Stanford
ChEM-H Building and Neurosciences Building

Health & Safety

Evacuation Maps and Fire Extinguishers

  • Evacuation Maps are located throughout the building and provide the evacuation path in case of emergency and locations of fire extinguishers.  If fire alarm is activated, please vacate the building immediately via quickest exit path.  The emergency assembly point is on the north side of complex, by the Pub. 

AED and First Aid Kits

  • AED’s are located in both the Stanford ChEM-H Building lobby and Stanford Neurosciences Building lobby.  
  • First Aid Kits are located in both the Stanford  ChEM-H Building lobby and Stanford Neurosciences Building lobby.  Contents are for the treatment of minor injuries and inventory will be maintained by facilities.  For serious injuries, call 911.

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

One of the key components to ensure laboratory safety is to identify and provide appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to lab personnel:

Lab Coats:

Lab coats, both standard white and blue fire resistant, will be sourced and stocked by Facilities and made available to lab personnel.  Labs must complete the Laboratory PPE Assessment Tool and perform Training prior to obtaining lab coats from Facilities. The standard cleaning cycle for lab coats will be weekly and lab coats must be laundered by a commercial facility.  Facilities will contribute 100% towards the cost to purchase and launder reusable, standard white and blue fire resistant lab coats.

Eye/Face Protection:

It is the PI’s responsibility to provide appropriate eye/face protection to lab personnel as identified in Laboratory PPE Assessment Tool.  Facilities will procure and stock standard safety glasses from EH&S and made available to lab personnel.

Gloves:

It is the PI’s responsibility to provide appropriate gloves to lab personnel as identified in PPE Assessment Tool.  Gloves should be removed prior to exiting lab in order to prevent contamination of door handle.

Chemical Handling and Waste

  • Labs must follow the procedures defined by EH&S.

  • Document in ChemTracker chemicals used in the lab.

  • Perform Quarterly Self Inspections and document in BioRAFT.

  • Perform work in fume hoods.

  • Properly label and dispose of Chemical Waste.

  • ChEM-H / Neuro research complex is set up to have chemical waste picked up in weekly sweeps.  If chemical waste needs to be pick-up in case sweeps are not done (labor shortage, COVID), labs will need to request for chemical waste pick-up when need arises.

Biohazardous Material Handling and Waste

  • Labs must follow the procedures defined by EH&S.

  • Ensure lab and equipment are properly marked with Biohazard labels.

  • Perform work in Biosafety Cabinets.

  • Properly collect and dispose of Biohazardous Waste.  The ChEM-H / Neuro research complex is service by Daniels Health.  If additional collection bins are required, please submit a help ticket.