Safety in the Chemical Laboratory and Industry
A Practical Guide
- 1st Edition - July 11, 2023
- Latest edition
- Author: Muhammad Raza Shah
- Language: English
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… Read more
Description
Description
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.
Key features
Key features
- 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
Readership
Readership
(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
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Importance of Safety Policy of an organization and industry
Role & Responsibilities
2. Fundamentals of Laboratory Safety Procedures
2.1 Safety Comes First
2.2 Supplemental Laboratory Safety Plan
2.2.1 Risk Assessment
2.2.2 Risk Management
2.2.2.1 Physical Control
2.2.2.2 Engineering Control
2.2.2.3 Administrative Control
2.2.2.4 Use of (PPE)
2.2.2.5 Checking of Equipment’s
2.2.2.6 Potentially Hazardous Situations
2.2.2.7 Waste Management
2.2.3 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
2.2.4 Standard Precautions
3. Personal Protective Equipments
3.1 Laboratory Responsibilities for PPE
3.2 Selection Criteria for PPE
3.3 Protective apparel
3.4 Eye/Face Protection
3.5 Hearing Protection
3.6 Respiratory Protection
3.7 Hood Protection
3.8 Hand Protection
3.9 Foot Protection
4. Hazard Awareness
4.1 Chemical Hazards
4.2 Characteristics of Hazardous Chemicals
4.3 Particularly Hazardous Substance
4.4 Procurement of Hazardous Chemicals
5. Chemical Management
5.1 Chemical Inventory & MSDS
5.2 Chemical Labeling
5.3 Chemical Compatibility & Segregations
5.4 Chemical Storage
5.5 Chemical Storage of Particular Concern
6. Hazardous Waste Management
6.1 Qualification of Hazardous Waste
6.2 Handling Procedures for Hazardous Waste
6.3 Hazardous Waste Minimization
6.4 Hazardous Waste Disposal
7. Transportation of Chemicals
7.1 Intra-campus or Intra-industry Transportation
7.2 Intercampus or inter-industry Transportation
7.3 Shipment of Chemicals
8. Engineering Control
8.1 Facility Design
8.2 Ergonomic Concerns
8.3 Facility Testing & Maintenance
8.4 Laboratory Ventilations
8.5 Handling Limitations of Laboratory Equipments
8.6 Handling Limitations of Analytical Equipments
8.7 Installment & Location of Safety Equipments
9. Administrative Control
9.1 Implementation of Sign & Labels
9.2 Trainings
9.3 Specialized & Specified Trainings
9.4 Laboratory Inspections
9.5 Safety Audits
9.6 Record Keeping
10. Emergency and Medical Surveillance
10.1 Emergencies
10.2 Chemical Emergency
10.3 Medical Emergency
10.4 Fire Emergency
10.5 Emergency Measures at Institutional Level
Role & Responsibilities
2. Fundamentals of Laboratory Safety Procedures
2.1 Safety Comes First
2.2 Supplemental Laboratory Safety Plan
2.2.1 Risk Assessment
2.2.2 Risk Management
2.2.2.1 Physical Control
2.2.2.2 Engineering Control
2.2.2.3 Administrative Control
2.2.2.4 Use of (PPE)
2.2.2.5 Checking of Equipment’s
2.2.2.6 Potentially Hazardous Situations
2.2.2.7 Waste Management
2.2.3 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
2.2.4 Standard Precautions
3. Personal Protective Equipments
3.1 Laboratory Responsibilities for PPE
3.2 Selection Criteria for PPE
3.3 Protective apparel
3.4 Eye/Face Protection
3.5 Hearing Protection
3.6 Respiratory Protection
3.7 Hood Protection
3.8 Hand Protection
3.9 Foot Protection
4. Hazard Awareness
4.1 Chemical Hazards
4.2 Characteristics of Hazardous Chemicals
4.3 Particularly Hazardous Substance
4.4 Procurement of Hazardous Chemicals
5. Chemical Management
5.1 Chemical Inventory & MSDS
5.2 Chemical Labeling
5.3 Chemical Compatibility & Segregations
5.4 Chemical Storage
5.5 Chemical Storage of Particular Concern
6. Hazardous Waste Management
6.1 Qualification of Hazardous Waste
6.2 Handling Procedures for Hazardous Waste
6.3 Hazardous Waste Minimization
6.4 Hazardous Waste Disposal
7. Transportation of Chemicals
7.1 Intra-campus or Intra-industry Transportation
7.2 Intercampus or inter-industry Transportation
7.3 Shipment of Chemicals
8. Engineering Control
8.1 Facility Design
8.2 Ergonomic Concerns
8.3 Facility Testing & Maintenance
8.4 Laboratory Ventilations
8.5 Handling Limitations of Laboratory Equipments
8.6 Handling Limitations of Analytical Equipments
8.7 Installment & Location of Safety Equipments
9. Administrative Control
9.1 Implementation of Sign & Labels
9.2 Trainings
9.3 Specialized & Specified Trainings
9.4 Laboratory Inspections
9.5 Safety Audits
9.6 Record Keeping
10. Emergency and Medical Surveillance
10.1 Emergencies
10.2 Chemical Emergency
10.3 Medical Emergency
10.4 Fire Emergency
10.5 Emergency Measures at Institutional Level
Review quotes
Review quotes
"...an authoritative reference on the handling and disposal of chemicals at the laboratory and industrial levels. It serves as a practical guide for laboratory workers and offers prudent guidelines for the development of regulatory policy for academic and nonacademic organizations. It 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 assists faculty, researchers, staff, and students to provide a safe and healthy laboratory environment to teach, learn and conduct research." Review by Asian Dyer, June-July 2026
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: July 14, 2023
- Language: English
About the author
About the author
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Muhammad Raza Shah
Prof. Muhammad Raza Shah is Professor at the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, Pakistan. His research focuses on nanotechnology, materials science, supramolecular chemistry, nanomedicine, and advanced drug delivery systems, with particular emphasis on nanocarriers for targeted therapeutic applications. He has made significant contributions to the development of novel biomedical and pharmaceutical technologies and holds multiple national and international patents. Prof. Shah has authored and edited several scholarly books and contributed extensively to the scientific literature. He has supervised a large number of postgraduate researchers and maintains active international research collaborations. He is a Fellow of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences and the Islamic World Academy of Sciences and has received national recognition for his contributions to chemical sciences.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry University, Karachi, PakistanView book on ScienceDirect
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