Laboratory Safety Guidebook

In order to keep the campus community safe and in compliance with applicable regulations and policies, each lab on campus should have a laboratory safety binder for the lab users that is unique to that lab. HSE provides lab managers with customizable templates to support the development of Laboratory Safety Guidebooks. The intent is that the Guidebook contains University level information related to health, safety and the environment as well as customized laboratory specific information for methods, policies and procedures.

Guidebook Templates

Table of Contents

I. Laboratory Registration

      1. Laboratory Registration Process
      2. Laboratory Door Signage

II. Emergency Response

      1. General Emergency Response Plan
      2. Chemical Spill Procedures

 III. Policies and Procedures

      1. General Lab Safety
      2. Lab Orientation
      3. Personal Protective Equipment
      4. Working Alone
      5. Unattended Operations
      6. How To – Hazardous Waste Disposal
      7. Waste Management
      8. Waste Packaging
      9. Illness Procedures
      10. Equipment Repair
      11. WHMIS Training
      12. Fumehood Use
      13. Chemical Inventory
      14. Transport and Transfer of Chemicals
      15. Transportation of Dangerous Goods
      16. Annual Chemical Weapons Declaration
      17. Occupational Health Program
      18. Guidelines for Safe Packaging of Hazardous Waste Materials
      19. Quonset Area Access Procedures
      20. Lab Equipment Clearance Form


B1.  Donning and Doffing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

IV. Resources

          1. WHMIS Classifications and WHMIS Symbols
          2. HSE Programs
          3. Lab Ergonomics
          4. Hazardous Waste Flow Chart
          5. Chemical Storage and Chemical Storage and Labelling
          6. Writing SOPs
          7. Chemical Safety Manual
          8. Handling Cryogenic Materials (including dry ice and liquid nitrogen)
          9. LASER Instrument Registration Form
          10. Working with HF

V. Training Records

        1. Lab User Training Record
        2. Quiz for Assessing Training of “Handling Cryogenic Materials”

A1. RadioIsotope Lab Training Record

VI. Reviews and Certifications

        1. Preparation for Lab Review
        2. Self Review
        3. Records of Inspection, Reviews and Certifications