This subject area provides requirements and guidance for all users of chemicals at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL). Compliance with these requirements ensures that BNL workers and guests are provided safe workplaces and healthy environments. This subject area also serves as an essential component of the BNL work planning and control requirements for work involving chemicals. These chemical safety requirements address training, selection, use and handling, storing, transporting (on-site and off-site), and disposal in a manner that meets Laboratory expectations.
ExhibitsBNL Chemical Storage RecommendationsChemical Hygiene Plan Chemical Resistance Chart Designated Area Posting HF Burn First Aid Directions Permanent Procedure for Interim Administrative Controls in Case of Eyewash or Safety Showers Pathway Deficiencies Personal Protective Equipment Requirements for Working with Chemicals FormsHF Burn Kit Inspection FormUnattended Chemical Experiment Form and Instructions Training Requirements and Reporting ObligationsThis subject area contains training requirements. See the Training and Qualifications Web site. This subject area does not contain reporting obligations. External/Internal Requirements
29 CFR 1910.1200, Hazardous Communication Standard 29 CFR 1910.1450, Occupational Exposures to Hazardous Materials in Laboratories 29 CFR 1910 OSHA Subpart Z - Toxic and Hazardous Substances, Table Z-1 Limits for Air Contaminants Additional Chemical Information (Chemicals Program Area Web page), Safety and Health Services Division Web site Additional Medical Surveillance (AMS) Form, Occupational Medicine Clinic (OMC) Web site Approach to Nanomaterial ESH Interim Procedure Beryllium Subject Area Business Systems Division (BSD) Chemical Management System (CMS) Web page CMS Inventory Reports and Queries CMS Chemical Registration Form Chemical Management System (CMS) Web site Compressed Gas Cylinders and Related Systems Subject Area Cryogenics Safety Subject Area Chemical Hazards at BNL, Chemical Management System (CMS) Web site Document Control Subject Area Emergency Preparedness Subject Area Environmental Management System Management System Description Fire Safety Subject Area Hazardous Waste Management Subject Area Job Assessment (JAF) & Additional Medical Surveillance (AMS) Forms, Occupational Medicine Clinic Home page Lab Coat Ordering and Laundering exhibit, Personal Protective Equipment and Respirators Subject Area Liquid Effluents Subject Area Movement by Vehicle of Hazardous and Radiological Materials On-site Subject Area Nanoscale Particle ESH Subject
Area Personal Protective Equipment and Respirators Subject Area Pressure Safety Subject Area Signs, Placards, and Labels for Environmental,
Safety and Health (ESH) Hazards Subject Area Spill Response Subject Area Storage and Transfer of Hazardous and Nonhazardous Materials Subject Area Training and Qualifications Web site Transportation of Hazardous and Radiological Materials Off-site Subject Area Using Controlled Substances in Research Subject Area Web Transactions and Forms Web page, Chemical Management System (CMS) Web site What Chemicals Need to Be Inventoried in the CMS Work Planning and Control for Experiments and Operations Subject Area *Access limited to BNL staff and authorized non-BNL staff. All staff and guests shall comply with applicable Laboratory policies, standards, and procedures, unless a formal variance is obtained. Managers shall analyze work for hazards, authorize work to proceed, and ensure that work is performed within established controls. All staff and users shall identify, evaluate, and control hazards in order to ensure that work is conducted safely and in a manner that protects the environment and the public. All staff and users shall ensure that they are trained and qualified to carry out their assigned responsibilities, and shall inform their supervisor if they are assigned to perform work for which they are not properly trained or qualified.
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