Practical #1:: Health and Safety in Laboratory. PURPOSE: To Discuss Health and Safety Protocols in
Practical #1:: Health and Safety in Laboratory. PURPOSE: To Discuss Health and Safety Protocols in
Practical #1:: Health and Safety in Laboratory. PURPOSE: To Discuss Health and Safety Protocols in
SCOPE:
work act 1974 describe health and safety protocols for everyone
in their place of work. The responsibilities for safety rests
equally between staff and students.
The standard operating procedure (SOPs) covers the minimum
protective clothing required in pharmaceutical laboratory of
Sarhad University.
It outlines the safety equipment’s that is present in quality
control laboratory (QC) and importance of hygiene. COSH
(control of substance hazards to health).
Laboratory personal:
1. Must wear mask the minimum safety protection outline in
this SOP to conduct their work.
2. Must ensure their colleagues adhere to safe and hygienic
work and practical.
Reference:
Procedure:
a) White coat: lab coat must be worn at all the time in the
laboratory. Coat must be buttoned or they can easily
cause an accident. They must be changed on regular
bases. If the coat become very dirty or impregnated with
particular material such that it cannot be clear. It should
be change immediately to prevent combinations of other
materials to be handed or skin irritation.
b) Safety gloves: they must be worn when handling
chemicals and other hazardous materials. Chemical
resisting gloves are available in the laboratory for use
with hazardous chemicals. The gloves are available in
latex and non-latex forms. Latex gloves should not be
used if lactic allergy is suspected.
f) Safety equipment’s:
Emergency eye wash station or shower: if you
accidently spell on yourself immediately rinse affected
area either under running tap or an emergency shower.
Emergency eye wash station must be use where spills
have occurred on face or eye are. A designated analyst
check these once a month for working order according
to SOPs, quality control and safety inspections.