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Department of Chemistry
SUNY at Stony Brook
Chemical
Hygiene Plan
Revision Approved January 2003
Detailed Contents:
1. Introduction
and Legal Requirement for a Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP)
2. Definitions and
Acronyms
3. Responsibilities
of Personnel
3.1 - University President
3.2 - Director of Environmental Health and
Safety
3.3 - Chemical Hygiene Officer (CHO)
3.4 - Chemistry Department
Chair
3.5 - Chemistry Department Safety Committee
3.6 - Principal
Investigator/Laboratory Supervisor/Instructional Supervisor
3.7 - Laboratory
Workers
4. Standard
Operating Procedures (SOPs) - Chemical Exposure; Laboratory Equipment; Waste
Disposal; Emergency Planning
4.1 - OSHA Requirement
4.2 - Chemistry Department Implementation of the
OSHA Requirement
4.3 - Controlling Chemical Exposure
4.4 -Laboratory
Equipment
4.5 - Waste Storage
4.6 - Waste Treatment
4.7 - Waste
Disposal
4-8 - Planning for Emergencies
5. Personal
Protective Equipment (PPE)
5.1 - OSHA Requirement
5.2 - Chemistry Department Implementation of the
OSHA Requirement
5.3 - Overview of Types of PPE and Their Application
5.4
- Eye Protection
5.5 - Gloves
5.6 - Shoes and Clothing
5-7 - Cleaning
Lab Coats
5.8 - Respirator Selection and Use
6. Engineering
Controls - Laboratory Ventilation; Fume Hoods
6.1 - OSHA Requirement
6.2 - Chemistry Department Implementation of the
OSHA Requirement
6.3 - Lab Ventilation
6.4 - University Fume Hood
Policy
6.5 - Guidelines for Use of Hoods
6.6 - Hood Failure
Procedures
7. Additional
Engineering Controls - Storage (Flammables and Combustibles, Oxidizers,
Corrosives, Toxics, Compressed Gases); Glove Boxes; the Cold Room; Emergency
Equipment; the Stockroom
7.1 - Chemical Storage
7.2 - General Guidelines for Storing Chemicals in
Individual Laboratories
7.3 - Storage of Flammables and Combustibles
7.4 -
Storage of Oxidizers and Corrosives: Guidelines are given in general references
and in the University CHP.
7.5 - High-Hazard Materials
7.7 - Glove
Boxes
7.8 - The Cold Room
7.9 - Emergency Equipment
7.10 -
Miscellaneous
7.11 - The Chemistry Department Stockroom
8. Administrative
Controls - Exposure Monitoring; Signage
8.1 - OSHA Requirement for Exposure Monitoring
8.2 - Chemistry Department
Implementation of the OSHA Requirement
8.3 - Signage
8.4 - Lab-Specific
Administrative Controls
9. Information
Requirements - MSDSs; Permissible Exposure Limits; Inventory
9.1 - OSHA Requirement
9.2 - Chemistry Department Implementation of the
OSHA Requirement
9.3 - The Departmental Chemical Hygiene Plan
9.4 - MSDS
and PEL
9.5 - Inventory
10. Labeling
10.1 - OSHA Requirement
10.2 - Additional Information from ACS
10.3 -
Chemistry Department Implementation of the OSHA Labeling Requirement
10.4 -
Chemistry Department Implementation of the OSHA MSDS Requirement (see section
9)
11. Training
Requirements
11.1 - OSHA Requirement
11.2 - Chemistry Department Implementation of the
OSHA Requirement
11.3 - Safety Orientation Organization
11.4 - Safety
Orientation Topics
11.5 - Distribution of Safety Materials
11.6 -
Department Safety Quiz
11.7 - Safety Training Responsibilities of the
PI
11.8 - EPA Hazardous Waste Training
12. Record
Keeping
12.1 - OSHA Requirement
12.2 - Maintenance of Records
13. Provisions for
Medical Consultation and Examinations
13.1 - OSHA Requirement
13.2 - University Implementation of the OSHA
Requirement
14. Procedures
Requiring Prior Approval
14.1 - OSHA Requirement
14.2 - Chemistry Department Implementation of the
OSHA Requirement
15. Work with
Particularly Hazardous Substances
15.1 - OSHA Requirement
15.2 - Chemistry Department Implementation of the
OSHA Requirement
15.3 - Designation of Areas for Work with High-Hazard
Substances
15.4 - Use of Containment Devices such as Fume Hoods or Glove
Boxes
15.5 - Personnel
15.6 - Specialized Handling Procedures
15.7 -
Procedures for Safe Removal of Contaminated Waste and Decontamination
15.8 -
Hazardous Procedures
16. References
17. Appendix I -
Purpose and Scope of the OSHA (29 CFR) Laboratory Standard
18. Appendix II -
SUNY STONY BROOK CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT - SAFETY INFORMATION SUPPLEMENT 2002
REVISION
INTRODUCTION TO OUR SAFETY PROGRAM
OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION IN SAFETY
PERSONNEL WITH SAFETY INTERESTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
EMERGENCIES,
ACCIDENTS, INJURIES:
PREVENTION OF, PREPARATION FOR, AND DEALING WITH THEM
WASTE HANDLING
PERSONAL PROTECTION
19. Appendix III -
Lab and Building Security - Excerpted from the Chemistry Department Safety
Newsletter Issue #7 October 24, 2001
20. Appendix IV -
Summary of Main Responsibilities of the Principal Investigator, Laboratory
Supervisor, or Instructional Supervisor
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