Chemical Hazards
Task
Potential Hazard
Working with ml amount of
less hazardous chemicals (TLV
>100).
Slight skin or eye damage
Basic PPE with
Safety glasses
Light chemical resistant gloves,
Working with small volumes of
corrosive liquids (< 1 liter).
Skin or eye damage
Basic PPE with
Safety glasses or goggles
Light chemically resistant gloves
Working with large volumes of
corrosive liquids (> 1 liter),
acutely toxic corrosives, or
work which creates a splash
hazard
Large surface area skin or
eye damage, poisoning,
or great potential for eye
and skin damage
Basic PPE with
Safety goggles and face shield
Heavy chemically resistant gloves
and chemically resistant apron
Working with small volumes of
organic solvents (< 1 liter).
Skin or eye damage
Slight poisoning potential
through skin contact
Basic PPE with
Safety glasses or goggles
Light chemically resistant gloves
Working with large volumes of
organic solvents (> 1 liter),
very dangerous solvents, or
work which creates a splash
hazard
Major skin or eye
damage, or potential
poisoning through skin
contact
Basic PPE with
Safety goggles and face shield
Heavy chemically resistant gloves, and
chemically resistant apron
Working with toxic or
hazardous chemicals (solid or
liquid).
Potential skin or eye
damage, potential
poisoning by skin
contact.
Basic PPE with
Safety glasses (goggles for large
quantities), light chemically resistant
gloves.
Working with acutely toxic or
hazardous chemicals (solid or
liquid).
Great potential skin or
eye damage, great
potential poisoning
through skin contact.
Basic PPE with
Safety goggles,
appropriate heavy chemically resistant
gloves. Coveralls and booties for larger
quantities.
Working with explosives.
Skin or eye damage from
flying projectiles or
chemicals.
Basic PPE with
Blast shield, safety goggles or full face
shield, chemically resistant gloves.
Working with chemical dusts.
Skin or eye damage,
respiratory damage.
Basic PPE with
Safety glasses or goggles, appropriate
gloves, and approved respiratory
protection.
Skin or eye damage,
respiratory damage.
Basic PPE with
Safety glasses or goggles,
appropriate gloves, (contact hazmat for
clean-up if respiratory protection
necessary )
Chemical spill cleanup.
PPE
** All laboratory workers are required to wear long, loose fitting pants, full covering
shoes, lab coat and have long hair tied back when working in any UBC laboratory. **