Chemical Safety

This guide contains instructions for a list of specific shop-related wastes as well as general guidance for spills and disposal.

This guide was written for shops operated by UW Facilities. Other groups on campus, such as laboratories, that produce the chemical wastes discussed in this guide are welcome to also use it as a reference and training tool.

Generators of hazardous waste at the University Prepare for a Washington state hazardous waste inspection by answering the questions on the Hazardous Waste Checklist.

Standard Operating Procedure template for Acrylamide

Standard Operating Procedure template for Benzene

If you work with biological toxins, you need to have a toxin-specific SOP in place for each toxin used.

Use Biological Toxin SOP template (Word) to create your SOP. Then provide training to any personnel handling toxins and use the training template to document. Also review our Biological Toxin Safe Work Practices and incorporate this information into your lab's SOP.

If you work with diphtheria toxin, you need to have a specific SOP.

Use this Diphtheria Toxin SOP template (Word) to create your SOP. Then provide training to any personnel handling diphtheria toxin and use the training template to document. Also review our Biological Toxin Safe Work Practices and incorporate this information into your lab's SOP.

Complete the Compressed Gas SOP template to create standard operating procedures that describe the safety measures required when using compressed gases.

University laboratories and users of hydrofluoric acid (HF) complete the Hydrofluoric (HF) Acid SOP Template​ (Word) by filling in chemical/lab-specific information