{"id":11951,"date":"2022-11-03T14:06:28","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T14:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.uga.edu\/safety\/?page_id=11951"},"modified":"2026-04-14T20:16:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T20:16:44","slug":"chemical-laboratory-safety-manual","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.uga.edu\/safety\/chemical-laboratory-safety-manual\/","title":{"rendered":"Chemical & Laboratory Safety Manual"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]General Chemical Safety Oversight Structure<\/a><\/p>\n

Hazardous Chemical Management<\/a><\/p>\n

Managing Other Laboratory Hazards<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Laboratory Safety Equipment and Special Safety Initiatives<\/a><\/p>\n

Closing or Relocating a Lab<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1667316081017{margin-top: 25px !important;}”][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”gcsos” el_class=”anchorlinks”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\n

General Chemical Safety Oversight Structure<\/h2>\n

Authority, Responsibilities, & Duties<\/a><\/p>\n

Lab Assessment SOP<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”hcm” el_class=”anchorlinks”][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

Hazardous Chemical Management<\/h3>\n

Carcinogens SOP<\/a><\/p>\n

Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety<\/a><\/p>\n

Corrosives SOP<\/a><\/p>\n

Explosives SOP<\/a><\/p>\n

Flammable Gases SOP<\/a><\/p>\n

Flammable Liquids SOP<\/a><\/p>\n

Flammable Solids SOP<\/a><\/p>\n

General Chemicals SOP<\/a><\/p>\n

Guidelines for Chemical Storage and Management<\/a><\/p>\n

Oxidizers SOP<\/a><\/p>\n

Oxidizing Gases SOP<\/a><\/p>\n

Oxygen Displacing Hazard SOP<\/a><\/p>\n

Peroxide Forming Chemicals SOP<\/a><\/p>\n

Poisons and Toxins<\/a><\/p>\n

Pyrophorics SOP<\/a><\/p>\n

Reproductive Toxin and Germ Cell Mutagen SOP<\/a><\/p>\n

Spill Control Guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n

Water Reactives SOP<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”molh” el_class=”anchorlinks”][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

Managing Other Laboratory Hazards<\/h3>\n

3D Printers<\/a><\/p>\n

Electrical Safety<\/a><\/p>\n

Laboratory Housekeeping<\/a><\/p>\n

Nanotechnology<\/a><\/p>\n

Pesticides Storage and Use<\/a><\/p>\n

Refrigerators and Freezers<\/a><\/p>\n

Sharps Glassware and Pointed Plastics Disposal<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”lsessi” el_class=”anchorlinks”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\n

Laboratory Safety Equipment and Special Safety Initiatives<\/h3>\n

Eyewashes and Safety Showers<\/a><\/p>\n

Fume Hoods and Other Exhaust Devices<\/a><\/p>\n

Laboratory Safety Postings<\/a><\/p>\n

Mercury Reduction<\/a><\/p>\n

PPE<\/a>
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Closing or Relocating a Lab<\/h3>\n

Laboratory Decommission Guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n

Laboratory Equipment Decon Guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n

Relocating Hazardous Materials<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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