Laboratory Safety Course

About:

Scope:

• gain an understanding of basic laboratory safety principles and practices
• be able to more readily identify laboratory hazards and implement effective control measures
• become aware of good design, management and laboratory practices
• understand the process of assessing and reducing the risks within laboratories
• examine serious laboratory incidents from UWA and elsewhere and lessons to be learnt from these

A comprehensive set of course notes will be provided on the day of the course. The Course Notes index is available for viewing <Click here to download>

Duration:

8 hours

Date:

Friday 12th February 2010, 9am - 5pm

Location:

Wilsmore Lecture Theatre  G.108

Facilitator:

Megan McManus (6488 7933)
UWA Safety and Health

Cost:

UWA staff and students: $40
Others:$150 + GST

Times

Topics

09:00 - 09:30

Demonstration 1

09:30 - 09:50

Introduction. Systems of work, legal aspects, general duties, induction training, overview of safety responsibilities, resolution of safety issues, incident and accident reporting, case studies.

09:50 - 10:30

Safety and Emergency Procedures. General laboratory safety rules, working in isolation, general emergency procedures, laboratory emergency procedures, personal protective equipment (particularly gloves), fire protection and safety, case studies.

10:30 - 10:45

Morning Tea

10:45 - 11:30

Laboratory and Engineering Safety.  Laboratory construction, access and egress, fire and emergency alarms, safety equipment, reticulated services, hydraulic services, electrical services and safety, ventilation, fume cupboards and their safe use, "out of service" tags for maintenance.

Hazards, Risks and Toxicology.  Identification of hazards, risk assessment and control, hierarchy of controls, toxicology, routes of entry, exposure standards, monitoring

11:30 - 12:15

Hazardous Substances. Regulations, management systems (labels, registers, msds, health surveillance, carcinogenic substances), dangerous goods, poisons

12:15 - 13:00

Lunch

13:00 - 13:30

Chemical Safety. Chemical hazards in laboratories, use, storage, spillage, disposal, case studies

Cryogens and Gases.Cryogenics, operation under vacuum, compressed and liquefied gasses

13:30 - 14:00

Demonstration 2

14:00 - 15:15

Biological Safety.  Classification of hazards, classification of laboratories, OGTR requirements, blood and products of human origin, disinfection and decontamination methods, AQIS requirements, laminar flow and biosafety cabinets, autoclaving.

15:15 - 15:30

Afternoon Tea