ph-232-025

Spanagel Hall Room 025 - Underwater Acoustics

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The following hazards have been identifed during the most recent routine Industrial Hygiene survey conducted during the period from 26 May to 22 June 2015. The routine industrial hygiene survey process evaluates potential hazards to employees based on existing operations at the time of the survey. It is the responsibility of the Lab/Space Manager to report any changes in/new operations that could alter/introduce health hazards and exposures involved so that the new conditions and resulting exposures can be properly evaluated. To report changes, complete this form and email to Safety@nps.edu for review. The NPS Safety Office will then contact the servicing BUMED Industrial Hygienist for possible further actions.

 

Examples of changes that the need to be reported include the following:

  • new operations with suspected health hazards are performed
  • new chemical products are used
  • an increase in major chemical usage
  • new equipment with potential noise hazards is used
  • other new equipment posing suspected or known health hazards, such as lasers, is used
  • exposure frequency and time changes of operations with potential or known health hazards
  • a change in local exhaust ventilation systems

 

Full Industrial Hygiene Reports for this space may be found at this page.

 

Operations:  

Room 25 Underwater Acoustics (shared space with the Oceanography Department).  Minimal amounts of:

  • CRC Heavy Duty Silicone Lubricant and WD-40 in aerosol cans are applied to parts for lubrication and prior to placement in the water tank to protect against corrosion.
  • Paint are applied to parts outside via aerosol cans to make them more visible in the water tanks
  • Four Star Chemicals Tronic Kleen in aerosol cans is used to chemically clean insturment parts or to displace water from them when they are submerged under water.

 

Engineering/Work Practice Controls:  

None

 

Respiratory Protection Program:

Operations requiring the use of respirators are not performed in this space.

Any employee wishing to wear a respirator (including dust masks) must contact the NPS Respiratory Protection Program Manager (RPPM) to recieve OSHA mandated training (Per OSHA 1910.134 App D) and approval.

 

Lead Control Program:

There is no lead present in this space.

 

Hearing Conservation Program:

There are no sources of significant noise that would present a health hazard.

 

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE):

None required.

 

Occupational Reproductive Hazards Program:

No Processes take place in this space that involve reproductive hazards

 

Chemical Carcinogens:

No chemical carcinogens present in this space.

 

Hazardous Communications (HAZCOM):

  • Information on Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and how to read them is found on the NPS HAZCOM page.
  • A full listing of Safety Data Sheets by storage location at NPS may be found on our SDS page
  • The SDSs of the substances that are stored in this space follows:

 

PH - BLDG. 232 - RM. 025 - F9

PH - BLDG. 232 - RM. 025 - C1

  • 0372 Not in SDS List