Spill-Management
Spill-Management
2020
Objectives
At the end of this session participants will
understand;
• Spills
• Spill control and prevention
• Steps to spill management
• Spill kits (Biological & Chemical)
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What is a Spill?
• A quantity of liquid that has spilled or been spilt
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Spill Control & Spill Prevention
• Comply with
Occupational Safety
Health Administration,
OSHA 29CFR 1910.120
Hazardous Waste
Operations and
Emergency Response
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Spill Control …
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Chemical Spill Control …
• Planning for chemical spills is essential
• Before beginning work with chemicals ensure:
– Receive adequate training for cleaning up small
spills
– Stock pile appropriate types and amounts of
spill clean-up materials / spill kits
– Availability of appropriate PPE.
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Chemical Spill Control …
• Each chemical user should consult the
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for the
specific chemical that he/she plans to work
with and consider response options in case of
a spill or release beforehand
Never Assume
Assess Area
Identify Spill
Respond
Clean Up/Disposal
Decontaminate
Reporting
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❶ Never Assume
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❷ Assess Area
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❸Identify Spill
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❹Respond
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Dealing with Minor Spills
• A spill of 5 litres or less provided it is not
concentrated, hasn’t spread outside the laboratory
and did not result in personnel requiring medical
attention.
• Concentrated products of any quantity must be
treated as a major spill.
• Steps:
1. Assess safety
2. Stop the source
3. Contain and clean up the spill
4. Record the spill
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Dealing with Large(Major) Spills
A spill of over 5 liters or concentrated chemicals of any volume,
results in a fire/explosion or present a risk for a fire/explosion.
Result in personnel requiring medical attention and is not
contained within the lab.
• Steps:
1. Assess safety 6. Clean up the spill
2. Consult the MSDS 7. Notify the appropriate
3. Put on PPE authority
4. Stop the source 8. Record the incident.
5. Contain and control the flow
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❺Clean Up/Disposal
• Use spark-proof and chemically compatible
equipment to clean up (shovels, brooms,
dustpans, etc.)
• Pick up absorbed materials with shovel and
place in disposable bag or container
• All pads, granular powders, socks, non-
reusable gloves, clothing, etc. should be
placed in disposable container.
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Contents
• Universal spill boom • Alky solidifier
( 5’X 17’) • Petro Lock absorbent
• Universal spill pads • Nitrile gloves
(17’ x 19’)
• Scoop/scraper
• Universal pillow
• 9"x12" zip lock bag
( 17’X17’)
• Hazardous waste label
• Red Z solidifier
• Non-Hazardous waste
• Green Z solidifier
label
• Acid Lock solidifier
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Example of Spill Kit
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❼Reporting
• Report spills to supervisor as per your spill
procedures
• All “Reportable Quantity” spills must be
reported to the proper authority
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Biological Spill control…
• When a spill occurs laboratory staff must
decide how to react
• The actions required depend on:
Where the spill occurred
- Inside the BSC
- Outside the BSC
Severity of the spill
- Type of culture (solid or liquid)
- Amount of live organisms involved
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Spills in the BSC
• Small spill:
- clean up the spill with absorbent paper
towel saturated with disinfectant
- Place contaminated absorbent paper into a
disposable bag while in the BSC, seal the
bag and place it in the solid waste container
to be autoclaved
- Immediately wipe the interior surface and
walls of the BSC and any items or equipment
with paper towel saturated with disinfectant
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Spills in the BSC
• Large Spill:
- More extensive decontamination is required
- Leave the BSC on
- Surface decontaminate all items inside the
BSC
- Pour disinfectant onto the work surface
- ALLOW AT LEAST 30 MINUTES FOR
DECONTAMINATION
- Clean up the BSC
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Spills outside the BSC
All spills outside the BSC are large (major) spills
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Spills outside the BSC
Stay outside with the doors closed for at
least 4 hours to allow aerosols to settle
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Spills outside the BSC
Enter the laboratory accident scene
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Contents of a Spill Kit
Laminated SOP for spill clean-up
Concentrated disinfectant
Spray bottle for disinfectant
Biohazard signs for laboratory doors
Autoclave bags / waste box / container
Absorbent materials / paper towels
Sharps container
Small disposable dustpan &broom
PPE - N-95 respirators, Gown, Shoe covers,
Gloves (S, M, L), Eyewear, Head cover
Signage for the door
Adhesive tape (masking, package)
Pencil / pen
Forceps
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Spills in the Centrifuge
• Tubes containing patient specimens or
culture isolates may break or leak with
the stress of centrifugation
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Spills in the Centrifuge
• Containment of tube leakage prevents or
reduces:
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Contaminated Centrifuge Safety Cups
• First step in the spill clean-up:
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Contaminated Safety Cups
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Key Messages
• Individuals should be familiar with the
properties and hazards of the materials which
they work with.
• Improper clean-up of a spill may result in
injury, illness, and release to the environment
• Pre-planning is essential to safely and properly
handling a spill.
• Always have a well stocked spill kit located
outside the laboratory
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THANK
YOU
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