Handling Of The Spillages In The Q.C Laboratory
1.0 OBJECTIVE:
To
clearly lay down a procedure or handling of the spillages in the laboratory to
make laboratory neat and clean.
2.0 SCOPE:
This
procedure is applicable to chemical room and instrument rooms of quality
control department.
3.0 RESPONSIBILITY:
3.1
Doing: Worker.
3.2
Checking: Technical
Assistant/ Executive.
4.0 ACCOUNTABILITY:
4.1
Executive/
Manager.
4.2
Head of the Q.C Department.
5.0 PROCEDURE:
5.1
Make aware to the
personnel working in the laboratory to handle the solvents & chemicals
carefully so that to one can avoid spillages & accidents arising due to
spillages.
5.2
On spillage
immediately inform to all persons in the laboratory to take care and to the
worker to clean the spillage.
5.3
If spillage is
occurs due to liquids like acids or solvents add sufficient quantity of precalculated
silica granules or absorbent silica and let stand for few minutes, collect the
material using hand gloves in plastic bag & is hen send to scrap.
5.4
For spillage of
solids, remove and discard in the dust bin and then clean the area.
5.5
For spillage of
organic solvents, inform the worker to put on the goggles and mask during
cleaning.
5.6
For spillage of
liquids like alkali add sufficient quantity of water to dilute it, mop with dry
cloth finally wipe with wet cloth.
5.7
While cleaning the
area where spillage of poisonous & hazardous chemicals, take precautions as
per MSDS of respective chemicals.
5.8
For water
spillage, only mop with dry cloth.
6.0 REVISION LOG:
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Revision No. |
Effective Date |
Reason |
|
00 |
|
New
SOP |
7.0 REFERENCES:
7.1
Not Applicable.
8.0 ANNEXURES:
8.1
Not Applicable.
9.0 ABBREVIATIONS:
|
Abbreviation |
Expanded Form |
|
S
|
Standard
operating procedure |
|
& |
And
|
|
% |
percentage |