Standard
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AS/NZS 2243.2:2006
[Superseded]Safety in laboratories, Part 2: Chemical aspects
Specifies requirements, recommendations and guidelines to promote safety in laboratories where chemicals are handled.
Published: 30/06/2006
Pages: 45
Table of contents
Cited references
Content history
Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
1 Scope and general
1.1 Scope
1.2 Application
1.3 Referenced and related documents
1.4 Definitions
2 Planning for chemical safety
3 Chemical safety management
3.1 General
3.2 Management system components
3.2.1 General
3.2.2 Safety information
3.2.3 Security
3.2.4 Storage and handling of chemicals
3.2.5 Maintenance of laboratory services and cleaning of laboratories
3.2.6 Health surveillance
3.2.7 Safety equipment
3.2.8 Laboratory chemical wastes
3.2.8.1 General
3.2.8.2 Collection, handling and storage
3.2.8.3 Labelling of laboratory chemical waste
3.2.8.4 Disposal
3.3 Chemical safety practices
3.3.1 Principles of protection
3.3.1.1 General
3.3.1.2 Hazard identification, risk assessment and control process
3.3.1.3 Control measures
3.3.2 Environmental considerations
3.3.3 Housekeeping
3.4 Spill management
3.4.1 General
3.4.2 Planning
3.4.3 Spills inside fume cupboards
3.4.4 Spills outside fume cupboards
3.5 Fire, emergency and rescue procedures
4 Safe use of chemical substances
4.1 General
4.2 Chemical hazards
4.3 Gases
4.3.1 General
4.3.2 Handling of gases, compressed or liquefied (other than cryogenic liquids)
4.3.3 Handling of cryogenic fluids
4.4 Flammable chemicals
4.4.1 General
4.4.2 Precautions for highly flammable liquids
4.4.3 Special sources of danger
4.4.4 Precautions for Class 4 substances (dangerous solids)
4.5 Toxic (poisonous) chemicals
4.5.1 General
4.5.2 Toxic dusts
4.6 Corrosive substances
4.7 Unstable chemicals
4.8 Highly reactive chemicals
Appendix A
A.1 Referenced documents
A.2 References
A.3 Related documents
A.4 Internet resources
Appendix B
Appendix C
C.1 Scope
C.2 Clean-up procedures
Appendix D
D.1 Scope
D.2 General
D.3 Ventilation
D.4 Personal protection for cryogenic fluids
D.4.1 Protection of face
D.4.2 Protection of hands
D.4.3 Protection of the body
D.5 Handling
D.5.1 General
D.5.2 Air condensation and oxygen enrichment
D.5.3 Working at reduced pressure
D.5.4 Proprietary equipment
D.6 Storage and transport
D.6.1 General
D.6.2 Bulk storage units
D.7 Transfer techniques
D.8 Emergency measures and first aid
D.8.1 Cold contact burns
D.8.2 First aid and general treatment
Appendix E
E.1 General
E.2 Organic
E.3 Inorganic and organo-metallic
Appendix F
F.1 Scope
F.2 Acid salts
F.3 Sodamide
F.4 Gaseous halogens
F.5 Metals, metal hydrides, metal alkyls
F.5.1 Alkali metals, lithium, sodium, potassium
F.5.2 Powdered metals, including magnesium, aluminium, zinc, iron
F.5.3 Metal alkyls
F.5.4 Metal hydrides
F.5.5 Metal phosphides
F.6 Oxidizing agents — chlorates and nitrates
Appendix G
G.1 Scope
G.2 Toxic chemicals
G.2.1 Amines
G.2.2 Benzene
G.2.3 Bromine
G.2.4 Carbon monoxide
G.2.5 Carbon disulfide
G.2.6 Carbonyl, nickel carbonyl, iron carbonyl
G.2.7 Chlorinated hydrocarbons
G.2.8 Chromium compounds
G.2.9 Cyanides, hydrogen cyanide
G.2.10 Ethidium bromide
G.2.11 Formaldehyde
G.2.12 Hydrofluoric acid, hydrogen fluoride, potassium hydrogen fluoride
G.2.13 Lead salts and lead-containing dusts
G.2.14 Mercury
G.2.15 Nitrobenzene
G.2.16 Phenol
G.2.17 Pyridine
G.2.18 Sulfur dioxide
G.2.19 Thallium and its compounds
Appendix H
H.1 Scope
H.2 Strong acids
H.2.1 Hydrochloric acid, hydrogen chloride
H.2.2 Hydrofluoric acid, hydrogen fluoride
H.2.3 Nitric acid, fuming nitric acid
H.2.4 Sulfuric acid, oleum and chlorosulfonic acid
H.2.5 Acid cleaning mixtures
H.3 Strong bases
H.3.1 Sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, calcium oxide
H.3.2 Ammonia solutions
H.4 Halides — boron trichloride, boron tribromide, silicon tetrachloride, aluminium chloride, titanium chloride
Appendix I
I.1 Scope
I.2 Unstable substances
I.2.1 Acetylene and acetylides
I.2.2 Azides and silvering solutions
I.2.3 Azo and diazo compounds
I.2.4 Chlorates and perchlorates
I.2.5 Chlorides of aluminium, silicon, tin (IV) and titanium
I.2.6 Ethers, dioxane, tetrahydrofuran
I.2.7 Monomers
I.2.8 Nitro-compound, picric acid, trinitrobenzene
I.2.9 Peroxides
Appendix J
J.1 Introduction
J.2 Properties of perchloric acid
J.3 Hazards associated with the use of perchloric acid
J.4 Safe working conditions
J.5 Laboratory practice
J.6 Dismantling an exhaust ventilation system suspected of contamination with perchlorates
J.7 References on perchloric acid and perchlorates
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