Procedure/Process to Bring Chemicals into the Facility

The purpose of this policy is to promote and insure, as much as possible, the safe utilization of chemicals within the facility and its associated spaces.

This policy is intended for chemicals utilized often or in bulk and is not necessarily applicable to "sample" amounts of chemicals. Not withstanding this, this policy should be applied in all cases without regard to sample size, as it is intended as a safety policy not a constraint to research.

The person (or persons) bringing a new chemical substance into the lab must provide the following to the lab manager:

• A current Material Safety Data Sheet for the chemical (the only exception is when the chemical substance has been specifically synthesized for a research project);
• A completed Microfabrication Chemical Substance Tracking Form which contains:
  • where the chemical will be stored,
  • how and in what areas it will be used,
  • what waste products will be created by the process,
  • how the chemical and waste products will be stored, and removed from the facility

Within 24 hours the lab manager will approve the chemical's introduction to the facility, or schedule a meeting to clarify remaining issues. Once safety issues have been addressed to the satisfaction of the user and the facility manager, the chemical can be brought in.