Environmental Health & Safety

CHEMICAL HYGIENE PROGRAM

IN COMPLIANCE WITH 29 CFR 1910.1450
OSHA STANDARD FOR OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS IN A LABORATORY SETTING

The Chemical Hygiene Program has been prepared by the University of Rochester's Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) Department Laboratory Safety Unit for use in laboratories where hazardous chemicals are used.  The Chemical Hygiene Program is reviewed and updated as needed following major incidents, drills, exercises, or when new or special safety information becomes available. The recommended revisions are peer reviewed by the Laboratory Safety Unit prior to approval and posting on the web. The Laboratory Safety Unit Manager maintains documentation of this review.

Initial Date:         December 6, 1991
Revision Date:    April 1, 1994
Revision Date:    June 4, 1996
Revision Date:    April 1, 1998
Revision Date:    June 29, 2001
Revision Date:    November 14, 2003
Revision Date:    December 20, 2005
Revision Date:    February 2, 2008
Revision Date:    April 29, 2011
Revision Date:    July 16, 2012
Revision Date:    October 10, 2012
Revision Date:    January 16, 2015

List of Acronyms/Abbreviations used in the Chemical Hygiene Program

Printable files are available in three parts with Adobe Acrobat Reader:

• PDF Version of Chemical Hygiene Program
• PDF Version of Appendices 1 through 11
• PDF Version of Appendix 12 through 16

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TABLE OF CONTENTS                                                                          

1. General Principles
2. Responsibilities
3. Employee Information and Training
4. Hazardous Chemicals
5. Medical Consultations and Examinations
6. Personal Protective Equipment and Emergency Equipment
7. Chemical Procurement, Distribution and Storage
8. Waste Disposal Program
9. Laboratory Decommissioning
10. Signs and Labels
11. Records
12. Safety Data Sheets
13. Emergency Management
14. Laboratory Inspection Program
15. General Ventilation
16. Local Exhaust Systems
17. General Procedures for Working with Chemicals
18. Common Chemical and Physical Hazards in Labs

APPENDICES

1. University Human Resources Policy "Safety or Personal Protective Equipment"
2. Reproductive Protection Policy
3. OSHA Laboratory Safety Standard
4. Research & Clinical Laboratory Waste Disposal
5. Request for SDS
6. Peroxidizable Compounds
7. Incompatible Chemicals
8. Storage Rules for Chemicals
9. Chemical Abbreviations
10. Important Telephone Numbers and Safety Information
11. Low Risk Spill Protocol
12. Recommended Site Specific Procedures for Chemical Groups
13. Standard Operating Procedure for Chemicals(template)
14. Generic Standard Operating Procedures for Chemicals
15. Generic Standard Operating Procedures for Certain Processes/Procedures (template)
16. Generic Standard Operating Procedures for Processes/Procedures

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