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Have all your people received safety and health training? If not, they can go to the following link and take our online safety training.

Online Laboratory Safety Training 

If you have questions, please contact: 

Steven C. Deck, CIH, CSP
University Chemical Hygiene Officer
sdeck@af.umaryland.edu
(410) 706-3490

  Personal Protective Equipment

Audit findings:  Personal protective equipment not available.

Adverse consequence(s): Chemicals spilled on exposed skin can cause burns, irritation, and can lead to ingestion of toxic substances.

Corrective action: Eye protection, protective gloves and a laboratory coat must be made available to all personnel conducting laboratory experiments. These are minimum requirements applicable to all laboratories. Perform a risk assessment to determine if additional measures are necessary.

• Personal Protective Equipment Home
• Personal Protective Equipment not in use
• Unauthorized respirator usage