View the Laboratory Safety section of the 2008 EHS Annual Report.

The Industrial Hygiene and Laboratory Safety Program inspects University work environments to anticipate, recognize, evaluate, and control personnel exposures to chemical and physical hazards. This section also manages asbestos, lead based paint, and personnel monitoring programs.

The Laboratory Safety section of the Environment, Health and Safety Department's website is for those interested in learning more about preventing and controlling chemical and physical hazards at UNC. Choose a subject on the left that you are interested in for more information. If you have suggestions on subjects that should appear here, please don't hesitate to contact us.

 Laboratory Safety

• Autoclave Bags & Biowaste Disposal
• Chemical Hygiene Plan
• Hazard Alerts
• Hazardous Material Shipments
• Hydrofluoric Acid Information
• Items Requiring EHS Approval Prior to Purchase
• Labels
• Lab Closeout/Move
• Lab Coats: How to Get Them Cleaned
• Lab Inspection Program
• Laboratory Hood Policy
• Laboratory Safety Manual
• Revisions to Laboratory Safety Manual
• Laboratory Safety Plan
• Material Safety Data Sheets
• Mercury Free UNC
• Minors in Labs Policy
• New Principal Investigators
• Semi Annual Update Application
• Use of PPE Outside of Laboratories
• Training