The University voluntarily engages in a compliance program with the Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina. This program is designed to provide a safe and healthy working, teaching and learning environment, as well as an atmosphere of safety and health awareness.
The following links will provide an introduction to laboratory safety, chemical safety, hazardous, universal waste, nanomaterials, radiation safety, and biosafety regulatory compliance programs:
Laboratory Safety
- Intro to Laboratory Safety Fact Sheet
- Laboratory Fume Hood Fact Sheet
- Cryogenic Materials - Operating Procedure & Safety Requirements
- Compressed Gas Fact Sheet
- Lab Glassware Fact Sheet
Chemical Safety
- Chemical Hygiene Plan
- Chemical Inventory Form
- Chemical Spill Procedures
- Chemical Standard Operating Procedures
- Chemical Storage Table
- Hazard Communication Program
- Safety Data Sheets (SDS)
- Transporting Chemicals on Campus
Hazardous & Universal Waste
- Request for Disposal of Hazardous Waste: How to Setup a Waste User Account , How to Enter a Waste Request
- Hazardous Waste Contingency Plan
- Hazardous Waste Minimization Plan
- Hazardous Waste Fact Sheet
- Universal Waste Fact Sheet
Radiation Safety
- UNC Charlotte Radiation Safety Program - Radioactive Incident Response Guide
- UNC Charlotte Radiation Safety Program - Laboratory Contamination Decision Tree
- Radiation Safety Handbook
- Radiation Safety Forms
- Nuclide Safety Data Sheets