MTRL Safety Procedures for Undergrad Labs

1. MTRL Safety Procedures for Undergrad Labs

2. MTRL Safety Procedures for Undergrad Labs • UBC Policy 7 • Safe environment for all university activities • Take all possible preventive measures to eliminate: • injuries • occupational diseases

3. MTRL Safety Procedures for Undergrad Labs • Policy 7 continued. • Supervisors: • Includes faculty, TA’s and staff – • Anyone acting in a supervisory capacity (formal or informal) • Formulate safety rules • Enforce safety rules • Provide adequate training • Inspect for hazards • Promptly correct unsafe work practices • Responsive to expressed safety concerns • Report accidents/incidents

4. MTRL Safety Procedures for Undergrad Labs • Policy 7 continued. • Undergraduate Students: • Follow safety rules, procedures • Be safety conscious • Consider the hazards associated with • lab and other work! • Consider the measures taken to • minimize hazards! • Report accidents, injury, unsafe conditions • Use (and use properly) PPE

5. MTRL Safety Procedures for Undergrad Labs • Basic standards in labs that must be followed by: • Students • Instructors • Teaching assistants • Visitors

6. MTRL Safety Procedures for Undergrad Labs • 1. Safety glasses • Worn at all times in all labs • Suitable type • Provided by department • 2. Labcoats • Worn at all times in all labs • Purchased by student

7. MTRL Safety Procedures for Undergrad Labs 3. No food or drink in labs 4. No open-toed shoes 5. No Bare legs 6. Long hair must be tied back 7. No earphones in use

8. MTRL Safety Procedures for Undergrad Labs • 8. Develop lab-specific rules and procedures • Gloves – chemical • Gloves – heat/cold • Impact/high force • Other

9. MTRL Safety Procedures for Undergrad Labs • Compliance • Inform students during first class meeting • Send out e-mails (Web CT) • Post rules in lab/on lab doors, as appropriate • Present specific rules as required in class • List safety rules in the lab handouts • Enforcement • Spare safety glasses/labcoats can be provided (at supervisor discretion) • Failure to comply: dismiss from lab period • Marks penalty

10. MTRL Safety Rules for Undergrad Labs • Safety glasses worn at all times in lab areas • Labcoats worn at all times in lab areas • No food or drink in labs • No open-toed shoes • No bare legs • Long hair must be tied back • No earphones in use