Creating a Laboratory Specific Safety Plan
Lab Safety Plans, Protocols, and Lab Specific Documents Overview
All Rice research laboratories should have laboratory specific documents to provide basic training to the workers in the lab. Laboratories exempted from creating these safety plans do not meet the criteria to be considered a "laboratory" as outlined in the University Laboratory Safety Policy 313.
SciShield will be used as a repository for laboratory specific safety training, procedures, and lab specific training records.
Laboratory Specific Safety Plan
The Laboratory Specific Safety Plan consists of two components. One component is a set of general university wide safety plans and procedures. The general manuals are intended to provide high-level safety information about Rice laboratories. The second component is laboratory specific. This portion of the safety plan is intended to be a part of a broader training that may include in person or task specific training unique to the individual laboratory.
University Wide Safety Plans and Procedures
The following is a list of general university wide laboratory safety documents produced and maintained by EHSLO to be referenced.
University Laboratory Safety Policy 313
University Environmental Health and Occupational Safety Program 805
Rice University Chemical Hygiene Plan
Rice University Waste Disposal Procedures
Rice University Biosafety Manual
Laboratory Safety Procedures Associated with Lab Safety Policy 313
Laboratory Specific Documents
These documents are intended to be edited by the laboratory and then uploaded to the documents section of your lab in SciShield.
Lab Specific Standard Operation Procedures Template - Create a standard operating procedure (SOP) for any laboratory specific operation that is particularly hazardous.
Laboratory Specific Safety Training - This document is intended to be completed by the PI or their designee and used to document laboratory specific safety training. This document should be updated as major changes, including new hazards, are introduced into the laboratory. Every member of the lab must be provided lab specific safety training upon joining the lab as well as anytime new hazards are introduced into the laboratory. Upon completion of this training, each member should complete the "Lab Specific Safety Training" module on SciShield. This training module is an acknowledgment that training has been completed and only needs to be completed initially.