Safety in Laboratory

1. Safety in the Laboratory
U.A. Deokate
Lecturer
Govt. College of Pharmacy, Amravati

2. Requirements and Regulations
• REGULATIONS:
– Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
2005 (C.O.S.H.H.)
– Pressure Systems Safety 2000
– Electricity at Work 1989
– Noise at Work 1989
– Manual Handling 1992
– Display Screen Equipment 1992

3. Requirements and Regulations
• All experimental projects and equipment must be
registered
• C.O.S.H.H. assessments must be carried out
before the work begins
• Lasers must be registered and users approved
by the HoD
• Work with ionising radiation must be registered
• All work involving biological material must be
registered

4. Requirements and Regulations
• All laboratories, workshops & teaching
rooms are registered
• Electrical testing carried out annually
• Annual safety inspections of all areas
• Spot inspections carried out weekly

5. Good laboratory practice
• Eye protection MUST be worn at all times
• Always leave the door unlocked
• Good housekeeping is essential for a safe
environment
• All flammable substances should be stored apart
from oxidising agents
• All cylinders should be secured to a rigid support
• All high pressure lines must be constructed by a
competent person

6. Good laboratory practice
• No chemicals may be put into the drains
or placed in the rubbish bins
• Waste streams
– Solvents
– Solid waste
– Clean glassware
– ‘Sharps’
– Biological material – includes latex gloves

7. Good laboratory practice
• Chemical spillages, including mercury,
contact a technician
• Fume-cupboards, should be checked
each time they are used
• Any overnight running must be registered
• Working outside normal hours
– Anyone carrying out hazardous work must
have someone within call

8. Good laboratory practice
• Eye wash showers should be flushed
regularly
• Defects should be reported.
• PPE should not be worn in public places
• Containers should be used when transporting
chemicals etc around the department
• PPE should be worn when working with liquid

9. Good laboratory practice
• All incidents MUST be reported to the D.S.O.
• First aiders – see notices on each corridor
• Blood spillages MUST be dealt with by a first
aider
• Eating, drinking and smoking are forbidden in all
labs
• Do not drink water from any tap UNLESS it is
marked ‘Drinking Water’

10. Good laboratory practice
• All incidents MUST be reported to the D.S.O.
• First aiders – see notices on each corridor
• Blood spillages MUST be dealt with by a first
aider
• Eating, drinking and smoking are forbidden in all
labs
• Do not drink water from any tap UNLESS it is
marked ‘Drinking Water’