Guidelines for Establishing a Laboratory Chemicals Safety and Security Program

Individuals in an institution have various roles and responsibilities for establishing and maintaining safe and secure practices. Setting a good example is the best way for people at all levels to demonstrate their commitment. 

To establish and support a unified effort for safety management and to provide guidance to people at all levels, each institution should have at least one designated safety officer. The safety officer should be equipped with the knowledge, responsibility, and authority to develop and enforce an effective safety and security management system. 

Direct responsibility for the management of a chemical laboratory safety program typically rests with the chemical safety officer (CSO) and a laboratory manager. In coursework, laboratory instructors carry direct responsibility for actions taken by students. Instructors are responsible for promoting a culture of safety and for teaching the skills that students and other workers need if they are to handle chemicals safely. 

Although they are influenced by and depend on attitudes of and guidance by those in leadership or management positions, students and other laboratory workers who actually do the work are responsible for working safely. 

10 STEPS TO ESTABLISH AN EEEECTIVE CHEMICAL LABORATORY SAEETY AND SECURITY PROGRAM 

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