Establishing rules, programs, and policies for laboratory safety and security is of no value if organizational leaders do not enforce them and if laboratory managers and workers do not follow them.

EHS needs your help in keeping the chemical inventory up-to-date. At the bottom of this page are articles that can provide assistance in helping you get started. If you have any questions, please call ...

Suggested Citation: "4 STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE FORMS." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Chemical Laboratory Safety and Security: A Guide to Developing Standard ...

When you hear hoofbeats, do you think zebras or horses? Mary Beth Mulcahy of ACS Chemical Health & Safety and Sandia National Laboratories has spent her career looking at the chemical safety ...

A chemical accident occurred at a laboratory on Seoul National University’s Gwanak Campus, injuring one person. The incident ...

Pyrophoric materials are substances that ignite instantly upon exposure to oxygen. They can also be water-reactive, where heat and hydrogen (a flammable gas) are produced. Other common hazards include ...

The UB Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP) establishes a written program that protects laboratory personnel from the potential hazards associated with the use, storage, and disposal of hazardous chemicals in ...

Elizabeth Braun, PhD and Christina McKeon Across North America, many school laboratories contain legacy chemicals that have accumulated over ...

Purdue University's Environmental Health and Safety Compliance Policy definitions section states the Chemical and Laboratory Safety Committee was "formed in order to promote safe procurement, handling ...

All laboratories are required to maintain an up-to-date chemical inventory using the SciShield Database. This inventory is essential for safety, regulatory compliance, and emergency response. Labs are ...