Compliance: Chemical Hygiene Plan and Injury and Illness Prevention Program

Home Lab Research Safety Compliance: Chemical Hygiene Plan and Injury and Illness Prevention Program

Principal Investigators are responsible for the health and safety of everyone affected by their operations. The types of health and safety programs depend on the scope of operations. There is a core level of compliance everyone is obligated to meet; then, depending on materials, processes and activities, obligations expand accordingly. Each laboratory must develop and implement a written Injury and Illness Prevention Program and Chemical Hygiene Plan. Requirements include written policies and procedures to protect workers, as well as identification of individuals responsible for health and safety in the workplace. UCSC has chosen to develop a generic document that meets these requirements. The generic IIPP/CHP must be adapted by each laboratory to reflect the specifics of their operation.

A Guide for the Principal Investigator: Regulatory Obligations and Compliance Tools

Guide to Establishing a Lab Specific Health & Safety Program (Summary checklist of steps to create a Lab Group Specific Health & Safety Plan)

Injury and Illness Prevention Program resources and templates

Laboratory Identification of Responsible Persons (Appendix A of IIPP)

Laboratory Training Needs Identification Worksheet (Appendix H of IIPP)

Laboratory Safety Training Checklist Form (Word doc)
(download and edit this form to identify and document required training for your lab operations)

IIPP Appendix J / Campus Generic Chemical Hygiene Plan (PDF)

IIPP Appendix J / Campus Generic Chemical Hygiene Plan (Download this version and edit as appropriate to make the plan specific for your laboratory)

Laboratory self-inspection checklist (PDF)

Laboratory self-inspection checklist (Download this word version and edit as appropriate for your laboratory)

Laboratory New Employee Training Document