Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
The OSHA Laboratory Standard (i.e. Chemical Hygiene Plan) requires SOPs relevant to safety and health considerations to be prepared and followed when laboratory work involves the use of hazardous chemicals. Other regulatory programs may also require SOPs.
Standard operating procedures (SOPs) are written instructions that detail the steps taken to perform a given operation and include information about potential hazards and how the hazards will be mitigated. It is prudent to have SOPs for work involving chemical, biological, animal, and radiological hazards; radiation producing devices; and other physical hazards. SOPs should be written by personnel who are most knowledgeable with the experimental process and associated hazards. However, the Laboratory Supervisor is ultimately responsible for approving SOPs regardless of who prepared them.
The SOP templates available below have been prepared by EHS using templates developed by the University of California (Los Angeles) Environmental Health and Safety Department. These templates are for common and hazardous operations. They are incomplete as written; they must be customized. Instructions for completion are included in each template. The templates are part of an ongoing effort by EHS to provide SOP guidance. Our template list will continue to grow to incorporate more hazards. Laboratories, shops, and other areas with hazardous operations are encouraged to develop their own SOPs using this template format.
Contact EHS at (765) 496-9359 if you need assistance or would like to submit a SOP to be considered for making into a template and posting below.
Chemical SOPs
- 2-Mercaptoethanol
- Acetic Anhydride
- Acrolein
- Ammonia
- Ammonium Bifluoride
- Aqua Regia
- Base Bath
- Benzene
- Boron Tribromide
- Boron Trichloride
- Boron Trifluoride
- Carbon monoxide
- Chlorine gas
- Chloroform
- Chromerge
- Diethyl Ether
- Ethidium Bromide
- Ethylene Oxide
- Formaldehyde
- GSK
- Hexafluoro-2-proanol
- Hydrogen fluoride
- Hydrogen gas
- Hydrogen peroxide
- Hydrogen sulfide
- Isophorone diisocyanate
- Liquid Nitrogen
- Lithium
- Lithium alkyls
- Mercury
- Mercury (II) iodide
- Methylene chloride
- Methyltrichlorosilane
- Nanoparticles
- Nitrate salts
- Nitric acid
- Nitric oxide
- Osmium tetroxide
- Peracetic acid
- Perchloric acid
- Perfluorodecyltrichlorosilane
- Piranha solution
- Phosgene solution, 20% in Toluene
- PMSF
- Potassium cyanide
- Propylene oxide
- Sodium azide
- Sulfuric acid
- Toluene
- Trimethylaluminum
- Zirconium
Classes of Chemicals
- Acutely Toxic
- Alkali Metals
- Compressed Gasses
- Corrosives
- Dangerous When Wet
- Flammable Liquids
- Flammable Solids
- Oxidizers
- Peroxide Forming Chemicals
- Pyrophorics
- Uranyl Compounds
Processes
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