Environmental Health & Safety
Personal Protective Equipment
Although engineering controls, such as fume hoods, are the primary
barrier for protection from hazardous materials exposure, they alone
cannot ensure total protection from chemical exposures. Therefore,
TSRI has made an effort to ensure that appropriate personal protective
equipment in the form of gloves, lab coats, safety glasses, respirators,
etc. are available to all of our employees. TSRI's laboratory attire
policy can be found here.
While appropriate gloves, common safety glasses, dust masks, and
lab coats are provided by the laboratories themselves, some items,
such as respirators and prescription safety glasses, require additional
intervention on the part of EH&S to ensure that the appropriate
equipment is provided.
Additional information concerning any type of personal protective
equipment can be obtained by contacting your Safety
Coordinator or the main EH&S office.
Our newest program to address the PPE needs of TSRI personnel is
the Prescription Safety Glasses Program. Since there have been numerous
complaints about the effectiveness and comfort of wearing regular
safety glasses in conjunction with prescription glasses we, along
with the help of US Safety and Fisher Safety, have implemented a
system for obtaining safety glasses with a prescription built into
the lenses. Details for obtaining these hybrid glasses can be found
here.
For more information, please contact the main EH&S office (4-8240)
or send your questions to David
Hinton.
Respiratory Protection
The TSRI EH&S respiratory protection program is currently in
operation. For most employees, fume hoods are the primary inhalation
protection. However, there are occasions when these mechanical controls
are not possible. In such cases, respiratory protection may be the
best way to protect you from inhaling hazardous materials. Before
you use any respiratory protection, from dust masks to self contained
breathing apparatus, contact
our department. You may not need any additional involvement
from our office but let us help ensure that you are wearing equipment
that is safe and effective for the contaminants in your work environment.
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