V(b). CHEMICAL SAFETY -- PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
Protective equipment must be worn to guard against injury from routine or accidental
events. Each faculty or supervising staff member is responsible for choosing appropriate protective
equipment for his or her staff and students. The following guidelines will assist in selecting
personal protective equipment.
In addition to protective equipment, there are requirements for footwear and clothing in
Chapter V(a).
A. EYE PROTECTION
In instructional laboratories using hazardous chemicals, goggles must be worn at all times.
Student employees must also wear goggles when using hazardous chemicals. For research
laboratories, each department and program will develop an eye protection policy. Faculty are
responsible for assessing the hazards associated with their research, determining the appropriate eye
protection within the requirements of the department or program policy, and communicating those
requirements to their research students. In the case of shared labs, the faculty members should
discuss appropriate eye protection to protect against all laboratory hazards.
Eye protection meeting ANSI Standard Z87.1, as summarized below, is the minimum level
of eye protection required. Department policies for research laboratories are included in Appendix
V(b)-A.
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SUMMARY OF ANSI Z87.1-89
Approved Protective Eyewear
1. Safety Spectacles, with side shields
2. Goggles, flexible fit, regular ventilation
3. Goggles, flexible fit, hooded ventilation
4. Goggles, rigid body, cushion fit
5. Face Shield, plastic window
6. Chipping Goggles, eyecup type
______________________________________________________________________________
HAZARDS
APPROVED EYEWEAR
IMPACT : flying objects, fragments, particles
1,2,3,4,5,6
HEAT : hot sparks
1,2,3,4,5,6
HEAT : high temperature
5
CHEMICAL : splash
3,4,5(with 3 or 4)
CHEMICAL : irritating mists
4
DUSTS : airborne particles
3,4,6
IR/UV RADIATION : welding, soldering, brazing, cutting
Refer to ANSI Z87.1-89
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B. GLOVES
Decisions regarding the need to wear gloves and, secondly, the appropriate gloves are
dependent on the hazard of the chemical, potential for contamination during the experiment and
dexterity requirements. These decisions are made by individual faculty and supervising staff
members.
Proper glove selection is a function of the specific chemical resistance of the material as
measured by permeation rate and breakthrough time. Disposable latex gloves have limited
resistance to many commonly used laboratory chemicals. They should not be used in operations
where contamination is anticipated and must be removed immediately and the hands washed should
they become contaminated.
More resistant gloves include natural rubber, neoprene, nitrile, butyl, Viton, and polyvinyl
chloride. Recommendation of the glove manufacturer and the Material Safety Data Sheet for the
particular chemical should be used in choosing the appropriate gloves. Information can be found at
the following web sites.
Ansell Chemical Resistance Guide at
http://www.ansellpro.com/download/Ansell_7thEditionChemicalResistanceGuide.pdf
Best Manufacturing Company at http://www.showabestglove.com/site/default.aspx
Oklahoma State University at http://www.ehs.okstate.edu/hazmat/Gloves.htm
Washington State University at http://www.ehs.wsu.edu/LSM/appendix-f.asp
C. CLOTHING
The purpose of protective clothing is to prevent contamination of the skin and to prevent the
carrying of contaminants outside the laboratory. Street clothes may afford limited skin protection
but may result in contaminants being carried outside the laboratory.
Lab coats, or other protective clothing, must be worn when handling:
 large quantities (greater than one liter) of Select Carcinogens (see Chapter V(i)),
Reproductive Toxins (see Chapter V(j)), and Acute Toxins (see Section V(h)) which are
readily absorbed through the skin as listed below

greater than one liter of concentrated (as supplied by the manufacturer) acids and bases1
1
Lab coat requirements do not apply to the use of stationary containers equipped with pumps
when less than one liter is being dispensed.
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
any quantity of pyrophoric material (fire resistant lab coats required)
Other specialized protective clothing may be necessary in certain high hazard operations (e.g.,
hydrofluoric acid).
PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
WITH SKIN ABSORPTION DESIGNATION
Name
2,4,5-T
ABAMECTRIN
ACROLEIN
ACRYLAMIDE
ACRYLONITRILE
AMINOBIPHENYL,4AMMONIUM DICHROMATE (VI)
ANILINE AND COMPOUNDS
ANISIDINE, ORTHOARSENIC TRICHLORIDE
AZIRIDINE
BENZ[a]ANTHRACENE
BENZENE
BENZIDINE
BENZIDINE-BASED DYES
BENZOTRICHLORIDE (COMBINED EXPOSURE W/BENZOYL CHLORIDE)
BENZOYL CHLORIDE (COMBINED EXPOSURE W/CHLOROTOLUENES)
BENZPHETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE
BENZYL CHLORIDE (COMBINED EXPOSURE W/BENZOYL CHLRORIDE)
BENZYLTRICHLORIDE
BROMOXYNIL
BROMOZYNIL OCTANOATE
CADMIUM CHLORIDE
CARBON DISULFIDE
CARBON TETRACHLORIDE
CARBOPLATIN
CATECHOL
CHLORDANE
CHLORDANE, ALPHA
CHLORDANE, BETA
CHLORDANE, GAMMA
CHLOROMETHYL ETHER,BISCHLOROMETHYL ETHER, BIS- (TECHNICAL GRADE)
CHLOROANILINE, PARA
POLYCHLOROPHENOLS
CHLOROPHENOXY HERBICIDES
CHLOROPRENE
CHROMIC ACID, DISODIUM SALT
COAL TAR
COAL TAR DISTILLATE
COAL-TAR
COAL-TAR PITCHES
CYANAMIDE
CYANIDE AND COMPOUNDS
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE
CYCLOSPORIN
CYCLOSPORIN A
DDT
DECABORANE
DIAZEPAM
DIAZOAMINOBENZENE
DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE,1,2-
V(b) - 3
CAS #
000093-76-5
071751-41-2
000107-02-8
000079-06-1
000107-13-1
000092-67-1
007789-09-5
000062-53-3
000090-04-0
007784-34-1
000151-56-4
000056-55-3
000071-43-2
000092-87-5
000000-00-0
000098-07-7
000098-88-4
005411-22-3
000100-44-7
000098-07-7
001689-84-5
001689-99-2
010108-64-2
000075-15-0
000056-23-5
041575-94-4
000120-80-9
000057-74-9
005103-71-9
005103-74-2
005566-34-7
000542-88-1
000107-30-2
000106-47-8Z
000000-00-0
000000-00-0
000126-99-8
007775-11-3
065996-89-6
065996-92-1
008007-45-2
065996-93-2
000420-04-2
000057-12-5
000050-18-0
079217-60-0
059865-13-3
000050-29-3
017702-41-9
000439-14-5
000136-35-6
000096-12-8
Hazard
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DIBROMOACETIC ACID
DIBROMOACETONITRILE
DICHLORO-2-PROPANOL, 1,3DICHLOROACETIC ACID
DICHLOROBENZIDINE, DIHYDROCHLORIDE, 3,3' DICHLOROBENZIDINE,3,3'DICHLOROETHANE, 1,2DICHLOROPROPENE, 1,3- (TECHNICAL-GRADE)
DICHLORVOS
DIEPOXYBUTANE, 3,4-,MESO 1,2
DIETHANOLAMINE
DIETHYL SULPHATE
DIETHYLSTILBOESTROL
DIMETHYL MERCURY
DIMETHYL SULFATE
DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE
DIMETHYLACETAMIDE
DIMETHYLBENZIDINE, 3,3'- (o-TOLIDINE)
DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE
DIMETHYLHYDRAZINE, 1,1DIMETHYLHYDRAZINE, 1,2DINITROPYRENE, 1,3DINITROTOLUENE, 2,4DINITROTOLUENE, 2,6DINOSEB
DIOXANE, 1,4ENDOSULFAN
ENDRIN
EPICHLOROHYDRIN
ETHYL ACRYLATE
ETHYLENE CHLOROHYDRIN
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE
ETHYLHEXANOIC ACID
FORMALDEHYDE
FURAN
GASOLINE
GLYCIDALDEHYDE
GLYCIDOL
HEPTACHLOR
HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE
HEXACHLOROBENZENE
HEXACHLOROBENZENE, GAMMA
HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANES
HEXACHLOROHEXANES
HEXAMETHYLPHOSPHORAMIDE
HYDRAZINE
HYDRAZINE, SULFATE
HYDROGEN CYANIDE
HYDROGEN FLUORIDE
HYDROGEN SELENIDE
KEPONE (CHLORDECONE)
MANGANESE TRICARBONYL METHYLCYCLOPENTADIENYL
MERCURY AND COMPOUNDS
METHYL BROMIDE
METHYL HYDRAZINE
METHYL ISOCYANATE
METHYL MERCURY AND COMPOUNDS "s"
METHYLAZIRIDINE, 2METHYLENE BIS(2-CHLOROANILINE), 4,4- (MBOAC)
METHYLIMIDAZOLE, 4MINERAL OILS,UNTREATED AND MILDLY TREATED
MIREX
MONOCHLORO-1,2-PROPANEDIOL,3MUSTARD GAS (SULPHUR MUSTARD)
NAPHTHYLAMINE, 2-
000631-64-1
003252-43-5
000096-23-1
000079-43-6
000612-83-9
000091-94-1
000107-06-2
000542-75-6
000062-73-7
000564-00-1
000111-42-2
000064-67-5
000056-53-1
000593-74-8
000077-78-1
000067-68-5
000127-19-5
000119-93-7
000068-12-2
000057-14-7
000540-73-8
075321-20-9
000121-14-2
000606-20-2
000088-85-7
000123-91-1
000115-29-7
000072-20-8
000106-89-8
000140-88-5
000107-07-3
000106-93-4
000149-57-5
000050-00-0
000110-00-9
008006-61-9
000765-34-4
000556-52-5
000076-44-8
001024-57-3
000118-74-1
000058-89-9
000000-00-0
000608-73-1
000680-31-9
000302-01-2
010034-93-2
000074-90-8
007664-39-3
007783-07-5
000143-50-0
012108-13-3
007439-97-6
000074-83-9
000060-34-4
000624-83-9
022967-92-6
000075-55-8
000101-14-4
000822-36-6
000000-00-0
002385-85-5
000096-24-2
000505-60-2
000091-59-8
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NAPHTHYLAMINE, ALPHANICOTINE
NITRIC ACID (FUMING)
NITROBENZENE
NITROFEN (TECHNICAL-GRADE)
NITROGEN MUSTARD
NITROGEN MUSTARD HYDROCHLORIDE
NITROGEN MUSTARD N-OXIDE
NITROGEN MUSTARD N-OXIDE HYDROCHLORIDE
PARATHION
PCB (AROCLOR 1254)
PCB (AROCLOR 1260)
PENTACHLOROPHENOL
PHENYL GLYCIDYL ETHER
PROPANE SULTONE, 1,3PROPIONIC NITRILE
PROPYLENE OXIDE
SHALE-OILS
SODIUM AZIDE
SODIUM DICHROMATE (VI)
SODIUM FLUOROACETATE
STYRENE
STYRENE-7,8-OXIDE
SULFALLATE
SULFURIC ACID, DIISOPROPYL ESTER
TETRACHLORODIBENZO-para-DIOXIN, 2,3,7,8TETRACHLOROETHYLENE
TETRAETHYL LEAD
TETRAETHYL PYROPHOSPHATE
TETRAETHYLTHIURAM DISULFIDE
TETRAMETHYL SUCCINONITRILE
THALIDOMIDE
THIOPHENOL
TOLUENE
TOLUIDINE, ORTHOTOXAPHENE (POLYCHLORINATED CAMPHENES)
TRICHLOROPHENOL, 2,4,6TRICHLOROPROPANE, 1,2,3TRIPHENYLTIN HYDROXIDE
TRIS-1,2,3-DIBROMOPROPYL PHOSPHATE
VINYL-1-CYCLOHEXENE DIEPOXIDE, 4WARAFIN
XYLIDINE
(TCCD)
000134-32-7
000054-11-5
007697-37-2
000098-95-3
001836-75-5
000051-75-2
000055-86-7
000126-85-2
000302-70-5
000056-38-2
011097-69-1
011096-82-5
000087-86-5
000122-60-1
001120-71-4
000107-12-0
000075-56-9
068308-34-9
026628-22-8
010588-01-9
000062-74-8
000100-42-5
000096-09-3
000095-06-7
002973-10-6
001746-01-6
000127-18-4
000078-00-2
000107-49-3
000097-77-8
003333-52-6
000050-35-1
000108-98-5
000108-88-3
000095-53-4
008001-35-2
000088-06-2
000096-18-4
000076-87-9
000126-72-7
000106-87-6
000081-81-2
001300-73-8
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SC - select carcinogen
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D. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
Respiratory protection is generally not required in the laboratory. Chemical handling should
be done in the fume hoods whenever feasible. Should respiratory protection be required the
Chemical Hygiene Officer will evaluate the operation.
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APPENDIX V(b) - A
DEPARTMENT POLICIES FOR
EYE PROTECTION IN RESEARCH LABORATORIES
V(b). CHEMICAL SAFETY -- PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
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EYE PROTECTION FOR RESEARCH STUDENTS
IN THE CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT
It is the policy of the Chemistry Department that some form of eye protection must be
worn whenever a student is working in a research laboratory. Safety goggles must be worn
whenever particularly hazardous operations are being carried out, when a splash hazard exists, or
when glassware under pressure or vacuum is being used. Approved safety glasses with side
shields or prescription eye glasses (meeting ANSI Standard Z87.1) with side shields may be worn
whenever operations of low hazard are being performed. In the case of uncertainty, students
should assume that goggles are necessary.
In instrument rooms, no eye protection is necessary when an individual is operating an
instrument unless a particular hazard is associated with the use of that instrument. For example,
in using lasers appropriate eye protection must be worn. However, when samples are being
handled and prepared, particularly if a splash hazard exists, eye protection must be worn in
accordance with the above guidelines.
12/8/95
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EYE PROTECTION FOR RESEARCH STUDENTS
IN THE BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT AND THE BIOCHEMISTRY PROGRAM
It is the policy of the Department of Biological Sciences and the Biochemistry Program
that all students working in laboratories wear eye protection for procedures carrying potential
hazards such as those from: splashes or mists from hazardous chemicals, heat (sparks, hot
vapors, or boiling fluids), flying objects, glassware under vacuum or pressure, UV radiation, or
airborne particles (e.g., hazardous chemical dust). Faculty or staff members in charge of
individual students or classes will be responsible for (1) identifying potential hazards, and (2)
informing students of the type of eye protection required. All laboratory work must be assessed
as to potential dangers from these hazards and eyewear required must meet the ANSI Standard
Z87.1 (see list below). When there is a doubt as to whether or what type of eye protection is
required, the chemical hygiene officer should be consulted.
SUMMARY OF ANSI Z87.1-89
Approved Protective Eyewear
1. Safety Spectacles, with sideshields
2. Goggles, flexible fit,regular ventilation
3. Goggles, flexible fit, hooded ventilation
4. Goggles, rigid body, cushion fit
5. Face Shield, plastic window
6. Chipping Goggles, eyecup type
______________________________________________________________________________
HAZARDS
APPROVED EYEWEAR
2/96
IMPACT : flying objects, fragments, particles
1,2,3,4,5,6
HEAT : hot sparks
1,2,3,4,5,6
HEAT : high temperature
5
CHEMICAL : splash
3,4,5(with 3 or 4)
CHEMICAL : irritating mists
4
DUSTS : airborne particles
3,4,6
IR/UV RADIATION : welding, soldering, brazing, cutting
Refer to ANSI Z87.1-89
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EYE PROTECTION FOR RESEARCH STUDENTS
IN THE NEUROSCIENCE AND BEHAVIOR PROGRAM (REESE 127-128)
Under the Direction of Will J. Millard
Faculty, students, and staff are to wear safety splash goggles when hazardous operations
are carried out. These operations include, but are not restricted to, the following:
activities that result in a splash hazard
handling of hazardous chemicals
use of glassware under reduced or elevated pressure
the use of explosive compounds
the use of glassware in high-temperature operations
Ordinary prescription glasses and contact lenses do not offer adequate protection and may
not be substituted for safety splash goggles.
28 December 1995
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EYE PROTECTION FOR RESEARCH STUDENTS
IN THE GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT
Clapp 17 - The Rock Room
Safety glasses with side shields are required for the following operations:
use of the trim saw
use of the thin section saw and grinder
use of the crusher (ear protection is also necessary)
use of the hydraulic rock splitter
use of a sledge hammer to crack rocks
Clapp 9D
Splash goggles are required for the following operations:
change acid on samples
any other use of chemicals
Clapp 329
All acids represent a potential splash hazard and goggles MUST be worn at all times when acids
are being handled. Splash goggles and a full face shield (in addition to other protective
equipment specified in "Clapp 329 Required Safety Precautions") must be used when using
hydrofluoric acid.
5/08