Chemical Spill Cleanup

(15 min.) Chemical spills in the laboratory are serious events that can be hazardous to your health and to the environment. Keeping your lab uncluttered, properly transporting and storing chemicals, and careful planning of experiments can reduce your risk of having a chemical spill. However, it is still important that you and your laboratory are prepared for a hazardous chemical spill.

Topics covered in this safety video include: what to do if you have a spill, the chemical spill plan, spill response and clean-up procedures, general guidelines, recommended spill control material inventory, personal protective equipment (PPE), absorption materials, neutralizing materials, clean-up tools, biological materials spill procedures, and documentation.

Program comes with a CD-ROM of written materials, including test questions and answers. English title also includes PowerPoint presentation.