CHEMICAL HYGIENE OFFICER

The Laboratory Supervisor shall serve as the "Chemical Hygiene Officer" for her/his laboratories.  The designated Chemical Hygiene Officer has the primary responsibility for safety and health within her/his laboratories. The Chemical Hygiene Officer is also responsible for conducting an annual review of the Chemical Hygiene Plan(s) that apply to his/her laboratories.

The Laboratory Safety Specialist of the Occupational Health and Safety Department is designated as the “Institutional Chemical Hygiene Officer” for the University of Kentucky.  The Institutional Chemical Hygiene Officer is responsible for coordinating an annual review of the Model Chemical Hygiene Plan and serving as a resource to the individual laboratory Chemical Hygiene Officers.