Faculty of Science

Department of Chemistry

Welcome 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

Health and Safety Procedures in the Department of Chemistry

Personnel Responsibilities

Coping with an Emergency

Applicable Legislations

Chemical Hazards

Laboratory Chemical Storage

Materials Safety Data Sheets

Control of Contractor Working in Laboratories

 

Personal Safety

Reporting Accidents and Incident

Regulations on Purchase of Chemicals

Chemicals needing Licences

Chemical Waste Disposal

Safety Inspections

Security in the Department

Vacating a Laboratory

Personnel Connected with Safety in the Department

Prepared Risk Assessment for Equipment and Procedures

Prepared Risk Assessment for Chemicals and Materials

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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:

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Forms

Risk Assessment Forms

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