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ARNING
IGNAGE
YSTEM
For Educational, Research and Diagnostic Laboratories
Industrial Hygienist
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Approved as UM Policy:
President
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Table of Contents
EMERGENCY AND ASSISTANCE TELEPHONE NUMBERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
DES CONTACT INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
POLICY STATEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Duties and Responsibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
HAZARD WARNING PLACARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
HAZARD WARNING LABELS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Standard Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Category A (Regulatory Requirements) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Category B (Guidelines, Recommendations and Industry Standards) . . . . . . . . . . 7
Category C (Good Practice) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
SAMPLE HAZARD WARNING PLACARD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
RELATED SIGNAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
CONTACT INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
CHEMICAL HYGIENE PLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET ACCESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
OSHA SUBSTANCE STANDARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appendix A
SIGNAGE INFORMATION COLLECTION FORM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appendix B
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POLICY STATEMENT
Approved by the President June 1, 1998
I.
Purpose
The University of Maryland (UM) is dedicated to providing safe and
healthful facilities for all employees and students, and complying with federal and
State occupational health and safety standards. Administrators, faculty, staff and
students share the responsibility to reduce potential physical and health risks
encountered in the performance of duties requiring entry into educational, research
and diagnostic laboratories and laboratory support locations. The University believes
that a Hazard Warning Signage System significantly advances this objective. This
policy is designed to identify and designate responsibilities for the implementation and
maintenance of such a system.
II.
Policy
The University of Maryland shall establish a uniform process for warning individuals
who enter University laboratories about the known potential hazards associated with
specific laboratory spaces. A Hazard Warning Signage System (HWSS) is a
laboratory signage system which sets the conditions under which the signage
components are to be posted. It is important that all employees, visitors and
emergency responders are aware of the hazards identified by applicable signs,
The HWSS shall be implemented for all laboratory and laboratory support facilities at
UM. Employees and students who are authorized to enter a UM laboratory must be
provided access to the HWSS definitions. The definitions will also be supplied to
applicable emergency response and laboratory systems maintenance personnel.
Contractors working in laboratory buildings may access HWSS definitions through
the campus department administering their contract or the Department of
Environmental Safety (DES). A complete copy of the HWSS may be requested
from DES.
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IV.
Information:
Assistance will be provided by the Department of Environmental Safety to any
Department or individual requesting guidance to satisfy implementation of this policy.
The Department of Environmental Safety may be contacted at 301-405-3960.
Introduction
The signage system is designed to fulfill regulatory signage requirements as well as alert lab
users and visitors to specific hazards located in individual laboratories. The lab signs do not
list every hazard associated with a lab and do not replace basic laboratory safety training or
practice. Additional information concerning laboratory safety is available in the UM
Laboratory Safety Guide available from DES or the Internet at
http://www.essr.umd.edu. Laboratory Chemical Hygiene Plans and related standard
operating procedures will provide more in-depth laboratory-specific safety information.
Teaching laboratories should provide laboratory safety training to each class of users in
addition to written safety protocols due to high user volume and frequent turnover.
Description
The 10" x 10" hazard warning sign illustrated in this section (Figure 1) is intended to warn
personnel that a hazard exists in the area. The specific hazards are indicated by symbols
and/or hazard warnings affixed to the placard.
Pressure-sensitive labels identifying the type(s) of hazard will be affixed to the placard. The
available hazard pictograms are shown next to the definitions of conditions warranting posting
of these labels. If more than one hazard exists in an area, the appropriate labels (up to a total
of ten) should all be displayed on one placard.
Hazard identification labels have been divided into three priority categories: signage required
by (A) federal or State regulation; (B) federal, State or industry standard guidelines; and (C)
prudent or good work practice. If more than ten labels are applicable to the lab, labels will
be assigned first from category A; then B; then C. No more than ten labels will be applied to
any hazard warning sign.
Signs will be posted at the entrance(s) to each functionally separate lab. All entrances to
laboratories from hallways will be posted with a completed sign. Entrances to laboratory
prep rooms that serve multiple labs or require different labels from the main lab will also be
posted.
Figure 1
Hazard Warning Placard
Category A Labels - These labels fulfill a federal or State requirement for hazard warning
signage. All applicable labels should be selected from this category
before selecting labels from category B or C.
This TOXIC GAS label will be posted at access points to laboratories or storage
rooms containing gases classified by the Department of Transportation as poisonous,
or by the Environmental Protection Agency as acutely toxic.
Poisonous Material (Department of Transportation - DOT, 49 CFR 173.115 (c), 1994) A
material which is a gas at 20C (68F) or less with a pressure of > 101.3 kPa (14.7 psi) and
which:
(1) Is known to be so toxic to humans as to pose a hazard to health during transportation, or
(2) In the absence of adequate data on human toxicity, is presumed to be toxic to humans
because when tested on laboratory animals it has an LC50 value of not more than 5000
ml/m3.
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Class 3A = a liquid having a flashpoint between 140 o F and 200
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Figure 2
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Related Signage
Radio Frequency - This sign is required when
the potential for personal exposure to
electromagnetic radiation within the frequency
range of 10 MHZ to 100 GHz exceeds a power
density of 10 mW/cm2 over a six minute period.
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Asbestos
4-Nitrobiphenyl
alpha-Naphthylamine
4,4'-Methylene bis(2-chloroaniline)
Methyl chloromethyl ether
3,3'-Dichlorobenzidine (and salts)
bis-Chloromethyl ether
beta-Naphthylamine
Benzidine
4-Aminodiphenyl
Ethyleneimine
beta-Propiolactone
2-Acetylaminofluorene
4-Dimethylaminoazobenzene
N-Nitrosodimethylamine
Vinyl Chloride
Arsenic (inorganic)
Lead
Cadmium
Benzene
Cotton dust
1,2-Dibromo-3-chloropropane
Acrylonitrile
Ethylene oxide
Formaldehyde
4,4'-Methylenedianiline
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Laboratory Location:
Building Name: __________________________________________ Building #: ___________
Lab Name: ___________________________________________ Room Number:__________
Entry or Advice Contact:
Name:_______________________________________________________________________
Office Location: Building __________________________________ Building #: ___________
Room Number: ____________ Office Telephone Number: _____________________________
Pager Number: ____________________________ E-mail Address: _____________________
Emergency Contacts:
Primary Contact
Name:_______________________________________________________________________
Office Location: Building __________________________________ Building #: ___________
Room Number: ____________ Office Telephone Number: _____________________________
Home Telephone Number: _____________________ Car Phone Number: ________________
Pager Number: ____________________________ E-mail Address: _____________________
Estimated Travel Time to Campus: _______________________________________________
Secondary Contact
Name:_______________________________________________________________________
Office Location: Building __________________________________ Building #: ___________
Room Number: ____________ Office Telephone Number: _____________________________
Home Telephone Number: _____________________ Car Phone Number: ________________
Pager Number: ____________________________ E-mail Address: _____________________
Estimated Travel Time to Campus: _______________________________________________
SOP Location: (e.g., shelf over bench to rt. of door.) _________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Chemical Inventory Location: __________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
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Sign Elements Required: Circle Y (yes) or N (no) for each potential sign label. Insert the condition or
reason for the posting in the box to the right of the label. Circle ? if you desire source assessment.
Restricted Area:
Radiation Area:
High Radiation Area:
Radioactive Materials:
No Food or Drink:
Biohazard:
High Voltage:
Electrical Hazard:
Eye Protection:
Hearing Protection:
BL2:
YN
Condition
YN
Condition
YN
Condition
YN
Condition
YN
Condition
YN
Condition
YN
Condition
YN
Condition
YN
Condition
Y N ? Condition
YN
Condition
list agent(s):
YN
BL3:
Condition
list agent(s)
Hazardous Chemical/Cancer
Suspect Agent:
Laser Radiation:
Toxic Chemicals:
Toxic Gas:
Microwave:
ELF/EMF Hazard:
YN
Condition
YN
Condition
YN
Condition
YN
Condition
Y N ? Condition
Y N ? Condition
UV Hazard
Y N ? Condition
Protective Clothing:
Corrosive Materials:
Chem Storage Area:
Flammable Materials:
YN
YN
YN
YN
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Condition
Condition
Condition
Condition