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1. TRP 2
Safety Rules
IAMC Toolkit
Innovative Approaches for the Sound
Management of Chemicals and Chemical Waste

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This presentation provides an introduction to
universal safety rules for industry workers to be
applied to ensure personnel safety when carrying
out simple operations.
The user will get an overview of safety rules to
be applied when handling chemicals and will be
directed to other specific toolkit subtopics to have
complementary information on personnel safety
and the implementation of the rules in industry.
Introduction

3. 1. Risk identification
and safety
2. Transport and
storage
3. Fire and explosion
protection
4. Emergency
response
11. Chemical classification
and labelling
21. Internal transport of
chemicals
31. Fire protection
41. Emergency response
plan
12. Risk assessment
22. Internal pedestrian
routes
32. Fire protection in
welding and cutting
operations
13. Safety rules 23. Storage 33. Explosion protection
14. Personal protective
equipment
34. Container cleaning
15. Skin protection
16. Emergency escape
routes
17. Handling of solvents,
acids and bases
18. Safety in gas tank
handling
Hazard Management
Checklists

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1. General Safety Rules
2. Use of Chemicals Safety Rules
Contents

5. General Safety Rules
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Recognize Hazards
Accidents never happen by chance!
 Never take any risk, eliminate all
hazards immediately.
If this is not possible: inform your
management so that they can deal with
the hazard.
 When starting work, check your
tools, materials, routes and storage
sites for safety.
Source: Suva
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Pay Attention to Avoid Slipping, Stumbling, Falling
One third of accidents are falls.
 Mark or fence off hazardous
areas.
 Clean up slippery areas
immediately using the correct
agents.
 Avoid or tidy away anything that
might cause people to trip.
Source: Suva
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Pay Attention to Avoid Slipping, Stumbling, Falling
 Always use the handrail on stairs.
 Always wear well-fitting shoes
with anti-slip soles.
 Make sure you can see what you
are doing (e.g. switch the light
on).
Source: Suva
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Short of Time? Don’t Rush!
When in a rush, people improvise and that is
when safety gets pushed aside.
 Never use anything to climb up.
Consider how much more time is lost if you
cannot work than if you had taken the time to
avoid any safety risk.
Source: Suva
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Use Your Personal Protective Equipment
 Your superior will provide you
with the required personal
protective equipment.
 You are professional enough
to wear it.
 Important: Always replace
faulty protective equipment.
Source: Suva
D14_Personal protective equipment
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Set up Your Workplace Ergonomically
 Work with a straight back.
 Never work with raised
shoulders, head twisted or
twisted upper torso.
 Have enough space for your
legs when seated.
Source: Suva
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Protect Your Skin
Skin diseases, such as allergic eczema, are
extremely unpleasant for those affected.
Frequently, it may even be necessary
to change jobs.
1. Protect: Avoid any direct skin contact with harmful
products. Always use suitable gloves, working
clothes and barrier creams.
2. Clean: Cleaning is necessary whenever you
interrupt or finish work. If possible, do not use any
solvents or abrasive products for cleaning.
3. Care: Apply cream to your hands after work.
Source: Suva
D15_Skin protection
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Observe Electricity Safety Rules
The most frequent cause of accidents
involving electricity is the careless
handling of live cables and connections.
 Use residual current circuit-breakers,
particularly in damp rooms, on
construction sites and outdoors.
 Always check plugs, cables and power
tools for possible damage before use.
 Faulty equipment may only be repaired
by qualified personnel.
Source: Suva
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Keep Escape Routes Free
 Make sure that escape
routes are never blocked.
If there is a fire, even
small obstacles can
become fatal traps in
heavy smoke.
 Never block emergency
exits.
Source: Suva
D16_Emergency escape routes
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React: Alarm and First Aid
 Alarm:
 Do you know who to inform in an emergency?
Display all emergency numbers where they
can be easily seen, particularly in areas with
greater risks, or keep them close at hand.
 First aid:
 Do not move or transport accident victims
unless they are in acute danger.
 In the event of accidents with corrosive or
caustic liquids, immediately rinse eyes and
skin copiously with water for 10 to 15 minutes.
Then consult a doctor.
Source: Suva
D41_Emergency response
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Never Feel Ashamed to Ask
 Insist on being briefed and ask
someone if you are unsure.
 Only work with tools and
machines you know how to use.
Source: Suva
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17. Use of Chemicals
Safety Rules
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Good Practices: Information and Protective
Equipment
Information
 Always get informed about the hazards
of the substance you are working with.
 Refer to the label and the safety data
sheet.
 One person in the company must be
able to inform the users.
Protective equipment
 Protect yourself appropriately (safety
goggles/visor, gloves, breathing
equipment).
D14_Personal protective equipment Source: Suva
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Good Practices: Quantities and Containers
Quantities
 Do not store more than the required
minimum quantity at the workplace.
Containers
 Every container must be labelled (bottles,
vessels, drums, tanks, etc.).
 Always store chemical products in their
original packaging. Never refill beverage
bottles.
 If decanting is necessary, use a container
with the appropriate mechanical, thermal
and chemical resistance.
Source: Suva, CFST
D23_Storage
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Good Practices: Decanting and Ventilation
Decanting
 Decanting of hazardous substances (toxic,
caustic or flammable) should not be done
manually, but by using devices and
measures to avoid splashes and leakages.
Ventilation
 Workplaces must be ventilated (naturally or
forced).
 Use forced ventilation, ideally at source, for
tasks involving substances that might
release dangerous quantities of vapours,
dust or toxic, caustic or flammable gases.
Source: Suva, CFST
D3_Fire and explosion protection
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Good Practices: Waste
Waste
 Hazardous waste must be
collected, sorted, labelled and
stored according to its properties.
 Do not mix substances showing
different properties!
 The waste must be treated in
compliance with local legislation.
 Hazardous liquids must not be
evacuated through the wastewater
system without pretreatment, nor
infiltrated in the ground.
Source: Suva, CFST
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Good Practices: Solvents
Solvents, such as acetone, benzene and thinners,
form explosive vapours with air.
 Use forced ventilation in the work area (e.g.
extraction fans at the workstations).
 Avoid all sources of combustion, e.g. no open
flames.
 Use explosion-proof electrical equipment.
 When refilling highly flammable liquids, connect
all conductive parts and earth (ground) them. Explosion risk
Source: Suva
Ventilation with explosion-
proof motor
D17_Solvents, acids, bases handling
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Key messages
 Recognize hazards
 Take precautions to avoid slipping, stumbling, falling
 Do not be in a rush
 Use your personal protective equipment
 Set up your workplace ergonomically
 Protect your skin
 Follow electricity safety rules
 Keep escape routes free
 React: alarm and first aid
 Never feel ashamed to ask
 Follow safety rules when using chemicals (storage,
protection, ventilation, waste, etc.)
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24. Sources
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25. Fusce posuere, magna sed pulvinar ultricies,
purus lectus malesuada libero, sit amet magna
eros quis (ARIAL 32).
Sources
 CSD Engineers, Switzerland / ISSPPRO, Germany, 2015
 Suva: Danger under control – The most important aspects
for your safety, Switzerland, 2013
 Suva: Dix règles vitales pour l’artisanat et l’industrie,
Switzerland, 2014
 Commission fédérale de coordination pour la sécurité au
travail (CFST): Directive n°1871 – Laboratoires chimiques,
Switzerland, 2013
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26. Fusce posuere, magna sed pulvinar ultricies,
purus lectus malesuada libero, sit amet magna
eros quis (ARIAL 32).
Images
 Suva: Danger under control – The most important aspects
for your safety, Switzerland, 2013
 Commission fédérale de coordination pour la sécurité au
travail (CFST): Directive n°1871 – Laboratoires chimiques,
Switzerland, 2013
 Waswo: www.extra.suva.ch, Switzerland, June 2015
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This presentation was prepared with the requested diligence
and with the generally accepted principles of the relevant
field.
If a third party uses the contents of the presentation in order
to take decisions, the authors disclaim any liability for any
kind of direct or indirect (consequential) damage.
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