The book discusses security and safety culture in laboratories. It highlights the importance of this culture and its role in establishing an effective administrative system for ensuring laboratories safety and security. In addition, it explores how various hazards threatening laboratories are identified and managed. Moreover, the book sheds light on some ways that may motivate laboratories personnel to understand and apply rules and procedures of safety and security.
The book includes eight chapters.
The first chapter defines the security and safety culture in laboratories and its importance.
The second chapter demonstrates how an effective administrative system may be established for ensuring safety and security of laboratories.
The third chapter presents some topics related to the identification and management of different risks threatening laboratories. It demonstrates how evaluation processes for laboratories risks are made. The controls necessary for reducing these risks are also described.
The fourth chapter discusses the planning mechanism for emergency cases that may occur in laboratories.
The fifth chapter reviews the laboratories security by demonstrating the relationship between safety and security. It clarifies the different levels of security in laboratories and how they are designed.
The sixth chapter focuses on the management of chemical substances and wastes. It defines green chemistry and its basic principles in addition to the sound and secure handling of all materials related to such substances and wastes is expounded.
The seventh chapter explores methods to deal with chemical substances through safe and suitable planning and implementation of experiments and laboratories works.
The eighth chapter explores the structures of facilities, devices, and equipment of laboratories. It reveals the basic principles for designing laboratories and indicates devices and equipment that should be available inside these laboratories. Lastly, the safe practices for using and maintaining laboratories devices and equipment are included.
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