Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment And Risk Management Plan of Waste in A Chemical Laboratory of A University in Pathum Thani Province

Abstract

Improving laboratory safety standards is essential to ensure the safety of workers, communities, and the environment under the Enhancement of Safety Practice of Research Laboratory in Thailand (ESPReL) project. This research aims to hazards identification, risk assessment and to create a risk management plan for waste of chemical laboratories in a university in Pathum Thani Province. One specific chemical laboratory was randomly selected. Using the 29 items ESPReL Checklist of waste management, the hazard identification results revealed that the most of this chemical laboratory's waste storage was not in accordance with regulations 46.67 percent. The risk assessment results revealed that the risks were at unacceptable and high levels 40 percent and 20 percent, respectively. Therefore, a risk reduction plan and a risk control plan were developed to reduce the risks from laboratory waste management to an acceptable level, leading to the development and enhancing of laboratory safety standards to promote safety sustainable.