Chemical Safety

• Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP)
• General Chemical Safety Guidelines
• Specific Chemical Guidelines, standard operating procedures for high-hazard chemicals
• California Green Chemistry Initiative, California Department of Toxic Substances Control

• Chemical Storage and Inventory Guidelines
• Chemical Abbreviations and Annotations (PDF) (Word)
• Chemical Compatibility Guidelines
• Compressed Gas
• Flammable and Combustible Liquids

• Controlled Substances Program
• Controlled Substances Use Authorization (CSUA)
• Frequently Asked Questions

• Emergency Guide
• Eye Wash and Emergency Shower Guidelines
• Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Team
• How to:
  • Assemble small-scale chemical spill kits
  • Clean up chemical spills
• What to Do if a Work-Related Injury or Illness Occurs

• Chemical Fume Hoods
• Engineering Controls for Laboratory Safety
• Environmental Rooms
• Eye Wash and Emergency Shower Guidelines
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

• EH&S Forms

• Online Waste Tag Program (OTP)
• How to:
  • Identify Hazardous Chemical Waste
  • Store and Dispose of Hazardous Chemical Waste
  • Use UCSD Hazardous Waste Tags
  • Request a Hazardous Waste Collection
  • Request Controlled Substance Pickup

• My Research Safety Web portal
• New principal investigators
  • Research Safety Authorizations for Principal Investigators
  • Research Safety Resources for New Principal Investigators
• Reproductive hazards
  • Preventing Reproductive Hazards
• Responsibilities
  • Chemical Hygiene Plan
  • Chemical Safety and Surveillance Committee
  • Hazard Communication Program
  • What Area Safety Coordinators Need to Know
• Safety alerts:
  • Researcher Dies After Lab Fire, Chemical & Engineering News, January 22, 2009
• Vivarium safety

• MSDS Overview
• MSDS Sources
  • Need help? See MSDS Instructions to learn how to access an MSDS
• Material Safety Data Sheets Explained

Read about My Research Safety, a Web portal for centralized access to your Environment, Health & Safety (EH&S) audits, inventory, and authorizations.

• Link to My Research Safety at myresearchsafety.ucsd.edu.

• Supplies
  • Autoclave Tape: Help UCSD Get the Lead Out!
  • ChemCycle, chemical reuse program
  • Chemistry & Biochemistry Stockroom

• Lab and Chemical Safety Training
• Safety Training for Lab and Research Employees
• Laboratory Safety Videos

• EH&S Chemical Hygiene Officer, (858) 822-1579
• Chemical Safety & Surveillance Committee (CSSC)
• Controlled Substances Program Manager, (858) 534-1362
• Research Assistance Program (RAP) Contacts
• Hazardous Materials Spill
  • During business hours, call Environment, Health & Safety: (858) 534-3660
  • After business hours, call Campus Police:
    • From land lines: 911
    • From cell phones: (858) 534-HELP (4357)
• Poison Control System, (800) 222-1222

• California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Section 5191 - Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories
• PPM 516-5 Chemical Safety
• PPM 516-19 Laboratory Safety