If you have a radiation license at your facility, but the only isotopes in use are low energy emitters that are not detectable by dosimeters, be sure to document why a dosimetry program is not in place.
If your facility has been issued a Low Flow/Low Pollutant Discharge Permit by the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA), be sure to check the daily flow on a regular basis.
Personal monitoring badges, which can monitor for various chemicals, are readily available from a variety of vendors. These monitoring badges are worn on the lapel of an employee’s lab coat to monitor for potential chemical exposures in the breathing zone.
When you walk into the lab space at your institution, do you put on safety glasses and a lab coat? Do you wear closed toe shoes and full leg coverage any time you enter the labs?
Have you asked scientists working in the labs at your institution if they have the need to recap needs rather than telling them that needle recapping is not allowed? It is simple to put a policy in place that says that needle recapping is not permitted, but there are certainly cases where the need to recap a needle cannot be avoided.
In accordance with 29 CFR 1910.151(b). employers are responsible for providing adequate first aid supplies in the workplace. Appendix A to this standard, which discusses the necessary supplies, is non-mandatory but should be complied with.
Have you ever considered implementing a safety moment at your facility? This practice only takes a few minutes out of your week and can have significant impact on the safety culture at your facility.
When submitting applications to MA Department of Public Health Radiation Control Program to request permission to possess and use radioactive material in a research and development laboratory, be sure to reference U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s NUREG-1556, Volume 7.
On June 27th, 2016, the EPA Administrator signed the e-Manifest User Fee Proposed Rule. The Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act requires the EPA to create an electronic system to track hazardous waste shipments, so the implementation of a national e-manifest system is expected in the spring of 2018.
You have probably heard that The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act was signed into law on June 22, 2016. This law amends the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) and is the first major update to an environmental statue in many years.
