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the need for reporting accidents all accidents no matter how trivial and dangerous near misses should be recorded the recording of accidents ensures
accident reportingto start with let us explain two closely related words accident and incidentaccident is an unexpected or unplanned event it may
objectivesafter studying this unit you should be able to1 explain the need for reporting lab accidents2 state the accident reporting
introduction in this unit we shall discuss the need and the method for reporting an accident we shall explain the choice of locating the first aid
safety aspects in a detailed way here explained the need for a personal code of behaviour and then gave a list of instructions which could serve as
moving loads on a trolley loads on a trolley are normally moved through pulling or pushing process during the pulling process the whole strain is to
shifting load when a load has to be shifted you have to take a number of simple steps to prevent back and other muscle strain1 if the load is to
shut -down sequences in some respects the time when the lab is being shut down is potentially one of the most dangerous periods of the day for
check-in sequencesat the time of opening the lab the following need to be kept in mind1 ensure that the door locks have not been tampered if any
treatment of the spillage site after removal of the bulk of the wastein order to remove the final traces of the spillage any one of the following
for all other wastesi burialthe spillage could be buried using any of the following methodsthe spillage could be mixed with sand and buried
for chemically reactive wastes the chemical property of the waste could be used in its removal in a number of ways as given belowi some
for water immiscibleinsoluble liquidsolid wastes which can be emulsifiedthe spillage of water immiscibleinsoluble liquidsolid could be scrubbed with
for moderately volatile liquid wastes spillage of moderately volatile liquids could be absorbed on sand shovelled into buckets and transported to a
for highly volatile liquid wasteshighly volatile liquid waste could be disposed of by effective ventilation until the liquid completely evaporates
for water solublemiscible solid and liquid wastesthe familiar method of mopping the waste with plenty of water and running the same into the drainage
disposal of chemical wastes we shall deal with some commonly occurring chemical wastes if you need to know more details covering the disposal of a
disposal of unserviceable and obsolete items every institution may have evolved its own procedure for the same generally the following procedure is
disposal of waste materials in a school or college science laboratory chemical wastes broken glassware unserviceable non consumable items obsolete
aprons additional protection such as a rubber apron is recommended for work with appreciable amounts of chromic acid hydrofluoric acid and other
gloves gloves should be worn when transferring toxic radioactive and carcinogenic compounds irritants and corrosive liquids the practice of wearing
safety spectacles safety spectacles need to be used where there is the slightest risk of splashes of chemicals or fragments of dust glass etc
lab coats the lab coat should fit well and should be buttoned up correctly at all times cotton lab coats are more suitable than those made from
personal protective devices we shall now discuss the details of protective devices required for safety in a laboratory the aim of protective devices
code of practice in a laboratorythe following is a set of rules you should follow while working in a laboratory1 always wear the required protective