Assessing Risks in Academic Labs: Uncertainties and Opportunities

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dc.contributor.authorCaparroz, Dalila Cristina
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-09T19:42:36Z
dc.date.available2022-09-09T19:42:36Z
dc.date.issued2022-08
dc.description.abstractAn institution as large as the University of Calgary (U of C) consists of more than 1000 laboratories with varying risks. The Environment, Health, and Safety officers cannot audit every laboratory regularly due to limited personnel. Moreover, the academic setting presents unique challenges not encountered in the industrial setting. Research activities are constantly progressing, new hazards are introduced, and members with different experiences rotate through the laboratories. This project proposes a methodology to assess and rank the various chemical hazards in the laboratories. A tool for analyzing the chemical risk levels present at each laboratory was developed, enabling the University to identify laboratories with higher levels of chemical hazards and prioritize them for audit. The CSLs and Hazard Codes matrix was created using an in-depth literature review, the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals, and the support of the safety specialists working at the University.
dc.identifier.citationCaparroz, D. C. (2022). Assessing Risks in Academic Labs: Uncertainties and Opportunities (Unpublished master's project). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/115175
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/40197
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentSustainable Energy Development
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies Haskayne School of Business
dc.publisher.facultySchulich School of Engineering
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Law
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Environmental Design
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.titleAssessing Risks in Academic Labs: Uncertainties and Opportunities
dc.typereport
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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