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“Safety Matters” Molecular Design and Synthesis Nov 19 th 2010

“Safety Matters” Molecular Design and Synthesis Nov 19 th 2010. Overview. General information Risk Assessments Unattended/Unsupervised experiments Questions. General information: laboratory safety and HSE procedures.

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“Safety Matters” Molecular Design and Synthesis Nov 19 th 2010

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  1. “Safety Matters”Molecular Design and SynthesisNov 19th 2010

  2. Overview General information Risk Assessments Unattended/Unsupervised experiments Questions

  3. General information: laboratory safety and HSE procedures • Information on the procedures for working with dangerous chemicals are explained in the brochure from the department http://chem.kuleuven.be/department/safety%20brochure.pdf • Under construction: central website from the department with Risk Assessments • The division created a website with links on safety and some division related info. If you want to add extra forms/info, contact Wim De Borggraeve https://chem.kuleuven.be/research/organ/RAR/ • Website of HSE https://admin.kuleuven.be/vgm/en/index https://admin.kuleuven.be/vgm/en/chemicalsafety

  4. General information • Who is • Specialised HSE Contacts: • For LOSA, LOMAC, MFO: ReinhoudBomans • For LOSH and COC: Dirk Henot and/or Paul Weynants • HSE antenna coordinator: • Marcel Lasker • Info available via KULOKET • Mijn VGM

  5. General information: Good laboratory practices Wear safety glasses, labcoats Do not eat or drink in the lab Keep the lab clean ((bi)weekly cleanup)

  6. General information: Fumehoods • When leaving the lab or not performing manual operations in the fumehood, you have to completely lower the window of the fumehood • The blue sticker indicates the “safe” operational hight • Label unattended flasks indicating content • Important for colleagues • Dangerous product or not? • Do not leave flasks lingering around! • Remove reactants and put things back in the storage room • Check the tubing of the cooling before leaving

  7. Risk Assessments

  8. Risk Assessments : why? • Legal obligation: Risk assessment is obliged by law when activities are involved with dangerous chemicals • Practical : if an experiment involves any compound with an R-phrase, a risk assessment is needed • Final goal: To know the risks and reduce the risks when performing experiments with dangerous chemicals to levels as low as possible or as low as reasonably acceptable • Ask yourself the question: Is there a safer alternative? Does the scientific added value justify the risk?

  9. Risk Assessments : practical • Risk assessment to be made and centrally stored in the division if • No RA available for experiment • RA has expired (after 5 years) • Experiment poses new risks not yet described • Use the HSE forms as a template • Risk assessments have to be drafted with the activity or experiment in mind, not the product • E.g. : risk assessment dealing with “chromatography”: • Risks of the solvents, solid support, glassware • The procedure to follow however does depend on the products you put in the risk assessment • 2 scenarios

  10. Risk Assessments : E1, E2, E3, E4 without clearance • E1, E2, E3, E4 without clearance : • Make risk assessment in agreement with promotor or senior (buddy system) provide a copy to HSE Antenna • For E1/E2: https://admin.kuleuven.be/vgm/intranet/EN/Documents/compactriskassessment.doc • For E3/E4: https://admin.kuleuven.be/vgm/intranet/EN/Documents/extensiveriskassessment.doc • Classification to be found in KUL dangerous product database • https://webwsp.aps.kuleuven.be/irj/portal/BIG • https://admin.kuleuven.be/vgm/intranet/doc/antenne/AntenneChemischeVeiligheidRzinnen.pdf

  11. Risk Assessment : E4 with clearance • E4 with clearance (compounds posing acute immediate risk) • Make risk assessment in agreement with hierarchical head • For E4+: https://admin.kuleuven.be/vgm/intranet/EN/Documents/extensiveriskassessment.doc • Declaration duty (send RA to Marcel.Lasker@chem.kuleuven.be) • Only allowed to start experiment after feedback of HSE AND final approval of promotor • Classification to be found in KUL dangerous product database • https://webwsp.aps.kuleuven.be/irj/portal/BIG • https://admin.kuleuven.be/vgm/intranet/doc/antenne/AntenneChemischeVeiligheidRzinnen.pdf

  12. Risk Assessment : Division RA project • Goal : Divisionwidegeneralised risk assessments for the most common types of experiments/actions with chemicals • Centralised storage and accessible by all division members • Responsability of the researcher to: • Know the content of these RA • Apply the prescribed safety precautions • ADD AT LEAST A SHORT PARAGRAPH TO EACH EXPERIMENT IN THE LABBOOK WITH SPECIFIC RISKS PER EXPERIMENT • Make new RA if risks not covered in new experiments are present • e.g. Hydrogenation at high pressure vs at atmospheric pressure • Make new RA available for centralised storage (Wim De Borggraeve) • Promotors will check if these rules are followed. Not following the rules could lead to being disallowed access to the lab.

  13. Unattended/unsupervised experiments

  14. Unsupervised/unattended experiments • Work hours • Monday-Thursday : 8 am-8 pm • Friday : 8 am-6.30 pm • Weekends and holidays : CLOSED • When running unsupervised experiments (outside of the work hours): • Duty to report the experiment • Duty to put notification on the fumehoodand outside of the office at the entrance door • Not allowed to set up new experiments or to do any manipulations in the hoods outside the working hours (ventilation regime does not allow it)!

  15. Unsupervised/unattended experiments • Make sure the risk assessment is made and approved • Make sure you take all prescribed precautions before starting the experiment • Obligation to declare • Fill out the declaration form: • https://admin.kuleuven.be/vgm/intranet/EN/Documents/unattendedexp.doc • CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EXPERIMENT, ROOM NUMBER AND BUILDING • Hazards and basic risks for people entering the room • Precautions to be taken in case of disturbance or accident (allowed to switch off water, heating, how to extinguish a fire (powder, metal extinguisher)) • Email declaration form to: CentraleDispatch@tech.kuleuven.be and in cc: vgm@kuleuven.be Marcel.Lasker@chem.kuleuven.be HSE-antenna (Reinhoud or Dirk) Promotor • Post the declaration form on the door at the entrance and on the fumehood

  16. Procedure : remarks on form filling When reporting unsupervised experiments that will be conducted in labs where permanent ventilation is present, do NOT fill out the ventilation section of the form

  17. Procedure : remarks on form sending • Send the forms onlyonce to the correct people, do not mix the procedures • Risk assessment to • Marcel.Lasker@chem.kuleuven.be with cc to promotor and local HSE contact • Use a standardized subject line containing at least: [RA] • Forms on unsupervised experiments to: • CentraleDispatch@tech.kuleuven.be • With cc tovgm@kuleuven.be Marcel.Lasker@chem.kuleuven.be HSE-antenna (Reinhoud or Dirk) (Promotor) • Use a standardized subject line containing at least: [UNATTENDED EXP]

  18. Procedure: remarks on ordering compounds What info is needed if a new product has to be ordered (no article number available)

  19. New gas central for hydrogen detection First floor : room for high pressure hydrogenation Separate alarm

  20. Further Communication Group meetings E-mails to the mailing list

  21. Any Questions?

  22. Fumehoods https://admin.kuleuven.be/vgm/intranet/EN/TrainingHSElaboratories.html

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