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Hazards and Precautions
Hazard Awareness
Hazards that may be encountered in a research/experimental environment fall into three categories:
Biological
A biological hazard is any viable infectious agent that present a potential risk to the well-being of humans. Special training is required for anyone working with blood, blood products, or infectious agents.Chemical
A chemical is considered hazardous if it has flammable, corrosive, reactive, explosive, or toxic properties. Examples are solvents, acids, and carcinogens.Physical
Examples of physical hazards are ionizing radiation, high-voltage electricity, laser beams, noise and earthquakes.
Guidelines
- Protect yourself an others.
- Report safety problems to the ALS Safety Program Manager (ext. 4499) and the Control Room (ext. 4969).
- Report any injuries to Berkeley Lab Medical Services (ext. 6266).