Chemical Spills
PowerPoint Presentation
Provided by Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Research
Kathryn Benedict MS CSP
Senior Safety Specialist
Occupational Health and Safety
Parke-Davis Pharmaceutical Research
Ann Arbor, MI 48105
Phone: ( 734) 622-7516.
Kathryn Benedict
8/3/99
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Chemical Spills
Objectives
Regulations
Responsibilities
Nuisance Spills
Potentially Hazardous Spills
Preventing Spills
Preparation
Hazards
You are the expert on the hazards of materials in your possession.
Toxic Materials Assessing the risks due to the toxic effects of biologicals/chemicals
Examples of materials with a High Level of Acute Toxicity
Toxicity of commonly used chemicals
Flammability Hazards
Flash Point - The lowest temperature at which a liquid has sufficient vapor pressure to form an ignitable mixture with air near the surface of the liquid
Caustic Chemical Hazards
Carcinogens
Biological Materials
BSL3 - Indigenous or exotic agents with a potential for respiratory
transmission
Where to obtain hazard information on the materials you use.
Chemical Spill Response Nuisance Spill
Chemical Spill Response Potentially Hazardous Spill
Biological Spill Response
Radioactive Spill Response
Radioactive Spill Clean-up Procedures
Radioactive Spill Clean-up
Estimating Potential Hazards
Summary