LABORATORY OPENING, CHANGES & CHEMICAL OWNERSHIP TRANSFERS

All new researchers are required to complete the following documents and submit them to the Institutional Chemical Safety Committee prior to opening a laboratory, and must participate in the Chemical Inventory Program.

• ICC Application for the Use of Chemicals in the Laboratories

Departmental Managers are required to notify the Chemical Safety Office when:

• a new researcher is arriving on campus and opening a lab

• a current researcher is opening a new lab

• a current researcher is relocating a lab

• a researcher is leaving Augusta University and is closing his or her lab, transferring ownership of the lab and/or chemicals to another researcher

All researchers who are leaving Augusta University and/or closing his or her laboratory, transferring ownership of the laboratory to another researcher, or transferring his/her chemicals to another researcher must notify the Chemical Safety Office in advance of the change to arrange for clearance of the laboratory and/or transfer of the chemicals. Upon clearance from the Chemical Safety Office, the following form must be completed:

• Laboratory Clearance / Transfer Form
• Laboratory Clearance Procedures