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Environmental Health and Safety Services

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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

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