Guidelines for care & Use of Dry Solvent Stills [Example]

I. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 5
II. TELEPHONE #S OF EMERGENCY PERSONNEL / EMERGENCY FACILITIES ...................... 7
A. HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS EMERGENCY AND INFORMATION PHONE #S ........................................................ 8
B. EMERGENCY EXIT PLAN FOR ALL SALEM HALL LABORATORIES ................................................................ 9
III. THE CHEMICAL HYGIENE PLAN FOR EACH LABORATORY IN SALEM HALL ............. 10
A. EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF LAB SUPERVISORS AND LAB WORKERS ...................................... 11
1. Dr. Alexander – Lab Room #108B ..................................................................................................... 12
2. Dr. Bierbach – Lab Room #107 ......................................................................................................... 13
3. Dr. Brown – Lab Room # 114 ............................................................................................................ 14
4. Dr. Buchmueller – Lab Room #1 ........................................................................................................ 15
5. Dr. Colyer – Lab Room #114 ............................................................................................................. 16
6. Dr. Hinze – Lab Room #109 ............................................................................................................... 17
7. Dr. Brad Jones – Lab Room #118 ...................................................................................................... 18
8. Dr. Paul Jones – Lab Room #113 ...................................................................................................... 19
9. Dr. Bruce King – Lab Room #17 and 18 ............................................................................................ 20
10. Dr. Kondepudi – Lab Room #5 ........................................................................................................ 21
11. Dr. Lachgar – Lab Room #6 .............................................................................................................. 22
12. Dr. Noftle – Lab Room #117 .............................................................................................................. 23
13. Dr. Swofford – Lab Room #7 .............................................................................................................. 24
14. Dr. Tobey – Room # 2 ........................................................................................................................ 25
15. Dr. Welker – Lab Room #s 13 and 18 ................................................................................................ 26
16. Undergraduate – Lab Room #s 7, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106 and 111 ......................................... 27
B. GENERAL SAFETY PROCEDURES ............................................................................................................... 28
1. BASIC SAFETY RULES FOR ALL UNDERGRADUATE LABORATORIES ....................................... 28
2. Cleanliness in the Research Laboratory ............................................................................................... 31
3. Housekeeping for All Labs ................................................................................................................... 33
4. Eyewash Fountains and Safety Showers .............................................................................................. 34
5. Lab Fires and Use of Fire Extinguishers ............................................................................................. 36
C. PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL WASTE ................................................................. 38
D. PROTECTIVE DEVICES, EQUIPMENT, AND APPAREL .................................................................................. 50
1. Personal Protective Equipment: Eyewear ........................................................................................... 50
2. Personal Protective Equipment: Lab Coats and Gloves ..................................................................... 51
3. VENTILATION AND PROPER USE OF HOODS ............................................................................... 53
4. Chemical Storage in Research Labs ..................................................................................................... 61
E. LABORATORY OPERATIONS WHICH REQUIRE PRIOR APPROVAL FROM CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT
INSTRUCTORS ................................................................................................................................................. 63
F. PROVISIONS FOR ADDITIONAL PROTECTION WHEN WORKING WITH PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS
CHEMICALS .................................................................................................................................................... 65
2. INIMICAL CHEMICALS: RULES OF ENGAGEMENT ..................................................................... 66
G. SPECIFIC PROCEDURES FOR SAFE REMOVAL OF HIGHLY TOXIC WASTE ................................................... 67
1. Dr. Alexander – Lab Room #108 ........................................................................................................ 68
2. Dr. Bierbach – Lab Room #107 ......................................................................................................... 69
3. Dr. Brown – Lab Room #14 ............................................................................................................... 71
4. Dr. Buchmueller – Lab Room #1 ........................................................................................................ 74
5. Dr. Colyer – Lab Room # 114 ............................................................................................................ 75
6. Dr. Hinze – Lab Room # 109 .............................................................................................................. 77
7. Dr. Brad Jones – Lab Room # 118 ..................................................................................................... 78
8. Dr. Paul Jones – Lab Room # 14 ....................................................................................................... 79
9. Dr. Bruce King – Lab Room # 17 ....................................................................................................... 80
10. Dr. Kondepudi – Lab Room # 5 ....................................................................................................... 81
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