Standard Operating Procedure

Chemical name, class, or process

SOP is not complete until it has been filled out, signed, and dated by the PI and relevant lab
personnel.

Lab specific information

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Principal Investigator Click here to enter text.
Office Phone Click here to enter text.
Laboratory Safety Contact Click here to enter text.
Lab Phone Click here to enter text.
Building Click here to enter text.
Locations covered by this SOP Click here to enter text.
Emergency Contact Click here to enter text.
Date SOP was written Click here to enter a date.
Date SOP was approved by PI Click here to enter a date.

Scope of the SOP

Describe why a SOP is required, scope of the work, and any requirements for any additional approval.

Physical and chemical properties

CAS number: Section 1 of an update SDS

Chemical structure: Click here to enter text.

Physical State: Section 9 of an updated SDS

Physical Appearance: Section 9 of an updated SDS

Melting/ Boiling Point: Section 9 of an updated SDS

Other: Click here to enter text.

Potential hazards / Toxicity

Hazard category: Section 2 of an updated SDS

Pictogram: Select all that apply.

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 Signal Word: Section 2 of an updated SDS

LD50 or other toxicological information: Section 11 of an updated SDS

Chemical Stability or Reactivity: Section 10 of an update SDS

Engineering Controls

Local exhaust
Fume hood: Lab location
Glove box
Biosafety Cabinet (Class Click here to enter text.)
Other (Please specify): Click here to enter text.

Administrative Controls

Additional Training (Please specify): Click here to enter text.

Special work practice (Please specify): Click here to enter text.

Personal Protective Equipment

Body protection:
Lab coat
Flame-resistant lab coat
Barrier lab coat
Splash apron
Other (Please specify): Click here to enter text.

Gloves:
Latex
Nitrile
Butyl rubber
Neoprene
Silver shield
Double

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 Other (Please specify): Click here to enter text.
Please see glove compatibilities charts if unsure which glove material is appropriate.
Ansell: http://www.ansellpro.com/download/Ansell_8thEditionChemicalResistanceGuide.pdf
Kimberly Clark: http://www.kcproductselector.com/gloves.aspx
Showa Best Glove: http://www.showagroup.com/innovation/chemical-resistance
MAPA Professional: http://www.mapa-pro.com/

Eye protection:
Safety Glasses
Safety Goggles
Face shield
Other (Please specify): Click here to enter text.

Respiratory protection:
None required (PEL is not expected to be reached)
N-95 respirator
Half-face respirator (Cartridge: Click here to enter text.)
Full-face respirator (Cartridge: Click here to enter text.)
Other (Please specify): Click here to enter text.

Hygiene measures: Avoid contact with skin eyes, and clothing. Wash hands before breaks and
immediately after handling the product.

Emergency Procedures

Dial 123 from a campus phone or 773-702-8181 from a non-campus phone for UCPD

Inhalation:
Remove from area into fresh air. Consult a physician. See Section 4 of an updated SDS for any additio

Ingestion: Contact a physician. See Section 4 of an updated SDS for any additional information
Skin contact:
Remove any contaminated clothing and wash with copious amounts of water for 15 minutes. Contac

Eye contact:
Rinse with copious amounts of water for 15 minutes in an emergency eyewash. Consult a physician.

Injection: Section 4 of an updated SDS

Spill
Small spill (<1L of non-toxic chemical):

If comfortable doing so contain the spill with appropriate absorbable materials. Clean the spill working from t

Large spill (>than 1L or highly hazardous and or volatile):

If possible contain the spill. Warn others and evacuate t

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 Fire:

If comfortable doing so attempt to extinguish the fire with the appropriate extinguisher using the PASS metho

Special handling and storage requirements

Handling: Section 7 of an updated SDS

Storage: Section 7 of an updated SDS

Waste and Decontamination Procedure

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Protocol/Procedure
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Temperature and Pressure Range: Click here to enter text.
Stock concentrations: Click here to enter text.
Working concentrations: Click here to enter text.

Example Procedure: Click here to enter text.

Note
Any deviation from this SOP requires approval from PI.

Documentation of Training (signature of all users is required)

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training to his/her laboratory personnel specific to the hazards involved in working with this substance,
work area decontamination, and emergency procedures.
The Principal Investigator must provide his/her laboratory personnel with a copy of this SOP and
a copy of the SDS provided by the manufacturer.
The Principal Investigator must ensure that their laboratory personnel have attended
appropriate laboratory safety training and are current with any refresher training required.

I have read and understand the content of this SOP:

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date.

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Additional Resources

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