Safety in the Chemical Laboratory and Industry
A Practical Guide
- 1st Edition - July 11, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Author: Muhammad Raza Shah
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 5 1 8 1 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 5 1 8 2 - 1
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Request a sales quoteSafety 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
(Under)graduate students in chemical engineering and chemistry, faculty members, researchers and practitioners in chemical industry and other industry manipulating chemicals, Chemical community dealing with chemicals in various industries, such as textile, paint, sugar, polymer
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1. Importance of safety policy of an organization and industry
- 1.1. Introduction
- 1.2. Health and safety measures to be adopted at research organization and industries handling chemicals
- 1.3. Safety policy
- 1.4. Hierarchical role and responsibilities as per safety policy
- Chapter 2. Fundamentals of laboratory safety procedures
- 2.1. Safety comes first
- 2.2. Laboratory (academia and industries) safety plan
- Chapter 3. Personal protective equipment
- 3.1. Personal protective equipment
- 3.2. Hand protection
- 3.3. Special note: latex gloves
- 3.4. Double gloving
- Chapter 4. Hazard awareness
- 4.1. Chemical hazards
- 4.2. Characteristics of hazardous chemicals
- 4.3. Particularly hazardous substances
- 4.4. Procurement of hazardous materials
- Chapter 5. Chemical management
- 5.1. Chemical inventory and safety data sheets
- 5.2. Chemical labelings
- 5.3. Chemical compatibality and segregation
- 5.4. Chemical storage
- 5.5. Chemical storage of particular concern
- Chapter 6. Hazardous waste management
- 6.1. What qualifies as hazardous waste?
- 6.2. Handling procedures of hazardous waste
- 6.3. Hazardous waste minimization
- 6.4. Hazardous waste disposal
- Chapter 7. Transportation of chemicals
- 7.1. Intracampus or intra-industry transportations
- 7.2. Intercampus transportations
- 7.3. Shipment of chemicals
- Chapter 8. Engineering control
- 8.1. Facility design
- 8.2. Ergonomic concerns
- 8.3. Facility testing and maintenance
- 8.4. Laboratory (academia and industries) ventilations
- 8.5. Handling limitations of laboratory (academia and industries) equipment
- 8.6. Handling limitations of analytical equipment
- 8.7. Installment and locations of safety equipment
- Chapter 9. Administrative controls
- 9.1. Implementation of signs and labels
- 9.2. Trainings
- 9.3. Specialized and specified trainings
- 9.4. Laboratory (academia and industries) inspections
- 9.5. Safety audits
- 9.6. Record keeping
- Chapter 10. Lab safety for pregnant and immuno-compromised individuals
- 10.1. General laboratory safety
- 10.2. Reproductive hazards
- 10.3. Lactating mothers
- 10.4. Lab safety for immuno-compromised individuals
- Chapter 11. Emergency and medical surveillance
- 11.1. Emergencies
- 11.2. Chemical emergency
- 11.3. Medical emergencies
- 11.4. Fire emergency
- 11.5. Emergency measures at institutional or industry level
- 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
- Edition: 1
- Published: July 11, 2023
- No. of pages (Paperback): 286
- No. of pages (eBook): 300
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323951814
- eBook ISBN: 9780323951821
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Muhammad Raza Shah
Muhammad Raza Shah is a full professor at the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Pakistan. He is also the Head of the Center for Bioequivalence Studies and Clinical Research. He is a recipient of several awards, including the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz Award from the President of Pakistan, the Salam Prize, the Professor Atta ur Rahman Gold Medal, and the Dr M Raziuddin Siddiqi Prize, by the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, for scientists under 40 years of age, in the field of chemistry. Professor Shah has authored six books and edited four books, in addition to contributing over 350 peer-reviewed journal papers. One of his authored books was declared as best book of 2017 by the Government of Pakistan’s Higher Education Commission.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry University, Karachi, PakistanRead Safety in the Chemical Laboratory and Industry on ScienceDirect