Chemicals are used in laboratories, maker spaces, shops and other areas across campus. Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) provides information and guidance on safe practices for handling, storing, transporting and disposing of hazardous chemicals.
UW faculty, staff and students should review the UW Laboratory Safety Manual or the Chemical Hazard Communication Program Manual, depending on the type of workspace where chemicals are going to be used, prior to beginning work with potentially hazardous chemicals. Laboratories should use the templates on the Chemical SOPs page to customize SOPs that meet regulatory compliance requirements.
In addition, EH&S provides guidance and information for the safe management of specific chemicals. If you are seeking information about a specific chemical, compound or category that is not listed, please contact EH&S for a consultation.
Safe use guidelines and work practices
Visit the Biotoxin Safety page to learn how to safely handle biotoxins and for details about regulatory oversight for certain biotoxins.
- Anesthetic Gases
- Chemotherapy and Other Hazardous Drugs
- Crystalline Silica
- Dry IcePDF
- Hydrofluoric AcidPDF
- Formaldehyde, Formalin, Paraformaldehyde, Safe Work PracticesPDF
- Guidelines for Peroxide Forming Chemicals PDF
- Lead
- Mercury
- Nanoparticle ResearchPDF
- Nitric Acid Safety PDF
- Particularly Hazardous Substances
- Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)