safety terms request

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This is request for terms related to OSHA, chemical hygiene plans, etc.

[annadunn3]

Standard Operating Procedure OSHA Guidelines Risk Assessment

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https://www.osha.gov/laboratories/standards

General Industry (29 CFR 1910) - OSHA General Industry standard 1910 Subpart I - Personal Protective Equipment OSHA standard, including General requirements (1910.132), Eye and face protection (1910.133), and Respiratory protection (1910.134) 1910 Subpart J - General Environmental Controls OSHA standard, including the control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) (1910.147). 1910 Subpart Z - Toxic and Hazardous Substances OSHA standard, including Occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals in laboratories (1910.1450), Hazard Communication (1910.1200), Air contaminants (1910.1000), TABLE Z-1 Limits for Air Contaminants (1910.1000 TABLE Z-1), Formaldehyde (1910.1048), Bloodborne pathogens (1910.1030)

State Plans are OSHA-approved workplace safety and health programs operated by individual states or U.S. territories. There are currently 22 State Plans covering both private sector and state and local government workers, and there are six State Plans covering only state and local government workers. State Plans are monitored by OSHA and must be at least as effective as OSHA in protecting workers and in preventing work-related injuries, illnesses and deaths.

[annadunn3]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_assessment

Broadly speaking, a risk assessment is the combined effort of:

1. identifying and analyzing potential (future) events that may negatively impact individuals, assets, and/or the environment (i.e. hazard analysis); and
2. making judgments "on the tolerability of the risk on the basis of a risk analysis" while considering influencing factors (i.e. risk evaluation). Put in simpler terms, a risk assessment determines possible mishaps, their likelihood and consequences, and the tolerances for such events. The results of this process may be expressed in a quantitative or qualitative fashion. Risk assessment is an inherent part of a broader risk management strategy to help reduce any potential risk-related consequences.

[annadunn3]

The references for the risk assessment definition in wikipedia are these two, I'm not sure if we need to get the primary source:

Rausand M (2013). "Chapter 1: Introduction". Risk Assessment: Theory, Methods, and Applications. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 1–28. ISBN 9780470637647. Manuele FA (2016). "Chapter 1: Risk Assessments: Their Significance and the Role of the Safety Professional". In Popov G, Lyon BK, Hollcraft B (eds.). Risk Assessment: A Practical Guide to Assessing Operational Risks. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 1–22.

[annadunn3]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_operating_procedure

A standard operating procedure (SOP) is a set of step-by-step instructions compiled by an organization to help workers carry out routine operations. SOPs aim to achieve efficiency, quality output and uniformity of performance, while reducing miscommunication and failure to comply with industry regulations.

[annadunn3]

https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.1450#:~:text=Chemical%20Hygiene%20Plan%20means%20a,that%20particular%20workplace%20and%20(ii

Chemical Hygiene Plan means a written program developed and implemented by the employer which sets forth procedures, equipment, personal protective equipment and work practices that (i) are capable of protecting employees from the health hazards presented by hazardous chemicals used in that particular workplace and (ii) meets the requirements of paragraph (e) of this section.

This isn't a great definition since it references a paragraph, and paragraph e is very long and detailed.

Question: Would it be OK to summarize paragraph e and make our own definition? Otherwise I'll look for a better definition elsewhere

[annadunn3]

https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/chemical-safety/basics/chemical-hygiene-plan.html

Every laboratory should have a Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP).

This is the plan to help protect people working in a laboratory setting. You should be familiar with your school or organization’s CHP, and it should be readily available to all. The CHP is described in the OSHA document 29 CFR 1910.1450, Laboratory Standard.

The components of a CHP include:

Standard operating procedures involving the use of hazardous chemicals Criteria to determine and implement control measures to reduce employee exposure to hazardous chemicals Requirements to ensure that control measures perform properly Employee information and training Identification of operations requiring prior employer approval Medical consultation and examinations Designation of chemical hygiene officers Requirements for handling particularly hazardous chemicals Identification of designated areas (laboratories, storage rooms, disposal areas) Containment equipment Procedures for safe removal of contaminated waste Decontamination procedures

[Is this definition too long?]

[annadunn3]

Proposal for definition of CHP, slightly alters the OSHA definition to make sense in this context

Chemical Hygiene Plan: a written program developed and implemented by the employer which sets forth procedures, equipment, personal protective equipment and work practices that (i) are capable of protecting employees from the health hazards presented by hazardous chemicals used in that particular workplace and (ii) meets the requirements of OSHA standard 1910.1450

[annadunn3]

Here are some other definitions I ran into when doing this research. Feel free to include or ignore if out of scope. There are a lot of definitions here, I removed the ones I thought were immediately out of scope, but was conservative in my removal.

https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.1450#:~:text=Chemical%20Hygiene%20Plan%20means%20a,that%20particular%20workplace%20and%20(ii

Emergency means any occurrence such as, but not limited to, equipment failure, rupture of containers or failure of control equipment which results in an uncontrolled release of a hazardous chemical into the workplace.

Hazardous chemical means any chemical which is classified as health hazard or simple asphyxiant in accordance with the Hazard Communication Standard (§1910.1200).

Health hazard means a chemical that is classified as posing one of the following hazardous effects: Acute toxicity (any route of exposure); skin corrosion or irritation; serious eye damage or eye irritation; respiratory or skin sensitization; germ cell mutagenicity; carcinogenity; reproductive toxicity; specific target organ toxicity (single or repeated exposure); aspiration hazard. The criteria for determining whether a chemical is classified as a health hazard are detailed in appendix A of the Hazard Communication Standard (§1910.1200) and §1910.1200(c) (definition of "simple asphyxiant").

Laboratory scale means work with substances in which the containers used for reactions, transfers, and other handling of substances are designed to be easily and safely manipulated by one person. "Laboratory scale" excludes those workplaces whose function is to produce commercial quantities of materials.

Laboratory-type hood means a device located in a laboratory, enclosure on five sides with a moveable sash or fixed partial enclosed on the remaining side; constructed and maintained to draw air from the laboratory and to prevent or minimize the escape of air contaminants into the laboratory; and allows chemical manipulations to be conducted in the enclosure without insertion of any portion of the employee's body other than hands and arms.

Walk-in hoods with adjustable sashes meet the above definition provided that the sashes are adjusted during use so that the airflow and the exhaust of air contaminants are not compromised and employees do not work inside the enclosure during the release of airborne hazardous chemicals.

Laboratory use of hazardous chemicals means handling or use of such chemicals in which all of the following conditions are met: (i) Chemical manipulations are carried out on a "laboratory scale;" (ii) Multiple chemical procedures or chemicals are used; (iii) The procedures involved are not part of a production process, nor in any way simulate a production process; and (iv) "Protective laboratory practices and equipment" are available and in common use to minimize the potential for employee exposure to hazardous chemicals.

Mutagen means chemicals that cause permanent changes in the amount or structure of the genetic material in a cell. Chemicals classified as mutagens in accordance with the Hazard Communication Standard (§1910.1200) shall be considered mutagens for purposes of this section.

Physical hazard means a chemical that is classified as posing one of the following hazardous effects: Explosive; flammable (gases, aerosols, liquids, or solids); oxidizer (liquid, solid, or gas); self reactive; pyrophoric (gas, liquid or solid); self-heating; organic peroxide; corrosive to metal; gas under pressure; in contact with water emits flammable gas; or combustible dust. The criteria for determining whether a chemical is classified as a physical hazard are in appendix B of the Hazard Communication Standard (§1910.1200) and §1910.1200(c) (definitions of "combustible dust" and "pyrophoric gas").

Protective laboratory practices and equipment means those laboratory procedures, practices and equipment accepted by laboratory health and safety experts as effective, or that the employer can show to be effective, in minimizing the potential for employee exposure to hazardous chemicals.

Reproductive toxins mean chemicals that affect the reproductive capabilities including adverse effects on sexual function and fertility in adult males and females, as well as adverse effects on the development of the offspring. Chemicals classified as reproductive toxins in accordance with the Hazard Communication Standard (§1910.1200) shall be considered reproductive toxins for purposes of this section.

Select carcinogen means any substance which meets one of the following criteria: (i) It is regulated by OSHA as a carcinogen; or (ii) It is listed under the category, "known to be carcinogens," in the Annual Report on Carcinogens published by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) (latest edition); or (iii) It is listed under Group 1 ("carcinogenic to humans") by the International Agency for Research on Cancer Monographs (IARC) (latest editions); or (iv) It is listed in either Group 2A or 2B by IARC or under the category, "reasonably anticipated to be carcinogens" by NTP, and causes statistically significant tumor incidence in experimental animals in accordance with any of the following criteria: (A) After inhalation exposure of 6-7 hours per day, 5 days per week, for a significant portion of a lifetime to dosages of less than 10 mg/m3; (B) After repeated skin application of less than 300 (mg/kg of body weight) per week; or (C) After oral dosages of less than 50 mg/kg of body weight per day.