Robert M. Bethea. “Incorporation of Occupational Safety and Health Into Unit Operations Laboratory Courses - NIOSH Instructional Module.” Springfield, VA: National Technical Information Service [PB91-241711], 1991.
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This instructional module is meant to develop an awareness of occupational safety and health in laboratory work and pilot-plant operations for engineering faculty and students. This module is geared towards Chemical Engineering, but can be applied in other disciplines. Sample quiz questions and case studies are used. Unit subjects include:
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Background |
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Introduction to the module |
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Safety procedures and programs for the university/college and its unit operations laboratories |
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General lab safety rules |
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Safety procedures for unit operations laboratories |
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Safety and health standards and regulations |
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Safety principles for unit operations laboratory projects – fire, mechanical, and electrical hazards |
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Industrial hygiene in the unit operations laboratory |
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Experiment preparations: preliminary documentation, hazards and risk assessments |
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Hazard control |
Possible courses for integration: Design, courses with labs, including Strength of Materials, Manufacturing Processes/Concurrent Engineering, Thermodynamics/Heat Transfer, and Fluids
Case studies and examples:
| A | Example problems: Unit III sample quiz questions. These five questions are designed to emphasize the reading regarding safety procedures and programs. |
| B | Example problems: Unit IV sample quiz questions. Eight questions were designed to test comprehension of general lab safety rules. |
| C | Example problems: Unit V sample quiz questions. Fourteen questions are presented to test comprehension of safety procedures for unit operations laboratories. |
| D | Example problems: Unit VI sample quiz questions. Seven questions are located at the end of the unit covering safety and health standards and regulations. |
| E | Example problems: Unit VII sample quiz questions. Twenty-one questions covering topics such as fires, pressure relief systems, machinery, machine guarding, and electrical hazards are provided. |
| F | Example problems: Unit VIII sample quiz questions. Twelve questions involving basic industrial hygiene concepts are presented. |
| G | Example problems: Unit IX sample quiz questions. Ten questions regarding experiment preparation are found at the end of the unit. Topics include safety documentation, preliminary hazard analysis, failure modes and effect analysis, and fault tree analysis. |
| H | Example problems: Unit X sample quiz questions. Eight questions involving hazard control are provided. Control requirements, control principles, and control options are covered. |