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STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES
- Definition:
A standard operating procedures (SOP) is set of written procedures
explaining how to safely work with hazardous chemicals.
- Why SOP's
Are Required: In order to make the Chemical Hygiene Plan a
legal document, principal investigators must add laboratory-specific
procedures to the plan.
- When SOP's
Are Required: SOP's are required additions to the Chemical
Hygiene Plan in any laboratories engaging in activities not covered
by the Chemical Hygiene Plan.
- When SOP's
Are Not Required: SOP's are not needed when the Chemical Hygiene
Plan covers the scope of the work performed in the laboratory.
(In this case, insert into your copy of the Chemical Hygiene Plan
a statement that all duties performed are covered by the CHP).
GUIDELINES
FOR PREPARING SOP's
Three methods
that can be used to write SOP's:
- By Process:
(distillation, synthesis, chromatography, etc.)
- By Individual
Hazardous Chemical: (arsenic, benzene, hydrochloric acid,
etc.)
- By Hazardous
Chemical Class: (flammable, corrosive, oxidizer, etc.)
Sections
of the SOP:
DOWNLOAD
SOP's
- Blank
Form (Create your own SOP.)
- Templates
(You will need to add date, PI, room, building, phone number,
and your laboratory protocol (Section
11).)
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