Laboratory Safety Documents

Topic	Description
UIC Lab Safety Plan	Guidelines to establish and maintain a safe laboratory environment
Your Lab Safety Responsibilities at UIC	Lab safety responsibilities for Principal Investigators and Researchers at UIC. UCLA Accident Article Jan. 2012. Presentation from PI Responsibility Training.
Laboratory Emergency Response	Laboratory spill response procedures, spill kit signage template, and the lab specific emergency response plan template.
Lab Safety Training	The lab safety training matrix identifies what training you need based on the activities you perform in your lab.
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)	The UIC PPE/Hazard Assessment Tool, Please download as pdf document. PPE Guide, Glove Compatibility Charts, and Respiratory Protection Program.
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS/SDS)	Link to the MSDS online database. Tutorial on the MSDS online database.
UIC Chemicals of Concern	A survey to be completed by each Principal Investigator to identify high risk chemicals in the laboratory. Please download as pdf document, save it locally on your computer, and then email the completed for to Labsafety@uic.edu
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Templates	Templates to create customized SOPs for use of Acute Toxins, Reproductive Toxins, and Select Carcinogens ; (Microsoft Word Version), Corrosives; (Microsoft Word Version), Pyrophoric Solids; (Microsoft Word Version), Formaldehyde; (Microsoft Word Version), Phenol-Chloroform; (Microsoft Word Version); Liquid Nitrogen; (Microsoft Word Version)
Lab ID Cards	Link to create a Lab ID Card and Instructions on how to create a Lab ID card.
Chemical Fume Hoods	Top ten questions about your lab's fume hoods.
Chemical Safety Fact Sheets	Easy to read fact sheets on topics such as handling of specific chemicals such as HF, Peroxides and Piranha solution.
Nanotechnology	Safety guidance documents for nanotechnology research.
Chemical Hazard Labels	Templates to print labels for various hazard classes of chemicals in storage as well as chemical cabinets and refrigerators.
General Lab Safety Fact Sheets	Easy to read fact sheets on topics such as fire safety and electrical safety in the laboratory.
Lab Safety Policies	UIC Lab Visitor's policy, Lab Decommissioning policy, and DEA Controlled Substances policy.
Injury Report	This report should be completed by the Principal Investigator when an employee is injured
Grant Support	Procedures to obtain EHSO Compliance certification required by certain granting agencies such as DOD and DOE.
Prudent Practices	The industry standard for safe laboratory practices published by the National Research Council.
Additional Lab Safety Resources	Links to websites to obtain safety information.
Lab Safety Checklist	A Checklist to help identify safety issues in your lab.
UIC Green Labs Challenge	A checklist of sustainability related items in the laboratory. Download the pdf and email the completed checklist to labshare@uic.edu.