LABORATORY SAFETY GUIDE

L aboratory Safety Guide This page is intentionally blank EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER UM Emergency (Fire, Police, Rescue, Emergency Medical Service) 9-1-1 ASSISTANCE TELEPHONE NUMBERS Environmental Safety Office (Fire Protection, Environmental Hygiene, Biosafety, Hazardous Waste Information, Accident/Hazard Investigation) (40)5-3960 Hazardous Waste Pick-up (40)5-3960 Maryland Poison Center 1-800-492-2414 (for information after 9-1-1 call) Physical Plant Work Control (40)5-2222 Radiation Safety (40)5-3985 University Health Center (31)4-8172 UM Laboratory Safety Guide i this page intentionally blank ii UM Laboratory Safety Guide Review and Approval Authority Prepared and Edited by: Environmental Hygienist Date Reviewed and Approved by: Director - Department of Environmental Safety Date Reviewed and Approved by: Chair - Biological and Chemical Hygiene Committee UM Laboratory Safety Guide Date iii this page intentionally blank iv UM Laboratory Safety Guide FOREWORD Overall safety in the lab is EVERY LAB USER'S responsibility Each individual has an obligation to maintain, to the best of their ability, a safe work environment It is suggested that one method of maintaining a safe work place is to actively incorporate these safety practices into your laboratory activities As a guide, these practices will help identify potential hazards in the lab, and will provide a reminder of routine safety requirements The Laboratory Safety Guide incorporates both general guidelines as well as more indepth information about specific laboratory safety practices Please refer to the Table of Contents for topics of interest to you or which pertain to your laboratory Remember, if you can't find an answer, the staff at the Department of Environmental Safety (DES) will try to help you Please call us at (40)5-3960, E-MAIL at SAFETY@UMDACC.UMD.EDU, or stop by our office at 7505 Yale Ave UM Laboratory Safety Guide v this page intentionally blank vi UM Laboratory Safety Guide ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This guide represents a true group effort It is the combined effort of the University faculty, staff members of DES and the wealth of safety information available from our peers in the field We would especially like to acknowledge the University of Virginia Office of Environmental Health and Safety for generously providing the framework for this document UM Laboratory Safety Guide vii this page intentionally blank viii UM Laboratory Safety Guide ... References UM Laboratory Safety Guide GENERAL LABORATORY SAFETY PRACTICES The purpose of this guide is to promote safety awareness and encourage safe work practices in the laboratory These are guidelines;... providing the framework for this document UM Laboratory Safety Guide vii this page intentionally blank viii UM Laboratory Safety Guide SAFETY CHECKLIST FOR LABORATORY USERS Please read the following... or stop by our office at 7505 Yale Ave UM Laboratory Safety Guide v this page intentionally blank vi UM Laboratory Safety Guide ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This guide represents a true group effort It is