Laboratory Safety

Policies

• KU Environmental Health and Safety Policies

Procedures

• Campus EHS Manuals and Written Programs
• Personal Protective Equipment in Laboratories
• Human and Animal Tissue Disposal
• Sharps Disposal
• Gas Cylinders
• Spill Kit Instructions

Practices

• Safety Shower and Eye Wash
• Hazard Assessment and Risk Management
• Cultural Factors Affecting Risk Perception
• Protecting Routes of Entry for Exposure to Hazards
• Protective Barriers
• Eye and Face Protection
• Body and Foot Protection
• Laboratory Gloves
• Removing Disposable Gloves
• Caps / Lids
• Chemical Fume Hood
• Biological Safety Cabinet
• Recommended Chemical Segregation
• Recommended Equipment List
• Centrifuge Use

Definitions

• Policies, Procedures and Practices
• Instruction and Training