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Safety Precautions and Operating Procedures in an (A)BSL-4 Laboratory: 2. General Practices
Published on: October 3, 2016
Safety management and risk assessment in chemical laboratories
Jean-Luc Marendaz1, Kirstin Friedrich, Thierry Meyer
1Occupational Safety and Health, School of Basic Sciences, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, ISIC-GSCP, Station 6, CH-1015 Lausanne.
Abstract:
The present paper highlights a new safety management program, MICE (Management, Information, Control and Emergency), which has been specifically adapted for the academic environment. The process starts with an exhaustive hazard inventory supported by a platform assembling specific hazards encountered in laboratories and their subsequent classification. A proof of concept is given by a series of implementations in the domain of chemistry targeting workplace health protection. The methodology is expressed through three examples to illustrate how the MICE program can be used to address safety concerns regarding chemicals, strong magnetic fields and nanoparticles in research laboratories. A comprehensive chemical management program is also depicted.
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