UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON (UTMB)

Safety Plan for the Use and Storage of High Risk Hazardous Chemicals

The purpose of this document is to ensure adequate review of occupational safety and health precautions and procedures for the use, handling, storage, and disposal of hazardous chemical materials associated with the agent listed in this Safety Plan for the Use and Storage of High Risk Hazardous Chemicals (High Risk Hazardous Chemical Safety Plan or HRHCSP). As the Principal Investigator (P.I.) or Supervisor, you mustbe fully aware of the specific or potential hazards associated with the agents used in your work area.

Chemical Agent:CAS#:

Type of Submission: New Update Renewal(every five years)

Select Agent:Yes No

(If yes, please provide documentation of CDC approval)

The information provided in this document is accurate to the best of my knowledge. I acknowledge that upon approval, and before commencing any work, I accept responsibility for training all laboratory workers involved in the research project described in this High Risk Hazardous Chemical Safety Plan (HRHCSP).

I am familiar with, and agree to abide by the provisions set forth in this document upon approval by the UTMB Chemical Safety Committee. I further agree to abide by the provisions set forth by the UTMB Safety Manual and the UTMB Institutional Handbook of Operating Procedures

P.I. Responsible for ResearchTitleExtensionDate Submitted

(Signature)

P.I. (Printed Name)DepartmentRoute

CHEMICAL SAFETY COMMITTEE USE ONLY
DATE APPROVED______DATE FOR RENEWAL ______
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Chairman (Signature) Chairman (Printed Name)
Chemical Safety Plan Number______

Safety Plan for the Use and Storage of High Risk Hazardous Chemicals

SECTION I.PROJECT DESCRIPTION

  1. List Chemical Agent:

For approval of this plan, please provide a Room diagram, Work Process Flow diagram, a current MSDS, annual online lab safety certificates, and HCA or PI training documentation.

  1. Description of the project or use of the chemical agent (this section is usually ½ of a page long):
  1. Project Location: Building: Room:
  1. Estimated Project Start Date: Estimated Project End Date:
  1. Are there extended periods of inactivity anticipated? No Yes
  1. Do you maintain a usage log? No Yes
  1. Describe the research activity/activities for this project that produces the greatest risk of personal exposure:
  1. Is the laboratory locked when unoccupied? No Yes
  1. List personnel experience and skill level with the chemical agent. Include years of experience with chemical agent, techniques,procedures used and each persons’ responsibilities for this project.

Name and phone number of the personnel who have access or exposure risk to the secured storage location.

Name / Work Phone / Cell Phone / Home Phone

Safety Plan for the Use and Storage of High Risk Hazardous Chemicals

SECTION II.SOP

  1. Please provide a detailed description of how the chemical agent is safely handled in the lab. (Include PPE used, containment, storage, equipment used, record keeping, labeling, etc.)
  1. Please describe the method for disposal of the chemical agent. (Include neutralization procedures if applicable, methods to ensure agent was properly neutralized, explain animal waste disposal if applicable, etc.)
  1. In the event of an emergency, please provide detailed emergency procedures. (Include emergency procedures in the event of a storm, an extended power interruption, or an employee exposure.)
  1. Please describe the procedures for transportation. (Include type of primary and secondary containment, method of transport and the route to be used.)

N/A (Only check this box if the agent will not be transferred.)

Safety Plan for the Use and Storage of High Risk Hazardous Chemicals

SECTION III.CHEMICAL SPECIFIC INFORMATION

  1. Physical/chemical properties:

Solid Liquid Gas Unstable

Explosive Volatile Flammable Reactive

  1. Frequency of use:
  1. Quantity of chemical agent to be used at any one time:
  1. Highest concentration to be used:
  1. Solvent or diluent for chemical, if any:
  1. Maximum amount of chemical agent ever expected to be on hand:
  1. Total amount to be used in project:
  1. List major known human toxic effects or symptoms associated with chemical agent or hazardous metabolite:
  1. Is this agent metabolized or biotransformed into a known or suspected toxic substance?

No Yes If yes, describe:

Safety Plan for the Use and Storage of High Risk Hazardous Chemicals

SECTION IV. SHIPPING/RECEIVING OF HIGH RISK HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS

  1. Other than initial receipt of the material, will the chemical agent be transferred on campus?

No YesIf yes, copy and paste the detailed description from the SOP below:

  1. Will the chemical agent be shipped or transferred off campus?

No Yes If yes, describe below:

Safety Plan for the Use and Storage of High Risk Hazardous Chemicals

SECTION V. SAFETY TRAINING

  1. List the HCA Trainer:
  1. Have laboratory personnel been trained on this HRHCSP as well as the HRHC Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)? No Yes (Attach training documentation including annual online lab safety certificates and HCA or PI document)
  1. Is the most current MSDS available to personnel? No Yes (Attach MSDS)
  1. In addition to eye protection, gloves, labcoat/gown/apron, check the required personal protective equipment (PPE) and safety equipment for handling the chemical agent:

BootiesSafety Centrifuge/Blender

Face shield Respirator, Type:

Chemical Fumehood Building: Room location:

Biological Safety Cabinet Building: Room location:

Other (specify):

  1. Have the laboratory personnel been informed and trained in the use of PPE when handling this chemical agent?

No Yes

  1. Describe the manner of labeling the secondary container(s) to identify the chemical as a hazardous agent (e.g. carcinogen, toxic):
  1. Are the following readily available?

EyewashNo Yes

Emergency ShowerNo Yes

Fire ExtinguisherNo Yes

Have personnel been trained in the use of this equipment?No Yes

  1. Are chemical spill kits available in the laboratory appropriate for the chemical agent and volume of agent routinely in use?

No Yes

Have personnel been trained in the use of these chemical spill kits?No Yes

  1. Method for hazardous materials disposal:

Describe the plan for storage or disposal of the chemicalagent and contaminated materials, including any unused agent and the location of storage:

Chemical agent to be picked up by Environmental Health & Safety (EHS)

On-site neutralization, then chemical agent to be picked up by EPM(describe neutralization process below)

On-site neutralization and pour safely down drain(describe neutralization process

below)

Other (describe):

Describe the method used for on-site neutralization of the chemical agent:

Safety Plan for the Use and Storage of High Risk Hazardous Chemicals

SECTION VI.EMERGENCY FIRST AID PREPAREDNESS

  1. Are employees aware of reporting and first aid procedures for occupational exposures to hazardous chemicals? No Yes
  1. Check all potential routes of exposure that apply for this experiment:

Parenteral/Injection Ingestion

Inhalation Skin

Other (describe):

  1. Describe the conditions or procedures under which these laboratory exposures may occur and include additional controls to address the potential exposures.
  1. In the event of employee exposure, describe your procedures.

Safety Plan for the Use and Storage of High Risk Hazardous Chemicals

SECTION VII.EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL USE

  1. Have ARC personnel been informed of the appropriate handling and decontamination procedures required for contact with the animal and bedding? No Yes
  1. IACUC Protocol#: Date of Approval:
  1. Species of animal:
  1. Approximate number of animals per experiment:
  1. Concentration and number of doses per animal:
  1. Provide the wording for cage label describing hazard:
  1. Method of administering the chemical agent:

Intra-Cranial Intra-Peritoneal Intra-Dermal Intra-Muscular

Intra-Venous Sub-Cutaneous Intra-Cardiac Intra-Nasal

Inhalation Gavage Topical Oral

Other:

  1. Location of animal housing after dosing:
  1. Length of time the animals will be maintained after dosing:
  1. Would an animal carcass, bedding, and/or animal waste product contain any level of a potentially hazardous chemical or metabolite of the chemical agent? No Yes

If known, identify the metabolite.

Describe any additional animal husbandry precautions and disposal procedures for animal waste, bedding and carcasses:

  1. Check required PPE and safety equipment needed to safely handle exposed/dosed animal (in addition to the minimum required gloves, booties and gown, surgical mask, and eye protection):

ApronRespiratorFace shield Surgical Mask

Chemical Fumehood Building: Room location:

Biological Safety Cabinet Building: Room location:

Other (specify):

  1. When preparing for hurricanes, describe the plan for securing (or euthanizing) the animal(s) and the method for disposal of waste product to avoid environmental contamination:

Safety Plan for the Use and Storage of High Risk Hazardous Chemicals

SECTION VIII. EMERGENCY AND DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

  1. Name and phone number of the primary contact and alternate responsible for securing the laboratory in an emergency:

Name / Work Phone / Cell Phone / Home Phone
Primary
Secondary
  1. Is the laboratory susceptible to flooding, broken windows or destruction?

No Yes

  1. With loss of electricity, would the agent create a potentially hazardous situation?

No Yes

If yes, describe steps to be taken to eliminate or reduce the hazard:

  1. Manner and location of safely storing the agent at the time of disaster preparation:

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Last edited 1/7/2013