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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 …

• Different spills require different remedial


measures.
• 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
• Chemical spill may result in fire, or property
damage

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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

Pre-planning is essential to safely and properly


handling a spill.
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7 Steps to Spill Management

Never Assume
Assess Area
Identify Spill
Respond
Clean Up/Disposal
Decontaminate
Reporting

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❶ Never Assume

• Report spill to the supervisor

• Co-ordinate spill team

• Evacuate non-spill team person (s)

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❷ Assess Area

• Consider other potential risks near the spill

• Eliminate all ignition, heat or power sources

• Remove portable items without coming in


contact with spill

• Determine Hot Zone Area

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❸Identify Spill

• Do not approach spill if it is unidentified


• Look at labels, containers, markings, colour of
container, signs, etc., to help determine what
product is
• Use MSDS (Materials Safety Data Sheet) to
help identify.

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❹Respond

• Wear appropriate PPE – chemical resistant clothing, gloves,


goggles, respirators
• If needed, cover all drains, doorways and areas where spill
can escape
• Contain spill from spreading using granular or absorbent
socks
• Absorb spilled material working from outside of spill
inwards, circular motion is recommended.

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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

quickly and easily absorbs


spills such as gasoline,
crude oil, solvents, paint Neutralizes Neutralizes and
Solidify potentially
infectious blood and sludge, or any other oil high pH spills solidifies low pH
based product fluid spills
body fluid spills
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❻Decontaminate
• Remove the most soiled or contaminated clothing
first
• Rinse off heavily contaminated materials in a
contained area
• Never touch clean clothing or materials with
contaminated gloves
• Turn clothing inward to avoid re-contaminating
• Decontaminate all non-disposable items (brooms,
shovels, thongs, protective clothing)

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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

• Notify all staff in the laboratory to evacuate


immediately …… YELL “SPILL”

 Make sure BSCs are left on

 Leave the room immediately

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Spills outside the BSC
 Stay outside with the doors closed for at
least 4 hours to allow aerosols to settle

 Know air exchange rates to determine the


time

 Use appropriate respiratory protection,


gown, and gloves from the spill kit

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Spills outside the BSC
 Enter the laboratory accident scene

 Clean up the spill as per SOP in the spill kit

 ALWAYS HAVE A WELL-STOCKED SPILL


KIT LOCATED OUTSIDE THE LABORATORY

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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

 No safety cups in use, follow the


procedure for a spill outside the BSC

 Containment of leakage is the


main advantage of using safety cups

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Spills in the Centrifuge
• Containment of tube leakage prevents or
reduces:

- aerosol dispersion to the environment


during centrifugation
- release of contaminated liquids inside the
centrifuge
- risk of aerosol escape or surface
contamination during the spill clean up

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Contaminated Centrifuge Safety Cups
• First step in the spill clean-up:

- remove unopened safety cup

- Place in BSC and leave undisturbed for


30 minutes

- disinfect the inside surfaces of the


centrifuge

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Contaminated Safety Cups

• Second step in the spill clean up:


- Open the safety cup and place
lid in disinfectant
- Disinfect uncompromised tubes
by wiping down with disinfectant
soaked cotton wool / paper towel
- Pour disinfectant in cup, stand for 30
minutes, pour off contents into
discard container to be autoclaved, wash
cup

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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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