KLARA Risk assessment
When working with laboratory chemicals
Ulrika Olsson
Why do risk assessments?
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Why do risk assessments?
SWEA develop regulations to follow - this
to prevent us from damage and / or feel
uncomfortable at work.
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Why do risk assessments?
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Why do risk assessments?
AFS 2011:19
Important!
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When should I do a risk assessment?
According to AFS 2011:19
• An investigation and risk assessment should be done if there is a risk
that chemical hazards can cause illness or injury.
• A chemical hazard is a substance, or a mix of chemicals, which can
lead to illness or accidents by:
- their hazardous properties,
- its temperature,
- by reducing the concentration of oxygen in the air or
- increasing risk of fire, explosion or other dangerous reactions.
• The chemical hazards should be considered together with the risks of
exposure. The assessment shall lead to decisions on what actions to
take in order to limit the risks.
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What should the risk assessment include?
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Description of the method.
Premises
Substances/products
Risky situations
Exposure
Personal protection
Preventions
Total risk
Actions in case of accident or spill
Name and signature
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When should I make a NEW risk assessment?
Suggestions?
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When should I make a NEW risk assessment?
For example:
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New method
Changes in the method
New premises
New staff
New classification
Other newly discovered risks
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What is a “hazardous” chemical product?
A product that, through its toxicological and / or physicochemical
properties may lead to injury, illness or accident.
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Toxic
Harmful
Corrosive
Allergy inducing
Irritative
CMR (carcinogenic, mutagenic and reproduction toxicity)
Flammable
Explosive
Oxidizing
Hazardous to environment
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Definition:
En produkt som
klassificeras som farlig
enligt KIFS 2005:7 eller
CLP.
Läs mer på:
www.kemi.se
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Expempel on "hazardous chemicals"
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Organic solvents
Radioactive substances
Cytostatic
Gases
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Danger - exposure - risk
Exposure: when an organism is exposed to a substance,
phenomenon or infection.
A dangerous chemicals do not have to pose a risk:
inherent danger is constant, toxic effect depends on the dose.
Proper handling and protection limit exposure and therefor the
risk of injury.
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How do you know if the product is dangerous?
KIFS 2005:7 (Old classification)
Classification according to KIFS will run parallel to
CLP until 2015.
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How do you know if the product is dangerous?
CLP (new classification)
Classification according to KIFS will run parallel to
CLP until 2015.
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Example of labelling - KIFS 2005:7
Hazard symbols
Risk phrases (RXX)
Safety phrases (SXX)
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Example of labelling – CLP
Hazard pictogram
Signal word
Hazard statement (HXXX)
Precautionary statement
(PXXX)
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Where can I find information about the
product?
Labeling of the product gives some information but to really learn about chemical
hazards and how to protect yourself, you must read the safety data sheet
(MSDS)!
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According to the law, all hazardous chemicals must be
supplied with a MSDS.
A MSDS always consist of 16 sections.
Provides information about including substances, how to
personal protection, first aid, handling of waste etc
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Where can I find information about the
product?
Question
Read the following sections
How dangerous is the chemical for
humans and the environment?
2. Hazards identification (a short summary)
11. Toxicological information (health)
12. Ecological information (environment)
15. Regulatory information
(classification/labelling)
How do I protect myself and
others?
8. Exposure controls / Personal protection
4. First aid measures
What do I do if a fire starts where
the chemical is or if I spill out the
chemical?
5. Fire-fighting measures (eg. extinguishing
media)
6. Accidental release measures
How do I handle the product when
it has turned into waste?
13. Disposal considerations (of the chemical
and the packaging)
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1. Who should make the risk assessment?
2. Who is responsible for the risk
assessment to be made?
Suggestions?
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Answer
1. The one that is working with the
method/experiment
2. The boss!
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Risk assessment tools
The risk assessment
shall be written,
printed, signed (by
the manager) and
stored in the lab.
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Risk assessment tool - chemicals
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KLARA
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KLARA – content and usefulness
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Product search
Chemical register
Inventory
Risk assessment
Instructions
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Save time and money
Working environment
Chemical safety
Fire safety
Licenses
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How to find KLARA – exemple 1
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How to find KLARA – exemple 2
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How to find KLARA – exemple 2
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KLARA start page
You need
correct IPnumber or
being logged
in.
A personal KLARA login is provided
from me or from your local KLARA
administrator.
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Chemical register and
risk assessments.
Choose
Swedish or
English.
Here you can change your
password and make sure that
personal settings are up to
date.
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Here your enter
the risk
assessment tool
and also find the
risk assessments
you have access
to.
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Choose language
Different colors =
different status
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Started (red)
Finished (yellow)
Approved (green)
Template (black)
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Here you find the risk
assessment instruction.
Click here to start a new risk
assessment.
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If you have a lot of risk
assessments you can use this
tool to find a specific assessment
in your list.
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Give your new risk
assessment a name.
If you have access to a suitable
template you can choose to use
that instead of a blank document.
Templates can only be made by
local administrators.
Choose group/division/department. It
is possible to be responsible for risk
assessments in more than one group
at the time.
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My new risk
assessment.
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The risk assessment can be
made in Swedish and
English simultaneously,
you just have to write in
both text boxes.
There is describing
information available for
each issue.
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To very specific you can add premises by
using the Real property register .
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In what room is this
risk assessment
valid for? One or
more rooms can be
specified, but also a
general description
might be okay (eg
cold room, synthesis
lab, gas storage,
etc.). But be as
specific as possible!
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Give a brief description about the activity and refer to method
descriptions, manuals, instructions, etc. if necessary.
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Search, either in your own
register or in the complete
database, for products to
add to your risk
assessment (issue 3).
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Click on the product of choice
and it will be added to your risk
assessment (issue 3).
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In case your “product not on the list”, do as
follows (I´ll show you live!)…
Important information to add for new products (be
careful in order to avoid doublets):
• CAS
• Supplier
• Ordering number
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When you add the product the classification is also
added. For more information about the product
(SDS, structure etc), click ”i”.
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I leave the quantity “open” because
my aim is to make a general risk
assessment, which is defined in the
comment box.
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Issue 4: Click “i” and use the information from the products classification
(H- and R-codes) to make a assessment of the inherent risk (I´ll show you
live!)
Issue 5: The same thing here, you need to click “i” for guidance to make an
assessment (I´ll show you live!).
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Click“i” for
details!
For biological agents
use the BARA
template.
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A substance may be
harmless by it self, but
harmful in combination,
or in reaction, with other
substances.
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It should be told in SDS if there are
any specific rules or recommendations
regarding storage
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Signs is an important way
to inform colleagues and
other personnel about
risks in the premises.
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Try to provide concrete
details about glows,
respiratory protection
(gas mask and filter), eye
protection etc.
Vacuum, heat
sources, stirrer, shake
HPLC, MS, NMR…
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Who has not thought about what can be disposed in the drain or
not ..? Therefor, find out once and for all and write it in the risk
assessment. Information about the environmental impact can
often be found in the SDS.
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And who has not thought about what to do with its chemical
hazardous waste ..? Find out (SDS) and enter it in the risk
assessment - and you have one less thing to worry about in the
future.
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If an accident occurs it is important that you are prepared how to act!
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It is not only
intrinsic properties
of chemicals that
can be dangerous,
sometimes it is the
work step that is
most at risk (eg,
vacuum)!
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The final assessment is a
risk vs. Impact, click the
"i" (I show live!).
Important!!
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When you are satisfied and feel you are ready, click the “finished", then the status turn
"yellow". Then you can still edit it. When you are completely finished, click “approved",
which is possible only when you have completed with the “Person signing" - then it becomes
"green" and can no longer be edited (but it's fine to go back to red / yellow).
For the risk assessment to be valid, it must be printed, signed and kept in the premises ...
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Remember to press “save”
continuously during the process so
that no work gets lost!
Click "show" to see the the actual risk
assessment and printable format!
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This is the one you have in
your hands (in both English
and Swedish)!
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CMR classified chemical products
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Now I will show you how to get to the
Laboratory Safety and Chemical Safety on
the intranet!
http://internwebben.ki.se/sv/laboratoriesakerhet
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Authorities
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Questions?
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