The University voluntarily engages in a compliance program with the Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina. The laboratory and research safety program is designed to minimize the risk of injury or illness to laboratory worker by ensuring employees and students are trained and equipped with the information to work safely in the laboratory. EHS provides support and guidance to faculty, staff, students, lab supervisors and managers and other Charlotte community members. We assist with the development and implementation of appropriate lab safety practices and programs.
Safety Service Form
Learn more about Laboratory & Resarch Safety programs below:
Laboratory Safety
- Laboratory Fume Hood Fact Sheet
- Cryogenic Materials
- Compressed Gas Fact Sheet
- Eyewash / Safety Shower 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
- 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
Laser Safety
- Laser Safety Manual
- Laser Registration Form
- Laser Eye Protection: Fact Sheet
- Laser Safety Fact Sheet