| Summary: Per Stanford University’s Chemical Hygiene Plan, the PI/Laboratory Supervisor has responsibility for the health and safety of laboratory personnel doing work in his/her laboratory. For each of the responsibilities described below, there is a corresponding page in the toolkit to guide you in fulfilling the responsibility. The PI/Laboratory Supervisor may delegate the safety duties for which he/she is responsible, but must make sure that any delegated safety duties are carried out. | |
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Responsibility
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Refer to Toolkit
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1. Identify hazardous conditions or operations in the lab, determine safe procedures and controls, and implement and enforce standard safety procedures. |
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2. Establish standard safety operating procedures (general and protocol-specific) and perform literature searches relevant to safety & health that are appropriate. |
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| 3. Provide prior-approval for the use of Restricted Chemicals in the PI/Laboratory Supervisor’s laboratory. | |
| 4. Consult on higher risk chemical usage and operations so that special safety precautions may be taken. | |
| 5. Maintain the on-line laboratory chemical inventory for the laboratory. | |
| 6. Provide laboratory personnel access to the Chemical Hygiene Plan, any individual Laboratory Safety Plan, and chemical hazard information. | Chem Hazards Info |
| 7. Train laboratory personnel under your supervision to work safely with hazardous chemicals and operations and maintain records of training provided locally. | Safety Training and Hazard Info |
| 8. Maintain in functional working order appropriate work place engineering controls (e.g., fume hoods) and safety equipment (e.g., emergency showers/eyewashes, fire extinguishers), with emphasis on controls for particularly hazardous substances. | |
| 9. Maintain in functional working order appropriate personal protective equipment (e.g., gloves, goggles). | Personal Protective Equipment |
| 10. Conduct periodic laboratory inspections and maintain records of inspections. | Laboratory Inspections |
| 11. Promptly report laboratory accidents and injuries to Risk Management and Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S). | Incident Reporting |
| 12. Make available required medical surveillance or medical consultation/ examination for laboratory personnel. | Medical Surveillance |
| 13. Inform facilities personnel, other non-laboratory personnel and any outside contractors of potential lab-related hazards when they are required to work in the laboratory environment. Identified potential hazards should be minimized to provide a safe environment for repairs and renovations. | Disclosing Potential Hazards to Non-Laboratory Personnel and Contractors |
| 14. If minors in the laboratory are participating in the University-sponsored function of research, comply with EH&S requirements and restrictions on their laboratory activities. | Health & Safety Requirements for Minors in Laboratories |