SPILLAGE HANDLING IN THE LABORATORY

• OBJECTIVE:

To lay down the procedure for handling of spillage in the laboratory.

• SCOPE:

This SOP is applicable for the procedure for handling of spillage in the laboratory at {Company Name} {Location}.

• RESPONSIBILITY:
• Officer/Executive/Designee Quality Control – Shall be responsible for following the procedure as per SOP.
• Head/Designee Quality Control – Shall be responsible for ensuring compliance as per SOP.
• ACCOUNTABILITY:

QA Head shall be Accountable for implementation of SOP.

• PROCEDURE:
  • Ensure all persons in laboratory working area and surrounding area are cleaned without any spillage.
  • Immediately on spillage, everybody shall be aware in the laboratory inform to lab boys or house -keeping personnel to clean.
  • Solid spillage over the instruments, working bench or floor shall be cleaned with soft nylon brush or mopped with soft dry cloth and discarded in the dustbin.
  • Liquid spillage like acids, alkali or organic solvents shall be diluted with water and mopped with a cloth.
  • Clean up spillage over the skin with plenty of water.
  • If there is a spillage of laboratory chemicals over a person use Eye Washer as follows:
• Remove the lid of eye washer
• Allow the water to pass through the pipe for few seconds
• With one-foot press the paddle, bring your face close to the two nozzles
• With one-foot press the paddle, bring your face close to the two nozzles of the eye washer so that eyes are in direct contact with the water spray.
• Continue till the irritation in eyes stops.
• Remove your foot from the paddle to stop the flow of water and place the lid of eye washer.
• REFERENCES:

Not Applicable

• ANNEXURES: 

Not Applicable

      ENCLOSURES: SOP Training Record.

• DISTRIBUTION:
• Controlled Copy No. 01  :          Head Quality Assurance
• Controlled Copy No. 02  :         Head Quality Control
• Master Copy                    :          Quality Assurance Department

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