Safe handling of chemical carcinogens in the research laboratory
Toxic and corrosive chemicals have been a part of America's development since the beginning. Only in the last 30 years, however, has any national regulatory attention been given to the safe handling of such chemicals in the workplace. The use of toxic and corrosive materials in the workplace was formally regulated by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration issued temporary emergency standards for 14 chemical carcinogens. Now the Occupational Health and Safety Administration is attempting to promulgate a generic carcinogen standard. Lawrence Livermore Laboratory has established a chemical carcinogen control program on the basis of applicable standards promulgated by the Occuptational Safety and Health Administration and has supplemented the program with internal controls for the safe handling of chemical carcinogens in the research laboratory. That control program is outlined here.
- Research Organization:
- California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore Lab.
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 6163401
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-82387; CONF-790415-20
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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