Chemical Hygiene Plan and Safety Manual - LP3002.5

Section II: General Laboratory Safety 6.0

5 4 4 The Safety Committee will be comprised of a representative from each department in the laboratory This includes: Microbiology, Chemistry, Quality, Administrative and Clinical

5.4.5 The Safety Committee will appoint one representative as the Safety Officer, the officer position will be held for one year, and then a new appointment will be made.

5.4.6 The Safety Committee will meet at minimum of once a quarter, but meetings can be called more often when needed.

5.4.7 It is the responsibility of the Safety Officer to find and present concers to the quarterly lab technicians' meetings. He or she will inform the Safety Committee of the topic to determine if the committee wants to add anything to the topic.

5.5 Illness and Injury:

5.5.1 Any employee that gets injured or falls ill at work or due to the working environment is to fill out LF1002 Accident Report This will document the nature of the injury and if medical attention is needed

5 5 2 Even if an injury or illness does not seem serious at the time, they are still required to be document in the event they become worse

5 5 3 If an employee is injured to the point he or she needs urgent medical attention, the Workers’ Compensation Call-In Script Form is required to be filled out This form is not required to be taken to the medical office at the time of the emergency Emergency handling takes precedence, but once the employee has been treated, the form should be filled out and taken to the medical office

5 5 4 If an employee is on a medication prescribed by a doctor, the doctor must confirm the employee’s ability to work and complete tasks at hand Certain medications may interfere with an employee’s ability to safely and competently complete a task, or can contaminate certain tests conducted.

6.1 LP2005 Test Sample Storage, Dispersion, Retention, and Disposition

6.2 LP3003 Chemical Hygiene Plan and Safety Manual Section III: Chemical Hazards

6.3 LP3006 Section VI: Emergency and Accident Plan

6.4 LP3009 Appendix A: Glove Comparison Chart

6 5 LF1002 Accident Report

6 6 LF2018 Training Record