Who else may be at risk, and how can I let them know? • What does the Contingency Plan say that I should do? • What help and tools do I need? • (Later) What can be learned from this?

11. HEALTH & SAFETY @ LITTLE FRANCE SPILL MANAGEMENT TRAINING In case of emergency … • Evacuate and isolate the area. • Summon competent assistance. • Identify the chemicals spilled, and assess the hazards created. • Deploy spill management resources. • Make safe and dispose of spilled chemicals.

12. HEALTH & SAFETY @ LITTLE FRANCE SPILL MANAGEMENT TRAINING • Evacuate and IsolateInform other lab users immediately; and, if warranted by the known properties of the spilled chemical(s), or as a precautionary measure if the properties are unknown, move everyone to a safe distance from the spillage. If flammable agents are involved, turn off all Bunsen burners, etc. If feasible, and it is safe to do so, take steps such as plugging leaks, placing containers under leaking vessels etc, and ventilate the area to the outside as you leave. Inform a senior manager as soon as possible.

13. HEALTH & SAFETY @ LITTLE FRANCE SPILL MANAGEMENT TRAINING • Summon Competent AssistanceDo not attempt to deal with a spillage on your own. And do not attempt to conceal the fact that a spill has occurred. There are people within these buildings who have special knowledge of the hazards represented by the chemicals that you are using, and how best to manage a spill without making the situation potentially worse.

14. HEALTH & SAFETY @ LITTLE FRANCE SPILL MANAGEMENT TRAINING • Identify the Spilled Chemical If not already known, ask colleagues what chemicals may have been involved, and consult COSHHRisk Assessments (and/or labels and Product/Material Safety Data Sheets) to ascertain risks to health and safety and the correct spill management procedures, including the correct personal protective equipment to use. If in doubt, assume the worst, and take full precautions.

15. HEALTH & SAFETY @ LITTLE FRANCE SPILL MANAGEMENT TRAINING • Deploy Spill Management ResourcesAdhere strictly to the chemical spill contingency plan that has been formulated for your laboratory. If toxic liquids are involved, and it is safe to do so, attempt to prevent the chemical entering drains or spreading beyond the immediately affected area. Above all, though, approach the problem safely, and DO NOT TAKE RISKS.

16. HEALTH & SAFETY @ LITTLE FRANCE SPILL MANAGEMENT TRAINING • Make Safe and Dispose of Spilled ChemicalsKnow well in advance of a spill how to properly dispose of safely contained waste consistent with your laboratory’s local rules, the building’s waste disposal policies, and all relevant waste management regulations.

17. HEALTH & SAFETY @ LITTLE FRANCE SPILL MANAGEMENT TRAINING Waste Disposal If in any doubt, at any stage, contact the University’s Waste and Environment Manager on 0131 651 4287 or email: Waste@ed.ac.uk

18. HEALTH & SAFETY @ LITTLE FRANCE SPILL MANAGEMENT TRAINING Spill Management Kits You should already know: • Where these are within your laboratory; • What the spill management kits contain; and • How to use the contents safely and effectively.

19. HEALTH & SAFETY @ LITTLE FRANCE SPILL MANAGEMENT TRAINING Personal Protective Equipment • The physical properties of the spilled chemical generally point to the type of PPE that will be required (e.g. dusts, gases, acids, etc). • Ventilation characteristics of the contaminated area, too, may dictate specific requirements for PPE. • Do not commence spill management until appropriate PPE has been obtained and is being worn.

20. HEALTH & SAFETY @ LITTLE FRANCE SPILL MANAGEMENT TRAINING Containment and Neutralisation • The physical properties of the spilled chemical will also point to the type of containment required (e.g. barriers, sorbents, etc). • Neutralisation (e.g. acids with alkalis) should only ever be attempted in accordance with pre- planning set out in Risk Assessments and Safe Systems of Work.

21. HEALTH & SAFETY @ LITTLE FRANCE SPILL MANAGEMENT TRAINING Secondary Risks Be alert to the possibility that spill management may create secondary hazards (e.g. immiscible liquids being spread by attempts to dilute the spillage, or irritant/toxic vapours being liberated after contact with water).

22. HEALTH & SAFETY @ LITTLE FRANCE SPILL MANAGEMENT TRAINING Broken Glass Where the presence of broken glass is complicating spill management, and chemical or microbiological components of a spillage permit this to be done safely, use forceps to collect fragments and shards, and deposit these in a sharps bin for early disposal

23. HEALTH & SAFETY @ LITTLE FRANCE SPILL MANAGEMENT TRAINING First Aid (1) • Take steps to avoid becoming a casualty yourself. • Move casualties to fresh air as soon as it’s safe to do so. • Phone for an ambulance (by dialling 9- 999 from any extension and reporting the precise location of the casualty and nature of the emergency), and deploy someone to Reception to meet attending paramedics and lead them to the casualty.

24. HEALTH & SAFETY @ LITTLE FRANCE SPILL MANAGEMENT TRAINING First Aid (2) • Meanwhile, summon locally available medical or first aid assistance. • Ensure that those treating the casualty are aware of the harmful properties of the substances involved (perhaps by providing copies of material or product safety data sheets, etc).

25. HEALTH & SAFETY @ LITTLE FRANCE SPILL MANAGEMENT TRAINING After the Spill • Complete and submit an accident report using the on-line form at: https://www.ed.ac.uk/health-safety/accident-reporting • Replenish spill management kits. • Correctly dispose of (or decontaminate) PPE. • Investigate the occurrence, review all relevant factors, and revise contingency plans.

26. HEALTH & SAFETY @ LITTLE FRANCE SPILL MANAGEMENT TRAINING Biological Spills If in any doubt, at any stage, consult the University’s Biological Safety Adviser, on 651 4245 or email: Biosafety@ed.ac.uk

27. HEALTH & SAFETY @ LITTLE FRANCE SPILL MANAGEMENT TRAINING Radiological Spills If in any doubt, at any stage, consult the University’s Radiation Protection Adviser, on 650 2818 or email: Radiation@ed.ac.uk

28. HEALTH & SAFETY @ LITTLE FRANCE SPILL MANAGEMENT TRAINING In summary, respond to all spills: • Promptly • Safely • Effectively

29. HEALTH & SAFETY @ LITTLE FRANCE SPILL MANAGEMENT TRAINING Lindsay Murray Health & Safety Manager, The University of Edinburgh, College of Medicine & Veterinary Medicine (Little France/Bioquarter campus) Room SU225, Chancellor’s Building Ext: 26390 lgm@staffmail.ed.ac.uk

30. HEALTH & SAFETY @ LITTLE FRANCE SPILL MANAGEMENT TRAINING You have now completed this on-line training package summarising key aspects of chemical spill management arrangements for the Little France site. Please also attend any practical training that may be organised by your laboratory manager. Thank you