Laboratory Safety Guide & Chemical Hygiene Plan
Revised January, 2006

• Contents: Word, PDF
• Text: Word, PDF
• Appendices: Word, PDF

HTML (webpage) version by chapter

I. Goal

II. Ensuring Laboratory Safety

1. Laboratory Director

III. Safe Laboratory Practices

1. General Principles
2. Health and Hygiene
3. Food, Beverages, and Chemical Contamination
4. Housekeeping
5. Laboratory Equipment Maintenance
6. Glassware
7. Protective Apparel and Equipment
8. Cryogenic Hazards
9. Systems Under Pressure
10. Warning Signs and Labels
11. Unattended Operations
12. Working Alone
13. Laboratory Security

IV. Facility and Operational Safety Rules

1. Laboratory Fume Hoods

V. Handling Chemicals in the Laboratory

1. Acute and Chronic Exposure
2. Procurement
3. Transport
4. torage
5. Designated Area
6. Approval

VI. Chemical Hazards

1. Caustics and Corrosives
2. Toxic Chemicals
3. Mercury
4. Carcinogens
5. Flammables
6. Reactives

VII. Breaks and Spills

1. Reporting
2. Personal Safety

VIII. Compressed Gases

1. Handling and Storage

IX. Radioactive Hazards

X. Biological Hazards

XI. Labeling

1. Label Requirements
2. Chemical Waste Labeling Requirements
3. Transfer of Chemicals
4. Exceptions to Labeling Requirement

XII. Fire Prevention, Control and Reporting

1. Prevention
2. Priorities in Case of Fire
3. Fire Control Methods

XIII. Waste Disposal

1. Disposing of Waste Chemicals

XIV. Inspections, Audits, and Reports

XV. Training and Information

1. Laboratory Personnel
2. Laboratory Directors
3. Training

XVI. Medical Examination

XVII. Electrical Safety

1. General Instructions
2. Static Electricity and Spark Hazards

Appendices

• A: Use of Mercury-Free Devices
• B: ESF Hazardous Chemical Labeling Program
• C: Chemical Code Sheets
• D: Laboratory Ventilation
• E: Chemical Spill Policy
• F: Chemicals Established as Hazardous
• G: Compressed Gas Cylinders
• H: Personal Protective Equipment Plan For SUNY ESF
• I: Regulated Medical Wastes Defined
• J: Laboratory Inspection Program
• K: Hazard Communication Program
• L: Surplus Chemical Form