Chemical Safety & Chemical Hygiene-related Topics
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The requirements for chemical safety include labeling, handling, storage, and proper disposal.
Chemical Labeling, Handling, Storage - General safety practices when working with chemicals are described in the University's Chemical Hygiene Plan with additional information available on the EHS website.
- Laboratory Chemical Waste Guidelines poster
- SU Laboratory Chemical Safety Toolkit
- Engineering/Administrative controls for preventing work-related accidents
- Personal protective equipment (PPE) for eye and face, skin, respiratory and hearing protection while working with chemicals.
- Chemical Safety Database - for hazard properties and Stanford Storage Group info
- Stanford Compatible Storage Group Chemical Classification System
- Controlled Substances & Precursor Chemicals Program
- Hazardous Materials Storage
Area: Monthly Inspection
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Chemical Inventory and Life Safety Box
- Chemical Inventory Management Instructions
- Accessing ChemTracker
- What materials do I include in my inventory?
- Life Safety Box - Responsibility for updating contents is shared by EHS, department and lab.
- Emergency Notification Form with current contact information is updated by department and lab.
- Chemical Storage Map with chemical storage information is updated by department and lab.
Chemical Waste
Disposal - Information on the chemical waste disposal
program is available on the University's website. 
- NEW: Laboratory Chemical Waste Guidelines poster
- Online Chemical Waste Pick-up Request
- Identification
of Chemical Hazardous Waste
(Excerpts from the University's Hazardous Chemical Waste Management Reference Guide for Laboratories) - Empty Container Decision Tree
- List of Non-hazardous Chemical Wastes
- Pollution Prevention and Waste Minimization opportunities on the EHS website
- Spill Response
- Stanford University EH&S Lab Safety Compliance Videos
- Universal Waste
Gas Cylinder Management - Compressed gas cylinders contain hazardous materials.
Quarterly
Lab/Shop Self-Inspection is a quarterly walk-through
conducted by a department member with the objective of identifying
any unsafe conditions in laboratories/shop that are using or storing
hazardous materials or waste. There is a special topic introduced quarterly to provide additional information. 
- Quarter 1 Lab/Shop Inspection form (Q1-'09)
Last update 02/21/09 @ 15:30
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