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Hazardous chemicals present physical and/or health threats to workers in clinical, industrial, and academic laboratories. Laboratory chemicals include cancer-causing agents (carcinogens), toxins (e.g., those affecting the liver, kidney, and nervous system), irritants, corrosives, sensitizers, as well as agents that act on the blood system or damage the lungs, skin, eyes, or mucous membranes.
The Principles of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) establish rules and criteria for a quality system that oversees the organizational processes and conditions in which non-clinical health and environmental safety studies are planned, conducted, monitored, recorded, reported, and archived.
Secondly, the laboratory supervisor, who reports to the laboratory director, is responsible for organizing regular training sessions on laboratory safety. [9] The third point, the personnel must be informed about any special hazards and be required to review the safety or operations manual and adhere to established practices and procedures. The ...
Good laboratory practice (GLP), for laboratories conducting non-clinical studies (toxicology and pharmacology studies in animals) Good pharmacovigilance practice (GVP), for the safety of produced drugs; Good regulatory practice (GRP), for the management of regulatory commitments, procedures and documentation
"laboratory personnel have specific training in handling pathogenic agents and are directed by competent scientists." [24] [25] Access to the laboratory is limited when work is being conducted. Certain procedures in which infectious aerosols or splashes may be created are conducted in biological safety cabinets or other physical containment ...
An emergency eyewash and safety shower station are essential equipment for every laboratory that uses chemicals and hazardous substances. Emergency eyewash and safety shower stations serve the purpose of reducing workplace injury and keeping workers away from various dangers.
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NEW: On October 1, 2019, OSHA published an update to the NRTL Program Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines as CPL 01-00-004. This Directive sets forth policies, procedures, and interpretations that supplement and clarify the Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) Program regulation, 29 CFR 1910.7 and Appendix A to that section.