Safety in the Chemical Laboratory and Industry

A Practical Guide

Muhammad Raza Shah

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2023
• ISBN:
  9780323951821
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Chemical & Biochemical Engineering
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Safety in the Chemical Laboratory and Industry: A Practical Guide provides an authoritative reference on chemical safety procedures and the handling and disposal of chemicals at both the laboratory and industrial level. The book serves as a practical guide for laboratory workers and offers prudent guidelines for the development of regulatory policy for academic and non-academic organizations. The book stresses that all accidental injuries can be minimized if systems and attitudes are in place to prevent them and that to fully materialize a safety culture, even with improved technology, everyone should be mindful of maintaining a safe environment.

This handbook will assist faculty, researchers, staff and students to provide a safe and healthy laboratory environment to teach, learn and conduct research.

• Helps understand the basic principles of chemical safety
• Provides guidance how to create a culture of chemical safety and how to deal with hazardous waste disposal
• Handles minimization of risks related to chemicals

Table of contents

• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1. Importance of safety policy of an organization and industry
• Chapter 2. Fundamentals of laboratory safety procedures
• Chapter 3. Personal protective equipment
• Chapter 4. Hazard awareness
• Chapter 5. Chemical management
• Chapter 6. Hazardous waste management
• Chapter 7. Transportation of chemicals
• Chapter 8. Engineering control
• Chapter 9. Administrative controls
• Chapter 10. Lab safety for pregnant and immuno-compromised individuals
• Chapter 11. Emergency and medical surveillance
• Appendix A. General safety guidelines for chemistry laboratories (academia and industries) safety contract form 1: our safety net
• Appendix B. Risk assessment form template
• Appendix C. SOPs required elements checklist
• Appendix D. Glove selection charts
• Appendix E. Chemical inventory form
• Appendix F. Safety data sheet
• Appendix G. Occupational safety and health checklist for self-inspection
• Appendix H. Accident/incident report form
• Appendix I. Chemical waste disposal
• Appendix J. Useful links
• Glossary
• Index