An Overview of Hazard Control Plans (HCPs)
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slide1. An Overview of Hazard Control Plans (HCPs) Presented by Sean Morrison
Lab Safety Specialist, EHRS
8/28/2023 Chemistry Department Safety Meeting<br>
slide2. What are Hazard Control Plans (HCPs)? Lab-specific Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) documents.
We have a template!
4 sections in an HCP:
General Information
Hazard/Process description, Training requirements
Tasks, Hazards, and Controls
Engineering Controls vs. Administrative Controls vs. PPE
Other Considerations
Storage, transport, waste, emergency procedures
Related documents/References<br>
slide3. When should an HCP be written? According to Penn’s Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP), one should be written when working with: Hazardous Compressed Gases
Pyrophoric Materials
Explosive Materials
Power Supplies > 5 mA
High-Pressure Work
“For any task that requires safety controls beyond those specified” in a Penn SOP<br>
slide4. What should be included in an HCP? You should discuss the individual steps your lab takes to perform a hazardous process. 2. Measuring out liquid reagent. Setting up a dry ice or liquid nitrogen (LN2) cooling bath 3. Dispensing liquid reagent. 4. Disposing of excess liquid reagent.<br>
slide5. What should not be included in an HCP? You should not only just copy/paste information from SDSs and/or Penn's CHP.
It is fine to pull information from these, other HCPs, and other resources, but this cannot be your entire HCP! Please talk about the process in your lab.<br>
slide6. What should be included in an HCP? You should briefly describe what the hazards are. (“General Information” section)
You should go into detail about how not to invoke a hazard-specific incident. (“Tasks, Hazards, and Controls” section)
e.g. How does my lab work with explosive chemicals and avoid a detonation?<br>
slide7. What should not be included in an HCP? You should not focus on general advice about a hazard. Be specific to your lab!
e.g. What is an explosive chemical? What does the Penn CHP say about explosives?<br>
slide8. What should be included in an HCP? You should organize your HCPs by classes of reactants (e.g. Hazardous Gases) or by application of reactants (e.g. Operating the AAS).
Include notes about specific chemicals as necessary.<br>
slide9. What should not be included in an HCP? You should not discuss chemicals reactant by reactant (or reaction by reaction). Introducing azides into organic molecules using sodium azide
Introducing azides to small molecules using 3-azido-1-propanamine
Introducing azides to natural or synthetic polymers using activated esters (e.g., azidoacetic acid-N-hydroxysuccinimide (NHS) ester)
Introduction of azides to proteins by aqueous diazo transfer using imidazole-1-sulfonyl azide tetrafluoroborate<br>
slide10. What is the goal of writing an HCP? To have a standardized set of instructions/guidelines to a common, high-hazard process in writing that researchers will actually read and absorb information from.
To prepare newcomers for verbal/hands-on training.
To catch gaps in verbal/hands-on training and in practical knowledge.
To Identify and fix flaws present in experimental design before performing the experiment.
To prepare for an emergency, and to provide clear emergency information if ever unsure what to do.<br>
slide11. What is the submission process for HCPs? A lab safety officer may request that your lab write an HCP or update an existing one. You might also self-inspect and find that your lab needs one.
An HCP template is provided to help you start writing.
You can request to see a completed HCP from another lab as well.
Submit your completed HCP to ehrslaba@ehrs.upenn.edu for review.
Receive feedback and suggestions from EHRS until we agree on a final revision.
EHRS will upload your HCP to your BioRAFT profile.<br>
Lab Safety Specialist, EHRS
8/28/2023 Chemistry Department Safety Meeting<br>
slide2. What are Hazard Control Plans (HCPs)? Lab-specific Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) documents.
We have a template!
4 sections in an HCP:
General Information
Hazard/Process description, Training requirements
Tasks, Hazards, and Controls
Engineering Controls vs. Administrative Controls vs. PPE
Other Considerations
Storage, transport, waste, emergency procedures
Related documents/References<br>
slide3. When should an HCP be written? According to Penn’s Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP), one should be written when working with: Hazardous Compressed Gases
Pyrophoric Materials
Explosive Materials
Power Supplies > 5 mA
High-Pressure Work
“For any task that requires safety controls beyond those specified” in a Penn SOP<br>
slide4. What should be included in an HCP? You should discuss the individual steps your lab takes to perform a hazardous process. 2. Measuring out liquid reagent. Setting up a dry ice or liquid nitrogen (LN2) cooling bath 3. Dispensing liquid reagent. 4. Disposing of excess liquid reagent.<br>
slide5. What should not be included in an HCP? You should not only just copy/paste information from SDSs and/or Penn's CHP.
It is fine to pull information from these, other HCPs, and other resources, but this cannot be your entire HCP! Please talk about the process in your lab.<br>
slide6. What should be included in an HCP? You should briefly describe what the hazards are. (“General Information” section)
You should go into detail about how not to invoke a hazard-specific incident. (“Tasks, Hazards, and Controls” section)
e.g. How does my lab work with explosive chemicals and avoid a detonation?<br>
slide7. What should not be included in an HCP? You should not focus on general advice about a hazard. Be specific to your lab!
e.g. What is an explosive chemical? What does the Penn CHP say about explosives?<br>
slide8. What should be included in an HCP? You should organize your HCPs by classes of reactants (e.g. Hazardous Gases) or by application of reactants (e.g. Operating the AAS).
Include notes about specific chemicals as necessary.<br>
slide9. What should not be included in an HCP? You should not discuss chemicals reactant by reactant (or reaction by reaction). Introducing azides into organic molecules using sodium azide
Introducing azides to small molecules using 3-azido-1-propanamine
Introducing azides to natural or synthetic polymers using activated esters (e.g., azidoacetic acid-N-hydroxysuccinimide (NHS) ester)
Introduction of azides to proteins by aqueous diazo transfer using imidazole-1-sulfonyl azide tetrafluoroborate<br>
slide10. What is the goal of writing an HCP? To have a standardized set of instructions/guidelines to a common, high-hazard process in writing that researchers will actually read and absorb information from.
To prepare newcomers for verbal/hands-on training.
To catch gaps in verbal/hands-on training and in practical knowledge.
To Identify and fix flaws present in experimental design before performing the experiment.
To prepare for an emergency, and to provide clear emergency information if ever unsure what to do.<br>
slide11. What is the submission process for HCPs? A lab safety officer may request that your lab write an HCP or update an existing one. You might also self-inspect and find that your lab needs one.
An HCP template is provided to help you start writing.
You can request to see a completed HCP from another lab as well.
Submit your completed HCP to ehrslaba@ehrs.upenn.edu for review.
Receive feedback and suggestions from EHRS until we agree on a final revision.
EHRS will upload your HCP to your BioRAFT profile.<br>