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Eliminate Hazards: Effective Safety Steps in Chemical Management

In the quest for a safer environment, the first step in any safety program is to eliminate hazards. This guide outlines essential steps to eliminate and reduce risks associated with hazardous materials in educational settings. By prioritizing the use of safer materials and minimizing the presence of high-risk chemicals, we can mitigate potential threats effectively. It also emphasizes the importance of careful chemical management, including proper disposal methods and limited storage practices, ensuring a safer experience for all involved.

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Eliminate Hazards: Effective Safety Steps in Chemical Management

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  1. REHAB THE LAB Eliminate the Hazard John Elias – OHG Consulting

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  3. Step 1 – Eliminate the Hazard • The first choice in any safety program is to eliminate the hazard. • Find safer materials • As long as a hazardous material is present there is a risk. Only eliminating the hazard will eliminate the risk • Wait long enough and the risk will be realized.

  4. Excessive Risk Chemicals - Risk Exceeds Educational Utility

  5. HIGH RISK CHEMICAL PERMIT • General Information • Chemical, date, teacher • List of hazards associated with chemical and what controls will you have for them • Disposal method for waste and leftover materials • Signatures

  6. Step 2- Reduce the Hazard • Reduce the amount of hazardous materials as much as is reasonably practicable. • There is still a hazard, but because the amount of hazardous materials present is small, the risk will be reduced. • Select the least hazardous materials that will demonstrate the principle and keep amounts to a minimum.

  7. High Risk Chemicals - Only Allow Very Limited Amounts in Storage

  8. Manitoba SamplesMercury, liquid - Toxic heavy metal, carcinogen

  9. Manitoba SamplesHow much do you need? How long do you keep it?

  10. Manitoba SamplesHow much do you need? How long do you keep it?

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