Online Orientation:
Laboratory Environment

• About EHS
  • Mission Statement
  • Purpose & Responsibility
  • Sections
• Workplace Safety
  • Program
  • Committees
  • Committees, con't.
  • Request for Special Safety Investigation
  • Request for Special Safety Investigation, con't.
  • Anonymous Investigations
• Fire Safety
  • Program
  • Egress
  • Components of Egress
  • Emergency Action Plan
  • Posting Evacuation Routes
  • Procedures
  • Emergency Coordinator
  • Emergency Coordinator, con't.
  • Fire Extinguisher Classes
  • Using the Fire Extinguisher
  • Fire Safety Reminders
• Workers' Compensation
  • Program
  • Benefits
  • Medical Treatment
  • Reporting Job Injury or Illness
  • Further Information
• Hazard Communications
  • Program
  • Labeling
  • Hazardous Chemical Inventories
  • Material Safety Data Sheets
  • Training
  • Further Information
• Responsibility PI, Employee, EHS
  • Who is Responsible
  • The Principal Investigator
  • The Employee
  • Environment, Health and Safety
• OSHA Lab Standard
  • Laboratory Standard
  • Chemical Hygiene Plan
  • Occupational Exposure and Medical Surveillance
  • EHS Laboratory Safety Manual
  • PI's Laboratory Safety Plan
• Hazard Recognition
  • What is Hazard Recognition
  • Identification of Hazards
  • Identification of Hazards, con't.
  • Physical Hazards
  • Physical Hazards, con't.
  • Physical Hazards, con't.
  • Health Hazards
  • Health Hazards, con't.
• Routes of Exposure
  • Typical Routes of Exposure
  • Inhalation
  • Ingestion
  • Food Items Areas
  • Food Items Areas, con't.
  • Injection
  • Injection, con't.
  • Razor Blades
  • Sharps Containers
  • Skin Absorption
  • Safety Showers and Eyewash
• Reproduction Toxin
  • Types of Reproductive Toxins
  • Conceptus Protection Program
• Controls in the Lab
  • Main Controls Used
  • Administrative Controls
  • Administrative Controls, con't.
  • Engineering Controls
  • Chemical Laboratory Hoods
  • Chemical Laboratory Hoods, con't.
  • Chemical Laboratory Hoods, con't.
  • Biological Safety Cabinets
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • PPE for Eyes
  • PPE for Hands
  • Latex Allergy
  • PPE Clothing
  • Respiratory PPE
• Ergonomics
  • Musculoskeletal Disorders in the Lab
  • Musculoskeletal Disorder Warning Signs
  • Ergonomic Stressors Related to Musculoskeletal Disorders
  • Using Ergonomics to Prevent Musculoskeletal Disorders
  • How to Let the Right People Know
• Biohazards
  • What is a Biohazard
  • Disposal Procedures
  • Disposal Procedures, con't.
  • Disposal Procedures, con't.
  • Disposal Procedures, con't.
• Other Laboratory Waste
  • Broken Glass
• Spill Response
  • Who Cleans Up
  • Dealing With a Spill
• Lab Safety Clearance and Clean Out
  • Safety Clearance Form
• Hazardous Waste
  • Regulators
  • Regulators, con't.
  • Waste Accumulator
  • Containers
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Hazardous Waste Characteristics
  • Tips
  • Tips, con't.
  • On-Line Chemical Waste Pick-Up
  • On-Line Chemical Waste Pick-Up, con't.
• Conclusion
  • Post-Test and Additional Trainings

Physical Hazards, con't.

To ensure that cylinders are properly used and maintained, you must do the following:

1. Cylinders must be supported (chained or belted to a wall or bench) at all times
2. Cylinders must be kept upright (this does not apply to lecture bottles)
3. Cylinders must be capped or connected to a piece of equipment

More details concerning compressed gases can be found in the Laboratory Safety Manual under General Safety Principles and Practices - Compressed Gases.