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Chemical Handling
and Management
OSU Environmental Health &
Safety
ATAMI Chemical Overview
•Receiving
•Transport
•Inventory
•Acquisition
•Spills
•Storage
•Labels
•Waste
–Determination
–Disposal
–Storage
–Labels
•Handling
Chemical Receiving
•Chemical shipments
< 5 gal: received
through front door
> 5 gal: received at
loading dock ONLY
Gas cylinder - either
Chemical Receiving
•OSU personnel
receiving chemical
shipments:
–Take chemicals
directly into the lab
area.
•Spill outside in the
loading dock area:
–Contact HP Spill
Emergency Response
Team via HP security
(715-2222)
Chemical Transporting
•Move chemicals on
stable carts
–Capable of containing
a spill of the largest
container.
•Isolate incompatible
chemicals
–separate impervious
trays
–other adequate
secondary
containment.
Chemical Inventory
•Electronic with web
access
•Checked/updated
monthly.
•Include:
–names of chemicals
–hazard classes
–amounts
–location.
•Maintain the facility as a
B-occupancy.
•Enter new shipments
immediately.
Chemical Acquisition
•Chemicals on
inventory
–Purchase without
review
–New combined
quantities must not
exceed UFC limits
Chemical Acquisition
•Chemicals not on
inventory:
–Complete chemical
inventory form, submit
to EH&S for review
prior to ordering.
–EH&S replies with
special requirements,
as necessary.
–Archive chemical
inventory form and
SDSs into OSU’s Box
ATAMI\SDS folder.
INDOOR Chemical Spills – Small
•Lab occupants shall
clean up incidental
spills that meet all of the
following criteria:
–less than five feet in
diameter
–within the control of the
operator of the process
–not flowing
–within the facility.
•Spill response report
(w/copy to EH&S) after
incident – describe event
in full detail.
<Five feet
– Lab
Occupants
>5 feet –
OSU EH&S
– 737-2273
INDOOR Chemical Spills – Large
•OSU EH&S shall oversee
cleanup of spills that meet
any of the following criteria:
–greater than five feet in
diameter
–not within the control of
the operator of the
process
–Flowing
•Lab occupants may clean up
spills under EH&S oversight
depending on circumstances.
•Spill response report
(w/copy to EH&S) after
incident – describes event in
full detail.
<Five feet
– Lab
Occupant
>5 feet –
OSU EH&S
- 737-2273
OUTDOOR Chemical Spills
•HP Spill Emergency
Response Team (SERT)
shall clean up all spills
outside the facility.
–Call 541-715-2222.
•In the event of a spill in
the east loading dock
area, close the drains
(hit EMO switches
located in side the east
man door)
•Spill response report
(w/copy to EH&S) after
incident – describes event
in full detail.
Chemical Storage
•By hazard class.
•Storage over 5 foot in
height suitably restrained.
•Store in appropriate
chemical cabinets –
–Special lab chemical
storage units with doors or
restraints for general
chemicals
–Haz mat cabinets for more
hazardous chemicals
(flammable, reactive, toxic,
corrosive - acids and bases
separately.)
Labels
•Keep labels on containers until empty.
•Label secondary containers (e.g., beakers, flasks, bottles,
used in experiments) with:
–chemical name,
–hazard information,
–date of transfer,
–identity of person transferring chemical.
Storage Area Labels
• Chemical storage cabinets and areas
must be labeled as to their contents.
The label must be visibly displayed on
the door and be visible.
Chemical Waste Determination
•All chemical waste
needs a hazardous
waste determination
by EH&S.
•Wastes determined
NOT to be hazardous
may have limited
disposal options.
Chemical Waste Disposal
•ATAMI:
conditionally exempt
small quantity
generator.
•DEQ generator ID
number for waste
handling and
disposal.
ORDXXXXXXXXX
Chemical Waste Disposal
•Hazardous wastes
–Leave facility on
hazardous waste
manifest
–Sent to permitted
facilities identified on
the OSU waste
contract.
•Waste shipments
–Minimum of once
every year.
–More often if
needed.
Chemical Waste Storage
•Segregate Chemical
wastes from new
chemicals (haz mat
cabinet).
•Separate
incompatible wastes.
Chemical Waste Storage
•No chemicals
disposed down sinks.
•Label wastes in HW
cabinet with:
–chemical content
–Initial date of
generation
–the words “hazardous
waste”.
Chemical Containers
•Rinse empty
chemical containers
prior to disposal.
•Treat first rinse as
waste.
•Multiple rinses may
be required.
Handling Chemicals
• Use fume hood
for airborne
chemicals
• Use proper PPE:
– Safety eyewear
– Gloves
– Full shoes
– Lab coat
– Respirator??
Respirator Use
• If you need to
use a respirator,
you need to do
paperwork
– Full use – medical
evaluation,
training, fit test
– Voluntary use –
acknowledgment
form