Week 5 PPEs
Week 5 PPEs
Week 5 PPEs
• MSDS (1)
• Record Register (2)
• PPEs (2)
• Informing if any thing goes wrong (2)
• Lab Cleaning (3)
1
What are the general hazards in a lab?
• Fire Elimination/substitution or
• Breakage of glassware
Engineering controls
• Sharps
Eliminate toxic material or
• Pressure equipment & gas
substitute a less toxic material
cylinders
Enclose or confine operation
• Extremes of heat & cold
General or local exhaust
• Chemical hazards
ventilation
• Radiation
2
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3
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5
Gas cylinders
• Never use without formal training
• Minimise the number in a laboratory
– Store externally whenever possible
• Cylinders are heavy and can do serious
damage to you if they fall
– Ensure that they are chained when in use
– Move only with a cylinder trolley
• Use regulators & control equipment suitable
for the gas concerned
• Consider the consequences if your cylinder
leaks