Hazard Review – SSC
What’s on This Page:
- Why Do A Hazard Review?
- What Needs A Hazard Review?
- Conducting A Hazard Review
- Using A Hazard Review
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Why Do A Hazard Review
Laboratory activities and processes of a more hazardous nature require a Hazard Review, a systematic evaluation of the hazards and risks culminating in the identification and
implementation of controls designed to minimize the potential for adverse events.
It’s a sad reality that serious incidents resulting in physical harm and property damage continue to be more common in academic research laboratories than in private sector laboratories.
Subjecting your planned or existing process to a Hazard Review seeks to ensure that
all foreseeable paths to an adverse event are identified and controlled.
What Needs A Hazard Review?
Pressure
- Pressure vessels or pressurized equipment
Hazardous Gasses
- Flammable and/or toxic compressed gases
Exhaust Devices
- Project requiring exhaust
Pyrophoric
Lasers
- Class 3B or 4 Lasers
Nanoparticles
- Growth or use of dry nanoparticles
Extreme Heat or Cold
- Extreme temperatures, hot or cold
High Hazard
- Use of toxic, corrosive, or unstable materials
Built “In House”
- Work equipment designed or constructed ‘in house’
Large Scale
- Large scale use of hazardous chemicals
Bulk Storage
- Bulk chemical storage and supply systems
Other
- Contact the EH&S Equipment Safety Officer
Conducting A Hazard Review
- Start by completing the Preliminary Hazard Review Form
- Develop a Standard Operating Procedure using the EH&S SOP Template
- The EH&S Equipment Safety Engineer will contact you about proposed work
- EH&S may call for a more formal review meeting for complex or highly hazardous processes
Using A Hazard Review
- Training of new researchers who plan to inherit and/or continue the work in some fashion is one example of a useful application of this material.
- Management of Change: Any change to the process that may increase the risk of an adverse event should be recorded in the SOP and subjected to an evaluation to ensure risks are controlled.
More Information
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