Lab Safety

Risk Management for the HR-24 Incident Report form

Is now available online.

We have collected tips for safer procedures in the labs. Click on a link below to learn more about the various items.

Autoclave Safety	Regulatory Requirements for infectious waste
Centrifuge Safety	IATA Shipping Rules
Compressed Gas Safety	Liquid Nitrogen safety
Are you up to speed with training?	Latex Glove issues
Emergency Door Placards	Plan ahead when purchasing chemicals
Peroxide-forming chemicals	Hazardous waste information
Flammable Material Storage	Waste disposal
Glove selection	Lab Safety Training FAQ
Storing Chemicals in Fume Hoods	Eyewash Inspections
Working with Pyrophoric materials (thank you to UCSD)	Flammability of ethanol-water mixtures (external link)

Additionally, we have collected some of the forms that your lab might need here.

Chemical Inventory Form (due annually)
Lab Self-Audit -- make sure your lab is safe with this handy checklist
Equipment Moving -- fill out this form if you need to have your lab equipment moved (either on campus or to be disposed of)
Eyewash Inspection Log
Hazardous Waste Labels -- Word document -- print on paper or standard Avery labels.
Information on sharps disposal
Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL), 5th edition