SafetyWelcome to PSSO Safety Information Center, your one-stop website where you can get information regarding Safety matters. The information here attempts to be as extensive as possible but if you have any suggestions concerning additions, please email us.
The Chemistry Safety Committee is grateful to Dr. Ken MacNeil, formerly Departmental Safety Adviser, School of Chemistry at the University of Bristol, for his very kind help and advice on safety matters. The Safety Manual has been adapted with permission from the School of Chemistry, University of Bristol.
Safety
For the full version of the Safety Manual, Click here. The abbreviated version, Safety Handout, can be downloaded here.
Safety, Health and Environmental Policy Click here
Control of Contractor Working in Laboratories
Reporting Accidents and Incident
Regulations on Purchase of Chemicals
Chemicals needing Licences
Safety Inspections
Security in the Department
Vacating a Laboratory
Personnel Connected with Safety in the Department
Undergraduate Safety Information
The undergraduate risk assessment form should be completed by undergraduates working in Research Labs. The student should read the prepared risk assessments relevant to his/her work and verify that he/she has done so. Undergraduates working in the teaching lab should read the Undergraduate Safety Note, sign and return the acknowledgement page to the teaching lab where he/she is doing the experiments. In addition, experimental risk assessments and safety data for each experiments can be found in the links below:
- Experimental risk assessments for undergraduate lab modules can be downloaded here.
- Safety data can be downloaded here.
Forms
- Authorised Personnel Form
- Transponder Loan form
- Roll Call Form
- Letter of Authorisation for Collection of Solvents & Chemicals
- Lab Sign Generator Form
- Lab Self-Checklist Form
- Lab Handover Form
- Lab Clearance Form
- Carcinogen Usage Record Form
- Request for Funding for Occupational Health Related Medical Services
- Accident Reporting Form
- Procurement - Order Form 1
For Purchases of NOT MORE than S$5,000 (excluding GST)
- Procurement - Order Form 2
For Purchases of MORE than S$5,000 but Not Exceeding S$15,000 (excluding GST)
- Procurement - Letter of Justification
For Calling Fewer Than 3 Quotations For Purchases Of More Than S$5,000 But Not Exceeding S$15,000 (before GST)
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