Research Safety at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

In emergency, dial 911 from any land line phone on campus.

For all lab accidents, notify the Department Chairman and members of the Departmental Safety Committee immediately.

Departmental Safety Committee: Drs. Stanbury (Chair), Cammarata, Livant, Parish and West..

Contact the Auburn Department of Risk Management and Safety regarding any questions. For more information, see www.auburn.edu/administration/rms/ Heath Hardison in that Department has oversight over laboratory safety.

Risk Management has a Laboratory Safety Manual, which establishes rules. See www.auburn.edu/administration/rms/pdf/lsm-chp.pdf

Disposal of hazardous waste: rules and procedures are described in the Laboratory Safety Manual; a full description is given in the "Chemical Waste Management Guide": www.auburn.edu/administration/rms/pdf/hazwaste-guide.pdf

For general information on lab waste disposal at Auburn see www.auburn.edu/administration/rms/environmental.html

The NRC publication "Prudent Practices in the Laboratory" in an excellent resource. It is available as a pdf here.

Click here for a list of Departmental safety rules and recommendations.