2. Definitions Chemical Hygiene Plan
2.1. Laboratory Personnel
2.1.1. Laboratory personnel is any person working as a Principal Investigator, faculty, staff, research assistant, graduate assistant, teacher’s assistant, student, volunteer or visiting scholar.
2.2. Laboratory
2.2.1. Laboratory means a facility where the "laboratory use of hazardous chemicals" occurs. It is a workplace where relatively small quantities of hazardous chemicals are used on a non-production basis.
2.3. Hazardous Chemical
2.3.1. Hazardous chemical means any chemical which is classified as health hazard or simple asphyxiant in accordance with the Hazard Communication Standard (CFR 29 1910.1200).
2.4. Health Hazard
2.4.1. Health hazard refers to a chemical that is classified as posing one of the following hazardous effects: Acute toxicity (any route of exposure); skin corrosion or irritation; serious eye damage or eye irritation; respiratory or skin sensitization; germ cell mutagenicity; carcinogenicity; reproductive toxicity; specific target organ toxicity (single or repeated exposure); aspiration hazard.
2.5. Physical Hazard
2.5.1. Physical hazard means a chemical that is classified as posing one of the following hazardous effects: Explosive; flammable (gases, aerosols, liquids, or solids); oxidizer (liquid, solid, or gas); self-reactive; pyrophoric (gas, liquid or solid); self-heating; organic peroxide; corrosive to metal; gas under pressure; in contact with water emits flammable gas; or combustible dust.
2.6. Biological Hazard
2.6.1. Biological hazards are agents that could be hazardous to humans or the environment. Examples of materials that fall into the biohazard classification are viruses, bacteria, pathogens, fungi, blood, human tissue, bodily fluids, prions, blood products, Recombinant DNA and chemical toxins.
2.6.2. Universal Precautions must be followed anytime there is work involving animal blood or tissue, human blood, blood products, and body fluids. If working with these materials, then review the Kent State University Bloodborne Pathogens Manual link here and Biosafety Manual link here.
2.6.3. Any research involving recombinant DNA, synthetic nucleic acid, cell lines, gene therapy, blood, human tissues or organs, viral vectors, blood products, bodily fluids and microbial pathogens must obtain approval from the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC). For more information contact the IBC Office at 2-1977.
2.7 Radiation Hazard
2.7.1. Exposure to radiation has the capability to cause adverse health effects and damage living tissue and DNA. All work with radioactive materials and radiation generating equipment is governed by license or a registration issued by the Ohio Department of Health/Bureau of Radiation Protection (ODH/BRP) as set forth in Rule 3701-39-50-021 of the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) and OAC 3701:1-38, 3701:1-40, 3701:1-50 and 3701-39-02.1.
2.7.2. All projects involving radioactive materials or radiation-generating equipment must be approved by the KSU Radiation Safety Committee (RSC) and Radiation Safety Officer (RSO). If a lab wants to work with these materials contact the Radiation Safety Office at 2-1977 for more information.
2.8. Laser Hazard
2.8.1. Lasers are capable of causing biological effects, thermal effects and eye and skin injuries if used improperly. Therefore, all projects involving the use of Class 3B and Class 4 lasers must be approved by the KSU Laser Safety Officer (LSO) and Laser Safety Committee (LSC).
2.8.2. Consultation with the Laser Safety Officer (LSO) must be performed prior to installing this type of laser equipment in the space to ensure proper safety controls, techniques and practices are being used. A consultation can be scheduled by contacting the LSO at 2-4705.
2.9. Mechanical Hazard
2.9.1. Mechanical hazards are created from manual or powered use of tools, equipment, machines or instruments. These hazards are created from a point of operation, power transmission apparatus or other moving parts.
2.9.2. Equipment, machines or instruments that create mechanical motions and actions such as reciprocation, transverse moving parts, cutting, punching, shearing, bending or any other movements should consult EHS at 2-4347 to ensure proper guarding is in place to reduce and minimize injury from these hazards.