Safety Policy and Procedures
11.00 Art Conservation Lab
General Safety Responsibilities
Responsibilities of the Supervisors
Responsibilities of the Workers
Personal Protective Equipment
13.00 Carpentry Shop
General Safety Responsibilities
Responsibilities of the Supervisors
Responsibilities of the Workers
Personal Protective Equipment
Personal Protective Equipment
Floors and Work Surfaces
Electrical Machinery, Equipment and Tools
Safety Training
Safety in Rigging
Lockout
Material Handling (Lifting)
Personal Protective Equipment
• apparel worn in the Carpentry Shop shall be sufficient to protect the worker against injury caused by contact with harmful substances, sharp or jagged objects, or liquids;
• safety glasses shall be worn during all wood working processes such as shaping, boring, sanding and cutting;
• protective foot wear shall be worn at all times in the shop area;
• protective handwear shall be worn at all times in the shop area.
The Supervisor shall:
• ensure that workers comply with the policy for protective equipment in the Carpentry Shop;
• ensure that handwear, eye protection and footwear meet CSA standards.
The Workers shall:
• wear all required protective clothing or equipment;
• ensure that long hair is suitably confined to prevent entanglement with any rotating shaft, spindle, gear, belt or other source of entanglement;
• not wear jewellery (including rings) or clothing that is loose or dangling or rings near any source of entanglement;
• ensure that handwear, eye protection and footwear meet CSA standards.
14.00 Cartography Lab
General Safety Responsibilities
Responsibilities of the Supervisors
Responsibilities of the Workers
Personal Protective Equipment
Personal Protective Equipment – Cartography Prep Room
Personal Protective Equipment – Photo Mechanical Rooms
Machinery/Equipment and Hand Tools
Hazardous Materials
Hazardous Materials – Cartography Prep Room
Hazardous Materials – Photo Mechanical Room
Ventilation
Floors and Work Surfaces
Machinery/Equipment and Hand Tools – Cartography Prep Room
The Supervisor shall:
• ensure that cutting boards and steel straight edges are available in the work area;
• replace ammonia on Whiteprinter.
The Worker shall:
• use the appropriate cutting board and steel straight edge when using the X-Acto knife.
Hazardous Materials – Cartography Prep Room
The Supervisor shall:
• ensure that all Material Safety Data Sheets are available and current for hazardous materials used in the work area;
• be the only person allowed to refill the ammonia supply to the Whiteprinter;
• be the only person permitted to carry and replace the 5 gallon cubes of Developer/ Fixer and to replenish PMT Activator chemical.
The Worker shall:
• not refill the ammonia in the Whiteprinter;
• be familiar with and adhere to information provided on Material Safety Data Sheets prior to using any hazardous material or product.
Personal Protective Equipment – Cartography Prep Room
The Supervisor shall:
• ensure that all workers are trained and informed of hazards in the work area;
• ensure that all workers are familiar with the use of the eye wash station;
• ensure all workers wear rubber gloves and goggles when handling Kodagraph Eradicator solution and that they are familiar with the MSDS for this product;
• wear gloves and goggles when handling ammonia at the Whiteprinter and turn on the exhaust fan to ensure adequate ventilation;
• ensure that workers are familiar with the location of and information on Material Safety Data Sheets.
The Worker shall:
• be familiar with the location and use of Material Safety Data Sheets before using any hazardous materials;
• be familiar with the location and use of the eye wash station;
• wear rubber gloves and goggles when handling Kodagraphic Eradicator solution.
Personal Protective Equipment – Photo Mechanical Lab
The Supervisor shall:
• ensure that all workers are trained and informed of hazards in the work area;
• ensure that all workers are familiar with the use of the eye wash station;
• ensure that workers are familiar with the information on Material Safety Data Sheets;
• ensure that workers are provided with training and instruction regarding the appropriate use of eye goggles, aprons and gloves in the work area;
• replace protective equipment when faulty;
• wear rubber gloves when replenishing PMT Activator chemical.
The Worker shall:
• wear eye goggles, aprons and gloves as directed;
• avoid looking at peripheral ultraviolet light emitting from around protective curtain on Addalux and air vents on Platemaker.
15.00 Chemistry Lab
Chemistry Lab, Brealey
General Safety Responsibilities
Responsibilities of the Supervisors
Responsibilities of the Workers
Personal Protective Equipment
Personal Protective Equipment for Chemistry Lab
Housekeeping
Machinery/Equipment and Hand Tools
Centrifuge
Compressed Gas
Hazardous Materials
Material Handling (Lifting)
Ventilation
Responsibilities of Worker
The Worker shall:
• be aware of his/her co-workers in order to avoid becoming a victim of their mistakes;
• not perform laboratory work in the absence of the instructor;
• never leave unattended a reaction that is in process;
• not perform unauthorized experiments;
• not use mouth suction to fill pipet, to start siphons or for any other purpose;
• not remove chemicals or equipment from the laboratory without specific permission and supervision;
• document the disposal of chemicals;
• be able to locate and use the Merck Index;
• be familiar with the location and operation of the lab safety equipment, i.e. eye wash station, shower and first aid kit;
• dispose of used material in the accordance with lab procedure.
Personal Protective Equipment
The Supervisor shall ensure that:
• apparel worn in the Chemistry Lab is sufficient to protect the worker against injury caused by contact with harmful substances, sharp or jagged objects, and/or liquids (chemicals);
• all students, instructors and visitors wear CSA approved eye protection while working in the lab setting;
• laboratory coats are worn to protect clothing. (These should be flame resistant fastening only with snap fasteners so that they can be readily ripped off if necessary.)
• shoes have closed toes and heals to provide protection;
• acid resistant gloves are worn on the outside of the lab coat sleeves;
• all persons in the laboratory are aware of the location and operation of the emergency shower and eye wash station;
• emergency phone numbers are posted near the telephone;
• workers remove jewellery such as rings, bracelets and watches from wrists and hands to prevent chemical seepage underneath them, contact with electrical sources, catching on laboratory equipment and damage to the jewellery itself.
Machinery/Equipment and Hand Tools
The Supervisor shall:
• ensure that all workers are trained prior to using laboratory equipment;
• ensure that all workers have been informed of the hazards of each chemical, piece of equipment and/or tool to be used in the lab;
• take every precaution reasonable to protect workers against electrical, mechanical and/or chemical hazard.
The Worker shall:
• not operate any piece of equipment unless he/she is trained and authorized to do so;
• ensure that equipment is in good working condition prior to use;
• report any defective equipment to his/her supervisor;
• understand the principles of conductivity and electrical behaviour prior to using any electrical equipment;
• be familiar with the experimental operations and all potential hazards involved before beginning an experiment, and undertake a complete review of the potential hazards of the chemicals, including both the precautions on the labels and on the MSDS;
• be familiar with the operation of the shower and eye wash station as well as other emergency equipment such as the fire extinguishers;
• not remove or make ineffective any protective device required without replacing the device with an adequate temporary protective device;
• replace the original protective device if there is no longer a need to remove the original protective device.
Hazardous Materials
The Worker shall adhere to the following safety rules for handling laboratory chemicals:
• Always wash any skin surface that comes in contact with a chemical.
• Avoid direct contact with any chemical.
• Never taste or smell a chemical unless specifically directed to do so by the instructor.
• Eating, drinking and smoking are forbidden in lab.
• Anyone who swallows a chemical must seek medical attention immediately.
• All containers of chemicals must be labelled clearly. (Do not use any substance in an unlabelled or improperly labelled container. Unlabelled containers and those with printed labels that have been partly obliterated, scratched or crudely labelled by hand should be returned to the supervisor.)
• Always read the label before picking up the container, after picking up the container, and before removing a reagent from its container. (Read again as you promptly recap the container and return it to its proper location.)
• Do not use more material than directed.
• Use fume hood as directed.
• Always add a reagent slowly.
• Never look down the opening of a vessel unless it is empty.
• Keep work space uncluttered. (Only authorized materials, instructions, notebook and pen should be present. Keep measuring equipment such as glass cylinders where they will not be easily knocked over.)
The Worker shall:
• set up clean, dry approved apparatus, firmly clamped and well back from the edge of the lab bench with due regard to the proximity of reagent bottles to burners and other instruments and their equipment.
(Choose sizes that can properly accommodate the experiment to be performed, allowing 20% free space at the minimum. Larger apparatus should be placed toward the back of the bench.)
• use only equipment that is free of flaws such as cracks, chips, frayed wire, and obvious defects;
• a properly placed pan under a reaction vessel or container will confine spilled liquids in the event of glass breakage.
16.00 Chemistry Lab Frost
General Safety Responsibilities
Responsibilities of the Supervisors
Responsibilities of the Workers
Personal Protective Equipment
Personal Protective Equipment for Chemistry Lab
Housekeeping
Machinery/Equipment and Hand Tools
Compressed Gas
Hazardous Materials
Mercury Spills
Cyanide
Universal Precautions
Material Handling (Lifting)
Lockout
Responsibilities of the Worker in the Lab
The Worker shall:
• be aware of his/her co-workers to avoid becoming a victim of their mistakes;
• not perform laboratory work in the absence of the instructor;
• never leave unattended a reaction that is in process;
• not perform unauthorized experiments;
• not use mouth suction to fill pipet, to start siphons or for any other purpose;
• not remove chemicals or equipment from the laboratory without specific permission and supervision.
Personal Protective Equipment
The Supervisor shall ensure that:
• apparel worn in the Chemistry Lab is sufficient to protect the worker against injury caused by contact with harmful substances, sharp or jagged objects, and/or liquids (chemicals);
• all students, instructors and visitors wear CSA approved eye protection while working in the lab setting;
• laboratory coats are worn to protect clothing and should be flame resistant, fastening only with snap fasteners so that they can be readily ripped off if necessary;
• shoes have closed toes and heals to provide protection;
• acid resistant gloves are worn on the outside of the lab coat sleeves;
• all persons in the laboratory are aware of the location and operation of the emergency shower and eye wash station;
• emergency phone numbers are posted near the telephone;
• workers remove jewellery such as rings, bracelets and watches from wrists and hands to prevent chemical seepage underneath them, contact with electrical sources, catching on laboratory equipment and damage to the jewellery itself.
Machinery/Equipment and Hand Tools
The Supervisor shall:
• ensure that all workers are trained prior to using laboratory equipment;
• ensure that all workers have been informed of the hazards of each chemical, piece of equipment and/or tool to be used in the lab;
• take every precaution reasonable to protect workers against electrical, mechanical and or chemical hazard.
The Worker shall:
• not operate any piece of equipment unless he/she is trained and authorized to do so;
• ensure that equipment is in good working condition prior to use;
• report any defective equipment to his/her supervisor;
• understand the principles of conductivity and electrical behaviour prior to using any electrical equipment;
• be familiar with the experimental operations and all potential hazards involved before beginning an experiment, and undertake a complete review of the potential hazards of the chemicals, including both the precautions on the labels and on the MSDS;
• be familiar with the operation of the shower and eye wash station as well as other emergency equipment such as the fire extinguishers;
• not remove or make ineffective any protective device required without replacing the device with an adequate temporary protective device;
• replace the original device when the need to remove the original protective device is no longer needed.
Hazardous Materials
The Worker shall adhere to the following safety rules for handling laboratory chemicals:
• always wash any skin surface that comes into contact with a chemical;
• avoid direct contact with any chemical;
• never taste or smell a chemical unless specifically directed to do so by the instructor;
• eating, drinking and smoking is forbidden in lab;
• anyone who swallows a chemical must seek medical attention immediately.
• All containers of chemicals must be labelled clearly. (Do not use any substance in an unlabelled or improperly labelled container. Unlabelled containers and those with printed labels that have been partly obliterated, scratched or crudely labelled by hand should be returned to the supervisor.)
• Always read the label before picking up the container, after picking up the container, and before removing a reagent from its container. (Read again as you promptly recap the container and return it to its proper location.)
• do not use more material than directed;
• use fume hood as directed;
• always add a reagent slowly;
• never look down the opening of a vessel unless it is empty.
• Keep work space uncluttered. (Only authorized materials, instructions, notebook and pen should be present. Keep measuring equipment such as glass cylinders where they will not be easily knocked over.)
The Worker shall:
• set up clean, dry, approved apparatus, firmly clamped and well back from the edge of the lab bench with due regard to the proximity of reagent bottles to burners and other instruments and their equipment.
(Choose sizes that can properly accommodate the experiment to be performed, allowing 20% free space at the minimum. Larger apparatus should be placed toward the back of the bench.)
• use only equipment that is free of flaws such as cracks, chips, frayed wire, and obvious defects;
• properly place a pan under a reaction vessel or container to confine spilled liquids in the event of glass breakage.
17.00 Drilling Shop
General Responsibilities
Responsibilities of the Supervisors
Responsibilities of the Workers
Personal Protective Equipment
Personal Protective Equipment in the Drilling Shop
Personal Protective Equipment for Welding
Machinery/Equipment And Hand Tools
Machinery/Equipment and Hand Tools
see Welding and Flame Cutting
Compressed Gas
Flammables
Noise
Floors and Work Surfaces
Ventilation
Fire Prevention
Materials Handling (Lifting)
Lockout
Personal Protective Equipment
Apparel worn in the Drilling Shop shall be sufficient to protect the worker against injury caused by contact with harmful substances, sharp or jagged objects, and liquids. Such personal protective equipment shall be used as follows:
• safety glasses with side panel protection shall be worn during all metal removing processes such as grinding and sanding;
• protective footwear shall be worn at all times in the shop area;
• gloves shall be worn in the work area;
• hard hats shall be worn at all times in the work area;
• hearing protection shall be worn in designated areas;
• respiratory apparatus types A, B, C, and D shall be worn at designated times.
(An understanding of the use and care and some experience wearing types A, B, C, and D respiratory apparatus, will be included in semester three.)
The Supervisor shall:
• ensure that workers comply with the policy for protective equipment in the Drilling Shop;
• ensure that headgear, eye protection, hearing protection, footwear, gloves and respiratory apparatus meet CSA standards.
The Worker shall:
• wear all required protective clothing or equipment;
• ensure that long hair is suitably confined to prevent entanglement with any rotating shaft, spindle, gear, belt or other source of entanglement;
• not wear jewellery, (including rings) or clothing that is loose or dangling near any source of entanglement;
• ensure that headgear, eye, hand, hearing, foot and respiratory protection is in good working order and meets CSA standards.
Machinery/Equipment and Hand Tools
The Supervisor shall:
• ensure that all workers are trained in the use of equipment machinery and tools;
• take every precaution reasonable to protect workers against electrical and/or mechanical hazard.
The Worker shall:
• ensure that equipment is in good working condition prior to use;
• report any defective equipment to his/her supervisor;
• understand the principles of conductivity and electrical behaviour prior to using any electrical equipment;
• ensure all electrical equipment is grounded;
• not remove or make ineffective any protective device required without replacing the device with an adequate temporary protective device;
• replace the original protective device if there is no longer a need to remove the original protective device.
Noise
The Supervisor shall:
• ensure that clearly visible warning signs are posted at the entrances to the Drill Shop to indicate that noise levels may exceed 90 dB;
• ensure that workers are trained in the use and maintenance of hearing protection;
• ensure that a worker exposed to a sound level of 90 dB or greater wears hearing protection;
• be aware of the daily exposure levels for the particular sound levels in the work area.
The Worker shall:
• wear hearing protection as required.
Floors and Work Surfaces
The Supervisor shall:
• ensure that workers are aware of the hazards of spills in the Drill shop;
• train workers in the proper clean up procedures for the Drill Shop;
• ensure that adequate supplies are available for clean up purposes;
• conduct periodic, unscheduled workplace inspections.
The Worker shall:
• clean up debris and spills immediately;
• caution co-workers of the location of any unsafe area until the unsafe condition has been cleaned up;
• keep floors and aisles clear of obstructions;
• wear work boots that are skid proof;
• use proper degreasers and cleaning procedures.
18.00 Duplicating Department
General Safety Responsibilities
Responsibilities of the Supervisors
Responsibilities of the Workers
Personal Protective Equipment
Machinery/Equipment and Hand Tools
Noise
Ventilation
Material Handling (Lifting)
Floors and Work Surfaces
Lockout
19.00 Applied Computing and Engineering Department
Includes Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical and Engineering
General Safety Responsibilities
Responsibilities of the Supervisors
Responsibilities of the Workers
Personal Protective Equipment
Machinery/Equipment and Hand Tools
see also: Welding and Flame Cutting
Compressed Gas
Lockout
Materials Handling (Lifting)
Personal Protective Equipment
The Supervisor shall:
• ensure that workers are aware of the requirement to wear safety glasses with side panel protection in the lab setting.
The Worker shall:
• wear safety glasses with side panel protection within the lab setting.
Lockout
The Supervisor shall:
• ensure that each worker is familiar with the lockout procedures and equipment for each specific lab area;
• investigate each emergency situation where the lockout disconnect button is used and ensure that power is not turned back on until the situation has been corrected;
• prepare and send a report to the Safety Officer in the event that the lockout disconnect button is used during an emergency;
• be the only person with the responsibility for turning the power on in the lab setting following the use of the lockout disconnect button;
• shut all power off to the lab at the completion of a lesson period;
• ensure that workers are familiar with the individual lockouts and safety off switches on the lab volt power supply machines;
• be the only person with the responsibility for unlocking the lockout disconnect at the motor control stations (Rm. 204).
The Worker shall:
• be aware of the safety electrical lockout procedure (also known as the lockout disconnect button procedure).
• notify the supervisor immediately upon using the lockout disconnect button.
Lab Safety Lockout Procedure
Intent:
In an effort to prevent electrocution or injury to persons engaged in installing, modifying, connecting and servicing any electrical or electrical mechanical equipment, all sources of energy entering the equipment must be turned off and locked off at the source using the procedure, locks and locking devices provided and described herein. In addition, all sources of stored energy must be dissipated in a safe manner before the equipment is serviced or modified.
Procedure:
Before any electrical or electrical mechanical equipment is serviced or modified, the following lockout procedure must be applied:
(A) The main electrical disconnect for the equipment in question must be opened (turned off) and locked off by the “instructor in charge” using the “standard” lock and locking device provided for classroom and lab equipment.
(If the equipment is to be modified over a period of time greater than the class duration durable tags bearing the name of the “person in charge” (of the equipment in question) shall be affixed to “non-standard” locks which will be used to lock out the energy sources).
(B) All other sources of energy shall be turned off and locked off. If valves (in the case of Pneumatic, Hydraulic or Gas systems) are involved, the isolating device must be chained, closed and locked by the instructor in charge.
(C) All sources of stored energy must be dissipated:
(i) If electrical (i.e. capacitors) the charge must be bled off safely using an appropriate resistance device.
(ii) Pneumatic or Hydraulic accumulators or receivers shall be discharged using bleed valves.
(iii) Springs and counterweights must be discharged or blocked using an approved lockable blocking device. All such blocking devices shall beidentified, painted orange and stored conveniently close by.
(D) Before service or modifications are commenced, appropriate tests shall be performed to ensure that all sources of energy normally entering or present in the pieces of equipment being serviced are disconnected and dissipated.
(Tests may include voltage and pressure measurements and actuation of controls to ensure that the equipment does not operate or move).
(E) When the required service, modification or connection is complete, the work must be inspected by the instructor to confirm:
(i) general compliance with the lab procedure;
(ii) that the guards, interlock and safety devices are intact and in place;
(iii) the equipment has been connected, serviced or modified as required.
The instructor will, after assuring himself/herself of compliance with the forgoing, unlock the electrical disconnect and other applicable energy source lockout devices and may proceed to test the equipment to confirm normal operation.
F) Where tests of electrical circuits must be made on operating equipment all guards and interlocks must remain in place and tests and measurements shall be performed using approved equipment and procedures including the use of protective rubber gloves, mats, covers, and insulated probes designed and applied to prevent accidental electric shock.
(G) All equipment which is routinely modified shall be individually left in a locked out condition at the end of each lab period, and the main power source shall be locked off where applicable.
(H) Where more than one person or instructor is working in a lab at one time, one person or instructor shall be deemed by prior agreement to be “in charge” and only the instructor in charge shall remove locks on energy sources.
(I) No person shall remove a non standard tagged lock except the person whose name appears on the tag.
(J) No person shall remove a tag from any lock.
Definitions
Person or Instructor in Charge
The person who, by prior agreement, is in charge of the class or activities in a given room at a given time. This is normally the instructor timetabled in the room, but may include faculty or support staff who are working on equipment. If agreement cannot be reached as to who is in charge, no locks may be removed from energy sources. Only the person in charge may remove locks on energy sources.
Standard Locks
Standard locks are either pad locks or equipment locks which are keyed alike for use on student equipment in a given classroom or lab. These locks are routinely opened or removed as seen appropriate by the instructor in charge in compliance with the lockout procedure, to allow students access to energy sources.
Non-standard Locks
Non-standard locks are individually keyed locks which are the property of, or are issued to, a person for the purpose of locking out and restricting access to energy sources. Only the owner or holder of a non-standard lock will retain the key to that lock.
Non-standard locks shall be used to lock out energy sources when modifications to, or service of equipment, extends beyond the duration of a class period. All non-standard locks used to lock out energy sources will have a durable tag affixed which bears the name of the owner or holder.
Non-standard locks will only be used where necessary to protect the safety of the holder, or where equipment is not safe to operate due to pending or ongoing maintenance.