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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

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

  • 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

(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

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

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: July 14, 2023
  • Language: English

About the author

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Muhammad Raza Shah

Prof. Muhammad Raza Shah is a professor and Director of the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, Pakistan. He holds four US patents. Dr. Shah has received numerous awards, including the Khwarizmi International Award from the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, Iran (2023). He has also been honored with the Civil Award Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (2015), Dr. Raziuddin Prize (2015), Prof. Atta-ur-Rahman Gold Medal by the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, Avicenna Science & Innovation Award (2015) by Brain Trust UK, and the Abdus Salam Award in Chemistry (2006). He was named TWAS Young Affiliate in 2010 by The World Academy of Sciences. Prof. Shah is a Fellow of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, the Chemical Society of Pakistan, the Islamic World Academy of Sciences, and the Royal College of Physicians (Edinburgh). Dr. Shah has conducted 29 Phase-I (BE and PK) studies, 04 Phase-II Randomized Clinical Trial as PI and lead the Phase-I RCT of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine and Phase-III RCT of COVID-19 booster vaccine as country PI.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry University, Karachi, Pakistan

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