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Nobody may keep tobacco or food either in his work clothes or at hisworkplace. Meals should be eaten in appropriate canteens, which should beventilated separately and isolated from the work premises. The workclothing should be specially designed for this use and left at the end ofthe shift. [International Labour Office. Encyclopedia of OccupationalHealth and Safety. Vols. I&II. Geneva, Switzerland: InternationalLabour Office, 1983.2258]**PEER REVIEWED**Evacuation: ... If material leaking (not on fire) consider evacuation fromdown wind area based on amount of material spilled, location and weatherconditions. [Association of American Railroads. Emergency Handling ofHazardous Materials in Surface Transportation. Washington, DC: Associationof American Railroads, Bureau of Explosives, 1994.1109]**PEER REVIEWED**If material is not on fire and not involved in a fire: Keep sparks,flames, and other sources of ignition away. Keep material out of watersources and sewers. Attempt to stop leak without hazard. Use water sprayto knock down vapors. [Association of American Railroads. EmergencyHandling of Hazardous Materials in Surface Transportation. Washington, DC:Association of American Railroads, Bureau of Explosives, 1994.1109]**PEERREVIEWED**PRECAUTIONS FOR "CARCINOGENS": Smoking, drinking, eating, storage of foodor of food & beverage containers or utensils, & the application ofcosmetics should be prohibited in any laboratory. All personnel shouldremove gloves, if worn, after completion of procedures in whichcarcinogens have been used. They should ... wash ... hands, preferablyusing dispensers of liq detergent, & rinse ... thoroughly.Consideration should be given to appropriate methods for cleaning theskin, depending on nature of the contaminant. No standard procedure can berecommended, but the use of organic solvents should be avoided. Safetypipettes should be used for all pipetting. /Chemical Carcinogens/[Montesano, R., H. Bartsch, E.Boyland, G. Della Porta, L. Fishbein, R. A.Griesemer, A.B. Swan, L. Tomatis, and W. Davis (eds.). Handling ChemicalCarcinogens in the Laboratory: Problems of Safety. IARC ScientificPublications No. 33. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research onCancer, 1979.8]**PEER REVIEWED**PRECAUTIONS FOR "CARCINOGENS": In animal laboratory, personnel shouldremove their outdoor clothes & wear protective suits (preferablydisposable, one-piece & close-fitting at ankles & wrists), gloves,hair covering & overshoes. ... clothing should be changed daily but... discarded immediately if obvious contamination occurs ... /also,/workers should shower immediately. In chemical laboratory, gloves &gowns should always be worn ... however, gloves should not be assumed toprovide full protection. Carefully fitted masks or respirators may benecessary when working with particulates or gases, & disposableplastic aprons might provide addnl protection. If gowns are of distinctivecolor, this is a reminder that they should not be worn outside of lab./Chemical Carcinogens/ [Montesano, R., H. Bartsch, E.Boyland, G. DellaPorta, L. Fishbein, R. A. Griesemer, A.B. Swan, L. Tomatis, and W. Davis(eds.). Handling Chemical Carcinogens in the Laboratory: Problems ofSafety. IARC Scientific Publications No. 33. Lyon, France: InternationalAgency for Research on Cancer, 1979.8]**PEER REVIEWED**PRECAUTIONS FOR "CARCINOGENS": ... Operations connected with synth &purification ... should be carried out under well-ventilated hood.