Table of Contents

Foreward	Liquid Nitrogen
Acknowledgements	Use of Liquid Nitrogen
Committee Mission Statement	Hazards Associated with Exposure to LN/Handling Precautions
Structure	Liquid Nitrogen Personal Protective Equipment
Meetings	Electrical Safety
Responsibilities	Electrical Equipment Usage
Annual Reviews	Equipment Electrical Checks
	Malfunctioning Equipment
Contact List and Phone Numbers	Electrical Equipment Emergencies
Department of Pathology Safety Committee Members	Institutional Policy
Other Safety Contacts	Excessive Noise Levels
Standard Operating Procedures/Body Substance Precautions (BSP)	Excessive Noise Level Complaints
Standard Universal Precautions	Fire Safety
Prohibited Activities	General Fire Prevention
Hand Washing	Fire Response Procedure
Food and Drink	Fire Instruction Cards
Visitors to the Laboratory	Fire and Safety Tack Boards
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)	Fire Safety Training
Specimen Transport	Fire Drills
Equipment Cleaning, Transporting, and Servicing	Fire or Fire Drill Critique Forms
HBV Vaccination	Additional Fire Safety Requirements
Employee Education and Training	Department of Pathology Annual Fire Drill Participation Logsheet
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)	Formaldehyde (Formalin)
PPE Defined	Use of Formaldehyde (Formalin)
PPE Guidelines	Hazards Associated with Exposure to Formaldehyde (Formalin)
Exposure Control Plan	Signage
Lab coats/Gowns/Aprons	Air monitoring, Results, and Documentation
Eye/Face Protection	Engineering and Safe Work Practices/Administrative Controls
Hand Protection	Formaldehyde (Formalin) Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Foot Protection	Formaldehyde (Formalin) Storage
Hazard Assessments	Formaldehyde Spills
Training	Formaldehyde (Formalin) Disposal
Signs and Labels	Hazardous Waste Reduction Plan
Door Signs	Methods for Waste Minimization
Hazardous Chemicals	Mercury Elimination
Secondary Containers	Use of Mercury
Radionuclides	Institutional Resources
Refrigerators and Freezers	Radiation Safety
Hazardous Waste Chemicals and Materials for Disposal	Personnel Exposure
Engineering Controls	Radioactive Exposure
Ventilation Systems	Collection of Specimens
Hoods	Transport of Specimens
Workstation Design	Specimen Disposal
Procedural Design	Radioactive Reagents
Tools and Equipment Design - Checks and Maintenance	Radiation Warning Signs and Labels
Safety Feature Design	Radioactive Spills
Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP)	Contacts
Standardized Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP) Purpose	Regulated Medical Waste Plan and Disposal
Standardized Chemical Hygiene Plan	Licensing
Unique Chemical Inventory (UCI)	Types of Regulated Medical Waste
Tuberculosis (TB) Exposure Control Plan	Containers
Causative Agent	Labeling
Testing	Handling
Exposure	Collection and Disposal
Follow-up After Exposure	Packaging and Transport
Non-Compliance	Training
Control Measures	Ultraviolet Light Exposure
Creutzfeld Jacob Disease (CJD) and Transmissible Spongiform Encephalitis (TSE) Protocol	Use of Ultraviolet Light
Method of Transmission	Equipment Labeling
Specimens Requiring CJD and TSE Precautions	Hazards Associated with Exposure to Ultraviolet Light
Processing and Analysis of Specimens	Ultraviolet Light and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Exposure	Ultraviolet Light Overexposure
Cleaning and Specimen Disposal	Shipment of Biological Specimens
Supplies for Disposal of CJD/TSE materials	Classes of Specimen Types
Incident Reporting Policy	Procedure for Packing and Shipment of Biological Specimens
Incident Reporting Policy Purpose	Labeling of Shipping Containers
Definitions from UMHS Incident Reporting Policy	Training for Shipping of Biological Specimens
Incident Reporting Policy Standards	Indoor Air Quality and Monitoring
Incident Reporting Policy Procedure	Indoor Air Quality Purpose
Incident Reporting Policy Roles and Responsibilities	Causes of Adverse Indoor Air Quality
Reportable Incident Examples	Indoor Air quality and Odor Complaints
Reportable Near-Miss Examples	Respiratory Protection Program
Accident Reporting Policy	Usage of Respirators
Accident Reporting Policy Statement	Ergonomics
Accident Reporting Policy Purpose	Ergonomics Defined
Accident Reporting Policy Definitions	Ergonomic Resources
Accident Reporting Procedure Actions	Laboratory Ergonomic Tips
Accident Reporting Procedure Responsibilities	Disaster Plan
Laboratory First Aid	Policy Statement
Basic First Aid	Policy Purpose
CPR	Disaster Plan Standards
Airway Obstruction	Disaster Plan Procedural Actions
Bleeding	Disaster Fan-outs
Broken Bones	Fire/Emergency Weather Fan-Out Notification
Burns	Evacuation Plan
Care for the Shock Victim	Evacuation Plan Purpose
Poisoning	Evacuation Plan Standards
Accidental Biological Exposure	Evacuation Plan Procedure
Compressed Gases
General Safety Hazards Associated with Compressed Gases/Handling Precautions
Prohibited Handling of Compressed Gas Cylinders
Institutional Policy