OHS026 Safe Work Procedure Faculty/Division Medicine Document number School/ Divisional Unit Lowy Initial Issue date 28/4/2010 Current version 1.0 Current Version Next review date Issue date: 28/4/2010 28/4/2013 The Writing Safe Work Procedures Guideline (OHS027) should be consulted to assist in the completion of this form. Safe Work Procedure Title and basic description Title: Movement of goods within Lowy Cancer Research Building Description: The movement of laboratory goods and equipment (expect Liquid Nitrogen) from the store and ground floor reception into the laboratories. Associated risk assessment title and location: Movement of goods within Lowy Research Building (RA) located on Medicine OHS web site Describe the activity or process Picking up goods from either the Bio-Medical store or the ground floor reception of Lowy Cancer Research Building and transporting them to the laboratories. Most goods should arrive in the stores or reception correctly packaged, if not the laboratory must provide doubled containment. All dangerous good must be doubled contained for transport. (Please note: foam esky cannot be used as primary or secondary containment.) All Radioactive material to be appropriately shielded according to AS/NZS 2243.4, prior to movement within Lowy Cancer Research Building All personnel transporting hazardous goods must be trained on appropriate clean up procedures. All heavy and bulky goods must be moved on trolleys List all resources required including plant, chemicals, personal protective clothing and equipment, etc Trolley MSDS of the goods Training in manual handling and spill cleanup procedure Secondary containment if not already provided ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 1 of 2 Safe Work Procedure Uncontrolled document when printed Date Effective: 01/01/2007 Current Version: 1.2, 15/08/2007 List potential hazards and risk controls including specific precautions required Staff training in manual handling and spill cleanup procedure Exposure to toxic, corrosive, flammable, infectious and radioactive material List emergency shutdown instructions List clean up and waste disposal requirements Appropriate Spill kit. List legislation, standards and codes of practice used in the development of the SWP Section 5 Laboratory spill AS|NZS 2243.3:2002 NSW OHS Act 2000 Australia Dangerous Goods Code NSW OHS Regulation 2001 Chemical spill guideline UNSW document OHS421 AS/NZS 2243.3:2002/Amdt 1:2003 - Safety in laboratories - Microbiological aspects and containment facilities AS 2243.4-1998 - Safety in laboratories - Ionizing radiations Supervisory approval, training, and review Supervisor: Signature: Plant custodian: Signature List competency required – qualifications, certificates, licensing, training – eg. course or instruction: SWP review date: 28/4/2013 Responsibility for SWP review: Ken Wyse ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 2 of 2 Safe Work Procedure Uncontrolled document when printed Date Effective: 01/01/2007 Current Version: 1.2, 15/08/2007