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Laboratory Safety Awareness, Practice, Attitude, and Perception of Tertiary Laboratory Workers in Hong Kong: A Pilot Study
ACS Chemical Health & Safety ( IF 2.9 ) Pub Date : 2021-04-21 , DOI: 10.1021/acs.chas.0c00122 Arthur Ho-Hon Leung 1
ACS Chemical Health & Safety ( IF 2.9 ) Pub Date : 2021-04-21 , DOI: 10.1021/acs.chas.0c00122 Arthur Ho-Hon Leung 1
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Laboratory safety is one of the key aspects of university safety. In this pilot study, 91 laboratory workers in two universities in Hong Kong completed a self-administered online questionnaire on laboratory safety awareness, practice, attitude, and perception. Part of the results was compared with an International Safety Culture Survey conducted in 2012 by a Chi-square test and t test at a significance level of 0.05. For instance, the participating universities showed a higher usage of a formal risk assessment tool (p < 0.001) and more frequent safety inspections conducted by the institution’s H&S staff (p < 0.001) and laboratory personnel (p < 0.001). Other significant differences such as less agreement that the laboratory is a safe place to work (p = 0.037) and that the risk of work is high (p = 0.001) were observed in the participating universities. Moreover, the participants were able to identify the full name of GHS (83.5%) and frequently used PPE (83.5%), but fewer of them were able to identify oxidizing, health-related, and irritating GHS hazard pictograms (69%, 67%, and 71%, respectively) and checked PPE before use (59.3%). They also learned about fatal laboratory accidents from institution’s H&S staff (82.4%), were willing to actively intervene when there were unsafe conditions or behaviors to prevent accidents (78.0%), and were eager to learn more about chemical safety (85.7%). However, a few potential risks were identified on the use of an informal risk assessment tool, working alone, and working before receiving training. Overall, this study suggests the view that the laboratory safety status of the two participating universities is up to international standards, yet the safety culture and safety compliance can be further improved.
更新日期：2021-04-21
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