General Laboratory Safety
EHS is responsible for providing overall guidance and supervision for laboratories on campus. Contact EHS for risk assessment, laboratory inspection, issues with chemical inventory or hazardous waste management.
Risk Assessments and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) are complementary tools.
- A Risk Assessment identifies what can go wrong in a work activity and what harm might result, estimates the likelihood of the event happening, and decides what to do to prevent the identified harmful event or what controls are needed to keep the potential consequences to an acceptable minimum. Risk Assessment Tool can be helpful in understanding risk when preparing for procedures that have an established SOP, varying parameters (e.g. scale, reagents, conditions), or in preparing to write new SOPs.
- An SOP is typically written for repeated operations, equipment use, or required maintenance. SOPs may also be required for high-hazard chemicals and operations (e.g. work involving Restricted Chemicals, Particularly Hazardous Substances and Highly Reactive Chemicals, and other high risk research procedures).
Resources
- Autoclave/Sterilizer Safety (OSHA Quick Facts)
- Biological Risk Assessment Worksheet (CDC)
- Biosafety Levels (BLS), Risk and Containment Matrix
- Blood Borne Pathogens Exposure Control Template (docx)
- Blood Borne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan for Non-Routine Exposure link to web page
- Centrifuge Safety (OSHA Quick Facts)
- Chemical Hygiene Plan
- Chemical Spill Report (pdf)
- Eyewash, Drench Hose, and Safety Shower
- Eyewash and Drench Hose Inspection Log (pdf)
- Ergonomic
- Flammable Liquid Storage (pdf)
- Hazardous Materials
- Lifting Techniques
- Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Laboratory Risk Assessment Tool (Stanford University)
- Laboratory Shutdown
- SSM Laboratory Safety Incident Report Form
- Laboratory Standard Operating Procedures Template (docx)
- Waste Management
Resources
- SSM Safety Policy and Procedures
- Chemistry Department Laboratory Safety
- Grice Marine Laboratory Safety
OSHA Laboratory Safety Guidance (pdf) external link
Forms
Signs
- Biosafety Level 2 Sign (pdf)
- Emergency Points of Contact Sign
- Food Storage Only Sign
- Latex Products in Use Caution Sign (pdf)
- No Food or Drink Permitted
- Laboratory Emergency Contact List link to docx form
Labels
- Hazardous Waste Label (pdf)
- Universal Waste Label (pdf)
- Used Oil Label (pdf)