SOPs and Guidelines

The Lab Standard is intentionally vague about SOPs. Individual administrative units, laboratories, or research groups must develop more detailed procedures as the situation arises.  These procedures must be written, added to the laboratory's Chemical Hygiene Plan, and made available to Laboratory Workers. To assist in the development of SOPs, Form IV can be used.  Acceptable lab safety references such as those listed in the OSHA Lab Standard may be adopted in whole or may help develop additional procedures.  In all situations, individual faculty or staff will be responsible for enforcing adequate safety and hygiene measures in laboratories they supervise.  If necessary, further assistance from Environmental Health and Safety is available.  

Chemicals identified as particularly hazardous or high risk require a customized, laboratory-specific SOP. For these chemicals:

• Follow these SOP Creation Guidelines and consider this Chemical Incompatibility Information when writing your SOPs
• Use this SOP template (or your own format) to create lab-specific SOPs.

Customized SOPs may reference appropriate chemical safety guidelines linked below.

* Means customization is required. Where a guideline is provided, use the SOP template to create a customized SOP.