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Chemical safety

Chemical Storage Guidelines

Chemical Storage Guidelines Poster

Unstable Materials List

Unstable Materials Standard Operating Procedure

Unstable Materials Registration Form

Unstable Materials Sign

Peroxidizable Compounds Evaluation Form

NIOSH Recommendations for Chemical Protective Clothing

Glove Safety Booklet

2010 HMS Chemical Hygiene Plan

2010 BWH/DFCI Chemical Hygiene Plan

Highly Hazardous Chemical Standard Operating Procedure

HIM/NRB Pyrophoric Standard Operating Procedure

The HIM/NRB EH&S office provides the following services:
  • Management of the hazardous chemical waste program
  • Management of the Biosafety program
  • Emergency response for chemical spills/incidents and air quality issues
  • Laboratory safety inspections
  • Inspections of facility safety equipment including eyewashes, emergency showers, chemical spill kits, biosafety cabinets and chemical fume hoods.
  • Information resource for health, safety, and environmental regulatory compliance questions.
  • Oversees compliance with the MWRA Wastewater discharge permit
  • Industrial Hygiene services
  • Chairs the HIM/NRB Safety Committee
  • Develops and updates the Environmental Health & Safety Manual policies and Chemical Hygiene Plan