Cleanroom Safety and Protocol

1. Acid Safety

2. The acid safety section provides information on the proper handling, disposal, storage and use of acids. Specific hazard and incompatibility information is given for both acids and bases used in the cleanroom.

3. Solvent Safety

4. The solvent safety section provides information on the proper handling, disposal, storage and use of solvents. Specific hazard and incompatibility information is given for common cleanroom solvents.

5. Emergency Contact

6. Provides a list of names and numbers to call if an accident occurs.

7. Housekeeping and Cleanroom Etiquette

8. Provides instruction for expected cleanroom behavior including cleaning, labeling, cleanroom night-time shut down procedures, morning start up procedures, and guidelines for specific equipment and materials.

9. Material Data Safety Sheets (MSDS)

10. Provides links that give and explain MSDS information.

11. Cleanroom Procedures

12. Describes gowning procedure for cleanroom entrance and what materials are and are not cleanroom compatible.

13. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

14. Describes what should be worn for protection in the cleanroom and when. The largest section focuses on what gloves are suitible for particular chemicals.

15. Fire Safety

16. Provides basic fire safety information.

17. First Aid

18. The first aid section describes what should be done when injury occurs in the cleanroom.

19. The NFPA Diamond

20. This section explains what the numbers in each diamond of the NFPA diamond represent and gives other common hazard symbols.

21. Gowning

22. This section contains instructions and examples of how to dress to work in the cleanroom.