Health And Safety Manual - University Of Washington
Health and Safety ManualCivil and Environmental Engineering Dept.More Hall2015Building and Fire SafetyEnvironmental Health andSafetyUniversity of WashingtonBox 354400Seattle, WA. 98195-4400Phone: (206) 543-0465Fax: (206) 616-3360
Introduction – How to Use This ManualThe Health and Safety Manual of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department isintended to provide general guidelines and knowledge to maintain safety for students, staff,faculty, and visitors. This manual is maintained by the department, and acts as a generalguide to information and additional resources as put forth by governing entities, both internaland external to the university. As such, this manual is superceded by any procedures,guidelines, and authority put forth by University of Washington Environmental Health &Safety, the College of Engineering, UW Police, Seattle Fire Department, and any otheruniversity, state, or federal entity with jurisdiction over university departments.Unless otherwise noted, all phone numbers in this manual utilize area code 206.
ContentsIntroduction – How to Use This Manual .01.1 Shop and Lab Safety Introduction . 101.2 More Hall and Harris Hydraulics Machine Shop Safety. 11SHOP SAFETY and CHECK IN .111.3 GENERAL SHOP SAFETY RULES . 12DRILL PRESS SAFETY RULES .13LATHE SAFETY RULES .14MILLING MACHINE SAFETY RULES .15GRINDING SAFETY RULES .16BAND SAW SAFETY RULES .16TABLE SAW SAFETY RULES .17POWER HAND (SKILL) SAW SAFETY RULES .17DISC AND BELT SANDER SAFETY RULES .18WELDING SAFETY RULES .18SAFETY RULES FOR WORKING WITH SOLVENTS AND RESINS.19SAFETY RULES FOR HEAVY SANDING OF WOOD AND FOAM.20BEFORE LEAVING THIS SHOP .201.4 Structures Laboratory . 21BEFORE LEAVING THE LAB .221.5 Materials Laboratory . 231.6 Hydraulics Laboratory . 251.7 Geotechnical Eng. Teaching Lab (More 124) . 261.8 Geosynthetics and Soil Dynamics Lab . 28Specific rules and hazards associated with these labs are: .281.9 Geotechnical Engineering Research Lab . 31Use of this area by students must be authorized by a Geotechnical faculty member or Mr. Yiming Liu. 31Specific rules and hazards associated with this lab are: .311.10 Air Quality Laboratory Safety Program . 331.11 Environmental Teaching Laboratory Safety Program . 351.12 Environmental Research Laboratories . 38Failure to abide by laboratory rules may result in loss of laboratory privileges. .391.13 General Laboratory Safety . 391.14 Biological Laboratories Safety. 422.1 New Employee Safety Orientation . 59
2.2 Office Safety . 662.3 Lockout and Tagout. 87Policy .87Scope.872.4 Electricity at Work . 972.5 Storing Materials . 106Flammable Storage Cabinets .107Acid Storage Cabinets .1083.1 Fall Protection . 1103.2 Back – Lifting Safety . 1173.3 Hand and Portable Powered Tools . 1193.4 Vibration Hazardous . 1263.5 Machinery . 1283.6 Band Saw . 1323.7 Overhead and Gantry Cranes . 1343.8 Forklift Safety. 1383.9 Scaffold Safety . 1463.10 Welding, Cutting and Brazing . 1523.11 Personal Protective Equipment . 1553.12 General safety requirements for compressed air. 160Safety Requirements for Operating & Maintaining Compressed Air Machinery: .1613.13 Confined Space . 1653.14 Temperature Stairways, Ladders and Portable Ladders . 1763.15 Chemical Storage . 183Storage Requirements for Peroxidizable Chemicals .1913.16 Chemical Fume Hoods. 1963.17 Respiratory Protection . 1983.18 Hearing Conservation. 2083.19 Hazardous Waste Disposal. 213Some things you should know- .213Individuals handling hazardous waste must: .2134.1 Chemical Storage . 216
4.2 Hazardous Materials Transportation Program. 2294.3 Hazardous Waste Disposal . 241Individuals handling hazardous waste must .241Waste Minimization . 2424.4 Chemical and Physical Hazards Monitoring . 2434.5 Hazard Reporting and Investigation . 2474.6 Incident Report and Investigation . 2484.7 Personal Protective Equipment . 2494.8 Hazard Communication . 2554.9 Chemical Hygiene . 2604.10 Chemical Inventories . 2694.11 Hazardous Materials Management . 2704.12 Chemical Fume Hoods. 2724.13 Gas Cylinder Safety . 2754.14 Autoclave Safety . 279Modes of Operation .2795.1 Chemical Storage . 2825.2 Hazardous Materials Transportation Program. 2955.3 Hazardous Waste Disposal . 307Individuals handling hazardous waste must .3085.4 Chemical and Physical Hazards Monitoring . 3105.5 Hazard Reporting and Investigation . 3145.6 Incident Report and Investigation . 3155.7 Personal Protective Equipment . 3165.8 Hazard Communication . 3235.9 Chemical Hygiene . 3285.10 Chemical Inventories . 3375.11 Hazardous Materials Management . 3395.12 Chemical Fume Hoods. 3415.13 Gas Cylinder Safety . 3435.14 Autoclave Safety . 347
Modes of Operation .3486.1 Biohazardous Spill Response . 3516.2 Classification of Biohazardous Agents . 3546.3 Laboratory Security and Emergency Response Guidance forLaboratories Working with Select Agents . 3646.4 Definitions . 3666.5 Risk Assessment . 3676.6 Registration of Experimentation Involving Biohazardous Agents 3736.7 Biological Safety Cabinets . 3746.8 Class II Biohazard Cabinetry Selection and Use Guide . 3766.9 Biosafety Level Laboratory Design Criteria . 3826.10 Chemical Disinfectants . 3866.11 Infectious Agent Transport Procedures . 3896.12 Procedures for Importing Etiologic Agents . 3996.13 Blood Born Pathogens Exposure Control . 4026.14 Disposal of Biohazardous Waste . 414Autoclave Safety . 417Chemical Fume Hoods. 419Centrifuge Safety . 4227.1 Radiation Safety Training and Reference . 426Radiation Safety Manual .426Radiation Safety Office.426RADIATION FUNDAMENTALS .426Radioactive Decay .427Characteristics of Radioactive Decay .428INTERACTION OF RADIATION WITH MATTER .429Energy Absorption .429Alpha Particles .429Beta Particles .429Photons .430Secondary Ionizations.430ACTIVITY, EXPOSURE, AND DOSE .430Definitions .430Units .431
Calculation of Activities .431Calculation of Exposure Rates .432Inverse Square Law .432Beta Dose Rates .433Skin Dose .433BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF IONIZING RADIATION .433Radiation Hazards.433Mechanisms of Damage .434Tissue Sensitivity .434Effects of Acute High Radiation Dose .434Effects of Low Radiation Dose .434RADIATION DOSIMETRY PROGRAM .435External Dosimetry.435Internal Dosimetry .4377.2 RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL HANDLING AND LABORATORYSAFETY . 437Reduction of Dose to Personnel .437TVL & HVL .438Shielding Concerns .438Handling Precautions .438P-32 Information .439S-35 Information .440I-125 Information .440H-3 (Tritium) Information .441C-14 Information .442RADIATION SURVEY METERS.442Introduction .442GEIGER-MUELLER DETECTOR .442SCINTILLATION DETECTOR .443ION CHAMBER .443CALIBRATION .4447.3 RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL . 444Waste Minimization .444Segregation by Half-Life .445Disposal by Tags .445Prohibited Items .445LEAD PIGS/SHIELDING .446GELS .446
DISPOSAL PROCEDURES .4467.4 RADIATION SAFETY FOR X-RAY UNITS. 446Nature of Analytical X-Rays .446X-Ray Hazards and Biological Effects .446Sources of Ionizing Radiation .447Safety Precautions and Notes .447EYE PROTECTION .448FLUORESCENT SCREENS .448TUBE STATUS INDICATORS .448SAFETY DEVICES .4487.5 ACCELERATOR SAFETY . 449APPENDICES . 4507.6 DOSE CONCEPTS . 450Introduction .450Total Dose Concept .450Organ Dose .451Definitions .451Example Dose Calculations .452Embryo/Fetus Dose .452Dose Reporting .453Dose Limits .4537.7 RADIATION RULES OF THUMB . 454Alpha Particles .454Beta Particles .454Gammas and X-Rays .454SI UNITS AND CONVERSION FACTORS .455Exposure and Exposure Rate .456Absorbed Dose .456Dose Equivalent .456CONVERSION TABLE FOR RADIOACTIVITY .457SI Units .4577.8 GLOSSARY OF TERMS. 458REFERENCES .4647.9 Emergency Procedures for Radioisotope Users . 4657.10 Supplies and Equipment . 4697.11 Physical Security of Radioactive Materials . 469
7.12 Personnel Monitoring . 4717.13 Laboratory Surveys . 4737.14 Classification of Radioactive Wastes . 4768.1 Before You Leave . 4808.2 Medical Care and First Aid . 481Concerned Parties . 482Pests . 482Black Widow Brown Recluse . 4838.3 Other Environmental Hazards . 4848.4 Requirements for Reasonable Care . 4858.5 Responsibilities and Procedures . 486Resources . 4868.6 Safe Boating Policy . 487Equipment Requirements - PFD .487Personal Flotation Devices .487PFD Flotation .4898.7 Vehicle Safety Handbook and Policy . 4918.8 Defensive Driving Techniques . 494Bicycles & Pedestrians .495Seasonal Driving Recommendations .495Summer Driving.495Winter Driving .496Rain Hazards .497Slippery Roads (wet or icy) .497Poor Visibility.4978.9 15-Passenger Vans safety . 497UW Fleet Services no longer offers 8, 12, or 15 passenger vans. .497NHTSA Consumer Advisory .4972001 Focus Group .498Current Policies .498DRIVE SAFELY! .498Van Characteristics.4988.10 Confined Space Program . 4999.1 Fire Protection and Prevention . 512
9.2 Welding, Cutting and Brazing . 5159.3 Electricity . 5189.4 Fire Resistive Rating for Furniture, Scenery and Decorations . 5189.5 Fire Detection Systems . 5219.6 Portable Fire Extinguishers . 5239.7 Fixed Fire Suppression Systems .
Health and Safety Manual Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept. More Hall 2015 Building and Fire Safety Environmental Health and Safety University of Washington Box 354400 Seattle, WA. 98195-4400 Phone: (206) 543-0465 Fax: (206) 616-3360
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