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General Safety. Your responsibilities. Why be concerned with safety?. Protect yourself Protect those around you Protect people you will never meet Protect property. Types of Threats. Personal safety Nuisances Physical Threats Chemical Threats. Issues of Personal Safety.
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General Safety Your responsibilities
Why be concerned with safety? • Protect yourself • Protect those around you • Protect people you will never meet • Protect property
Types of Threats • Personal safety • Nuisances • Physical Threats • Chemical Threats
Issues of Personal Safety • Avoid working alone • After Hour Work Permits • Locking Doors
Nuisances • Stains and Dyes • Clothing Damage
Physical Threats • Dropping, falling, bumping • Cuts • Fire • Compressed gasses • Steam • Burns
Dropping, falling, bumping • Avoid wearing open toed shoes (sandals) • Clean up any spills, even water! • Use a proper ladder or step-stool • Keep cabinet doors closed
What to do in case of a cut • Let somebody know • Apply light pressure with clean towel, elevate the area above your heart • First Aid: • Clean wound if necessary (running water) • Wait until bleeding • Apply antiseptic (H2O2 or cream) • Disinfect any blood spills, decontaminate any waste • Deep punctures should be encouraged to bleed
Fire • Let someone know • Find an exit route (Room 220 Door and Window) • Fire extinguisher by door – PASS!
I’m on fire! • Lab coat, hair tied • Stop, Drop, and Roll • Never reach across an open flame • Never leave a flame unattended • Keep area organized – give yourself operating room!
Compressed gases • Pressure • Suffocation • Poisoning • Explosion
Steam, Scalding Liquids • More lethal than fire • Autoclave (make sure pressure in chamber is zero before opening!) • Vent all bottles and tubes during heating • Remove liquids from microwave carefully
“Hot glass and cold glass look exactly alike” Chartrain’s Law of Glass
What to do about minor burns • Apply wet ice to deaden the pain • Cold packs in freezer, or Instant Ice Compress • Apply burn cream, but Do Not Apply Bandage or Adhesive Tape!