The SCS Facilities team is committed to supporting a safe, compliant, and efficient laboratory environment. Whether you are establishing a new laboratory, maintaining existing operations, or preparing for a safety inspection, we provide guidance, training, and resources to faculty, staff, and students across all SCS facilities. Our services include chemical safety, laboratory documentation, emergency preparedness, waste management, laboratory best practices, and specialized safety support.
Chemical Safety
We provide assistance with chemical safety practices to help laboratories maintain compliance and reduce risk. Services include:
- Show how to read and understand a safety data sheet (SDS)
- Show how to start chemical inventory and discuss researcher responsibilities for inventory management
- Show how to store and label chemicals properly
- Assist with proper PPE selection
Lab Documentation
Accurate documentation is essential for laboratory safety and regulatory compliance. We can assist with:
- Review laboratory safety plans
- Review standard operating procedures
- Review documentation of laboratory safety training
Emergency Preparedness Response
We help laboratories prepare for emergencies and respond safely when incidents occur. Support includes:
- Show how to prepare for and prevent spills
- Show how to prepare a spill kit
- Show how to respond to a spill
- Show how to report lab incidents or injuries
- Provide information about where to receive treatment for non-life threatening injuries or exposures
- Show how to respond to a fire
Waste Management
We provide guidance on the safe handling and disposal of laboratory waste, including:
- Show how to request chemical waste pickup
- Show how to properly label waste containers
- Show how to dispose of biological waste
- Show how to dispose of radioactive waste
- Show how to dispose of sharps waste and discuss which items are considered sharps
- Show how to dispose of glass waste
- Provide assistance with streamlining disposal of large quantity of vendor chemical containers
Laboratory Best Practices
We support laboratories in maintaining safe and organized workspaces by providing guidance on:
- Show how to improve general lab housekeeping
- Show how to conduct weekly eyewash checks
- Show to how conduct monthly fire extinguisher checks
- Answer questions about laboratory setup procedures
- Answer questions about laboratory closeout procedures
Additional Safety Support
The SCS Facilities team also offers a variety of specialized safety services, including:
- Meet with PIs, students, and staff to discuss any additional safety needs
- Answer questions about how to prepare for DRS annual laboratory safety audit
- Answer questions about how to respond to any laboratory safety audit findings
- Provide training for liquid nitrogen dispensing
- Provide autoclave training