Safe Practices

A link to EHS Chemical & Laboratory Safety main page is available here: https://ehs.virginia.edu/Chemical-Safety 

More specific links for safe practices are also available below.  

Handling & Storage 

• Information regarding new labs moving into the building, labs moving to another space or labs being decommissioned can be found here: https://ehs.virginia.edu/Chemical-Safety/Commission  
• Information regarding shipping hazardous materials (including but not limited to laboratory chemicals, radioactive materials, biological materials and compressed gasses) and online training modules for shipping these materials can be found here: https://ehs.virginia.edu/Shipping    
• Information regarding use of chemical fume hoods (including types of fume hoods and their guidelines) and ventilation can be found here: 
  https://ehs.virginia.edu/Chemical-Safety/Fume-Hoods  
• Information on chemical storage, including safe chemical practices and guidelines, can be found here: 
  https://ehs.virginia.edu/Chemical-Safety/Storage  

Training & Documentation 

• Access to Safety Training and Record Keeping (STAR): https://researchcompliance.web.virginia.edu/nfpa/data/room_owners/home.cfm  
• All training modules: https://researchcompliance.web.virginia.edu/training_html5/Modules-EHS.cfm 
• Training record search: https://researchcompliance.web.virginia.edu/training_html5/Modules-EHS.cfm  

PPE & Attire 

Information regarding PPE, including PPE attire and hazard assessment, can be found here: https://ehs.virginia.edu/PPE