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AS/NZS 2243.1:2005
[Superseded]Safety in laboratories, Part 1: Planning and operational aspects
Specifies requirements, recommendations and general guidelines to promote safety in laboratories. Covers laboratory planning, safety and emergency management for laboratories and general safety precautions relevant to a wide range of laboratories.
Published: 01/01/2005
Pages: 35
Table of contents
Cited references
Content history
Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
Foreword
1 Scope and general
1.1 Scope
1.2 Application
1.3 Referenced and related documents
1.4 Definitions
2 Panning the laboratory for safety
2.1 General
2.2 Design and construction
2.2.1 General
2.2.2 Laboratory layout
2.2.3 Protection against sunlight
2.2.4 Eating facilities
2.2.5 Amenities
2.2.6 Write-up areas
2.2.7 Storage place
2.2.8 Access for disabled persons
2.3 Fire detection and explosion protection
2.4 Emergency alarm systems and associated operations
2.5 Information on substances
2.5.1 Material safety data sheets and inventory
2.5.2 Storage and use of substances
2.5.3 Labelling
2.5.4 Warnings
2.5.5 Change in laboratory tasks
2.5.6 Liaison with emergency services
2.6 Safety equipment
2.7 Room ventilation
2.7.1 General
2.7.2 Ventilation requirements
2.7.3 Heating and cooling
2.8 Local exhaust ventilation (including fume cupboards)
2.8.1 General
2.8.2 Installation
2.8.3 Fume cupboards
2.8.4 Biological safety cabinets
2.8.5 Cytotoxic drug safety cabinets
2.8.6 Recirculating fume cabinets
2.8.7 Other types of local exhaust ventilation
2.9 Electrical installations
2.9.1 General
2.9.2 Temporary installations
2.9.3 Protection of final subcircuits
3 Laboratory safety and emergency management
3.1 Laboratory safety management systems
3.1.1 General
3.1.2 Risk assessment
3.1.3 Management system components
3.1.3.1 General
3.1.3.2 Training and induction
3.1.3.3 Safe operation
3.1.3.4 Emergency preparedness
3.1.3.5 Safety equipment
3.1.3.6 Information management and review
3.1.4 Working in isolation
3.2 Fire, emergency and rescue procedures
3.2.1 General
3.2.2 Primary emergency procedure
3.2.3 Evacuation of the building
3.3 Safety inspections
4 General safety procedures
4.1 Requirements for safe conduct
4.2 Use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
4.2.1 General
4.2.2 Clothing
4.2.3 Eye and face protection
4.2.4 Hearing protection
4.2.5 Gloves
4.2.6 Safety footwear
4.2.7 Respiratory protection
4.2.8 Safety helmets
4.2.9 Other personal protection
4.3 Containers for substances
4.3.1 General
4.3.2 Materials of construction
4.3.3 Labelling
4.3.4 Volume, quantity and storage
4.4 Use of local exhaust ventilation (including fume cupboards)
4.4.1 General
4.4.2 The use of fume cupboards
4.4.3 The use of biological safety cabinets
4.4.4 The use of cytotoxic drug safety cabinets
4.4.5 The use of recirculating fume cabinets
4.5 General laboratory practices
4.5.1 Handling of glass
4.5.2 Stirring
4.5.3 Use of electrical leads
4.5.4 Use of flexible tubing
4.5.5 Pipetting
4.5.6 Solvent extraction
4.5.7 Operations involving compressed and liquefied gases
4.5.8 Operations involving cryogenic liquids
4.5.9 Use of fail-safe devices
4.5.10 Use of ultraviolet lamps, arcs, and high-intensity sources
4.5.11 Handling of human biological material
4.5.12 Handling of cytotoxic drugs
4.5.13 Temperature measurement
4.6 Operation of instruments
4.7 Operations under vacuum
4.7.1 Vacuum distillation and evaporation
4.7.2 Use of vacuum pumps
4.7.3 Use of traps
4.7.4 Closing down vacuum experiments
4.7.5 Filtration
4.7.6 Vacuum glassware
4.7.6.1 Safety aspects
4.7.6.2 Assembly of apparatus
4.7.6.3 Repair
4.7.6.4 Implosion protection during use
4.7.6.5 Mercury-filled manometers
4.8 Operations under internal pressure
4.9 Operations using microwave equipment
4.10 Handling, labelling and disposal of laboratory wastes
4.10.1 General
4.10.2 Collection
4.10.3 Segregation
4.10.4 Transfer and storage
4.10.5 Disposal
Appendix A
A.1 Referenced documents
A.2 Related documents
Appendix B
B.1 Scope
B.2 Areas
Appendix C
C.1 Scope
C.2 High risk hazards
Cited references in this standard
[Current]
Recommended practice for atomic emission spectrometric analysis, Part 1: Principles and techniques
[Current]
Recommended practice for atomic emission spectrometric analysis, Part 2: Inductively coupled plasma excitation
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