Safety Documents

The following is a list of safety documents for use by persons engaged in Science activities at Saint Mary's University. 

Please reach out with any questions to Leanne Lucas at Leanne.Lucas@smu.ca

• Undergraduate Hazard Identification and Risk Management Form
  This form is to be completed by all undergraduate students undertaking Science research activities before starting any research work.
• Laboratory Safety Orientation Checklist
  This form is to be completed to document laboratory safety training in Science.
• Work Instruction 4: Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Training of Science personnel
  The Faculty of Science department chairpersons and/or program co-ordinators are responsible to ensure that all students, teaching or research assistants, lab instructors, technicians, and full-time/part-time faculty members receive the appropriate WHMIS training. This document provides guidelines concerning the provision of WHMIS training to those within the Faculty of Science.‌
• Work Instruction 8: Ordering, Receiving, and Inventory of Chemicals and Biologicals in the Faculty of Science
  This document explains how all chemicals are to be ordered, received, documented, and stored within the Faculty of Science.‌
• Work Instruction 10: Control of Exposures in Teaching Laboratories
  This document provides checklists and monitoring advice to ensure that teaching labs using chemicals or chemical solutions do not expose students to unacceptable chemical levels.‌
• Work Instruction 11: Control of Exposures in Research Activities
  This document provides checklists and monitoring advice to ensure and document that research does not expose researchers and others involved to unacceptable levels of hazardous chemicals or vapours.‌
• SWP 12: Safety Management While Conducting Field Work
  This document provides insight, instruction, and procedures for conducting safe off-campus field work, and to help evaluate and mitigate safety risks through education, planning, and reporting.
• Field Risk Assessment Checklist
  This form must be filled out for courses and field research that takes place off-campus
• Work Instruction 13 : Handling and Disposal of Chemical Wastes
  This document provides protocols for the safe handling of chemical waste in both teaching and research laboratories.‌
• SWP 14: Transportation of Cryogenic and Compressed Gases
  This document provides guidance for the transportation of cryogenic and compressed gases between floors within the Science building.