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Essential Chemical and Biological Spill Kits

The document describes the contents of two spill kits: a chemical spill kit and a biological spill kit. The chemical spill kit contains personal protective equipment like goggles and gloves, as well as spill cleanup equipment including plastic bags, absorbents, and spill pillows or snakes. The biological spill kit includes a dedicated mop and bucket, bleach, towels, cleaning clothes, garbage bags, forceps, goggles, respirators, and a copy of the biohazard spill protocol. The location of these two spill kits is provided in the MECE shop in the MEC E building.

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Essential Chemical and Biological Spill Kits

The document describes the contents of two spill kits: a chemical spill kit and a biological spill kit. The chemical spill kit contains personal protective equipment like goggles and gloves, as well as spill cleanup equipment including plastic bags, absorbents, and spill pillows or snakes. The biological spill kit includes a dedicated mop and bucket, bleach, towels, cleaning clothes, garbage bags, forceps, goggles, respirators, and a copy of the biohazard spill protocol. The location of these two spill kits is provided in the MECE shop in the MEC E building.

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Chemical Spill kit contents:

 Personal Protective Equipment:


o Chemical Splash Goggles
o Lab Coat
o Heavy Nitrile or Neoprene Gloves
 Spill Clean Up Equipment
o Plastic Dust Pan & Brush
o Heavy Plastic Bags (at least 3 mil thickness)
o Universal Spill Absorbent: [Link] mix of sodium carbonate:kitty litter: sand
o Spill pillows or snakes: these must be large enough to absorb a spill of the
largest container in your work area
o Other absorbents/neutralizers as required for the chemicals in the laboratory

Biological spill kit

 Dedicated mop and 15.0-litre capacity bucket (do not plan to borrow
a custodian’s mop to clean up spills)
 Jug of household bleach (write date of purchase on side and replace annually
to ensure efficacy)
 Three old bath towels
 Package of J-cloths (cleaning clothes) or box of cheesecloth
 Large garbage bags or clear autoclave bags
 Pair of large forceps (useful for picking up glass or plastic fragments)
 Safety Goggles or face shield
 Self Adhesive N99 Respirator-2 are recommended
 Laminated copy of the biohazard spill protocol.

Location of these two spill kits are found in the MECE shop in the
MEC E building

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